Pavia e Ansaldo appoints Javier de Vicente as partner in Madrid

Milan/Madrid, 13 January 2026 – Pavia e Ansaldo has announced the appointment of Javier de Vicente as a new partner based in Madrid, further strengthening its presence in Spain ten years after the opening of its first Spanish office in Barcelona.

 

Javier joined the firm in 2016, coinciding with the launch of Pavia e Ansaldo’s direct presence in the Spanish market, and has developed his entire professional career within the firm. Over the past decade, he has built solid experience advising Italian and international companies and investment funds. His practice is strongly transactional, with a particular focus on cross-border M&A transactions, especially between Spain and Italy, as well as on international corporate and real estate matters.

 

Born in Águilas (Murcia) in 1992 and resident in Madrid, Javier de Vicente is admitted to the Madrid and Milan Bar Associations. He holds law degrees in both Spain and Italy, from the University of Murcia and Roma Tre University respectively, and later completed a Master in Lawyering at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He is fluent in Spanish, Italian and English and is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

 

Commenting on the appointment, Meritxell Roca Ortega, partner and head of the firm’s Barcelona and Madrid offices and its Spanish Desk, said: “Javier’s promotion confirms the firm’s international growth strategy and the strengthening of the Madrid office as a key hub for advising our clients on cross-border transactions, in a particularly favourable economic context that sees Spain among the most dynamic Western economies and, together with Italy, one of the most attractive European markets for mid-cap deals.”