ECIJA, finalist in seven categories at the 11th edition of the Expansión Legal Awards
Today the finalists of the Expansión Legal Awards 2026 have been announced. The awards, organised by Expansión with technical support from the IE Law School, have established themselves as the main reference in the business law sector in Spain.
In this 11th edition, ECIJA has once again been nominated in a total of seven categories:
- Lawyer of the Year: Alejandro Touriño, managing partner and CEO of ECIJA
- Best Operation of the Year, for advising Miguel Ángel Gil and Enrique Cerezo on the acquisition of a majority stake in Club Atlético de Madrid by Apollo Sports Capital
- Best law firm in Intellectual and Industrial Property
- Best law firm in Technology and Artificial Intelligence
- Best law firm in Sports and Entertainment
- Best Pro Bono Initiative, for the development, in collaboration with IE University and Segovia prison, of a pioneering offline artificial intelligence system designed to ensure access to reliable legal information for prisoners, in accordance with the principles of the EU AI Act
- Best International Strategy
"These seven nominations reflect an extraordinary team and a clear strategy. In 2025, we established a solid model that combines legal excellence, proprietary technology, and a genuine commitment to society. The fact that the market recognizes this across such diverse categories —from Best Operation of the Year to Best Pro Bono Initiative— confirms that ECIJA's transformation makes sense and has impact," commented Alejandro Touriño, managing partner and CEO of ECIJA.
The selection criteria for the elite of the Spanish legal profession take into account various aspects, ranging from total billing and its growth during the last fiscal year, the operations in which candidates have participated in 2025 or their growth rate, to profitability per partner and even their position in international rankings such as Chambers & Partners.
The jury that will decide the winners is made up of experts from the legal sector, secretaries of the board of directors of IBEX 35 companies, managing partners, and presidents of the largest law firms in the country.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at the end of June.
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