Global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced that Orson Alcocer is joining the firm’s Corporate & Finance team as a partner to lead the Real Estate practice in Madrid. 
Orson joins from DLA Piper where he was Head of Real Estate, Spain. With more than 25 years of experience, he is a highly regarded lawyer with a distinguished track record of advising leading investors, developers, financial institutions, and corporate clients on complex, high-value real estate transactions.

He is highly skilled practitioner in structured acquisitions, joint ventures, financing, and development projects, covering a broad range of asset classes including office, retail, logistics, hotels, residential development, and data centres. He has extensive experience advising institutional investors and private equity firms on large-scale real estate acquisitions, portfolio transactions, sales and lease back deals, and distressed restructurings.

James Doyle, Head of the Corporate & Finance practice at Hogan Lovells, said: “Orson’s arrival further enhances our ability to support international and domestic clients acquiring prime assets in one of the most dynamic real estate markets in Europe. We continue to attract high performing partners in key markets such as Spain who value the Hogan Lovells offering – a fully integrated global elite firm, high quality service, in-depth sector knowledge, and breadth of practice.”

“Spain has consistently been a key destination for international capital, with institutional investors, private equity funds, and sovereign wealth funds actively acquiring assets across a wide range of real estate asset classes,” said Dan Norris, Practice Area Lead – Real Estate at Hogan Lovells. “Orson’s leadership of our real estate team in Spain will reinforce our already strong position in the market.”

“Orson is a key player in the Spanish real estate market with strong relationships across the sector, and the trust of many major international and domestic clients,” said Fernando Calancha, Office Managing Partner, Madrid at Hogan Lovells.

This news story was originally published on the firm’s website.