Cristina de Andrés has more than 16 years of experience in real estate and urban development in Spain. She has advised national and international companies, including investment funds and public administrations, in acquisitions and disposals of assets and real estate portfolios (both asset and share deals) providing comprehensive advice from the initial due diligence phase and nonbinding agreements to the closing of the transaction as well as in the operation phase. She also has experience in the development and management of complex urban development projects, planning, license management for real estate and renewable energy projects, turnkey and construction contracts, forward purchase agreements, leases, sale and lease-back transactions, and real estate project finance.
Cristina has extensive knowledge of the different investment vehicles, having participated in transactions involving various types of real estate assets (residential/build to rent, co-living, flex living, student residences, senior living, logistics, industrial, offices, retail, hotel and tourism, health centers, sports centers, and data centers).
Much of Cristina's recent work has focused on the logistics and flex living sectors, including representing CBRE Global Investors in its joint venture with Montepino to develop a portfolio of assets in key locations in Spain, and representing Greystar Real Estate Partners in its investments in Spain. She also has extensive experience in the regularization of public assets, such as those owned by SEPES (Public Company for Land Management), and in advising on renewable energy projects from a real estate and regulatory perspective.
Cristina works closely with the other offices and multidisciplinary teams at Jones Day on multijurisdictional projects and provides comprehensive advice to clients on the real estate and urban planning aspects of their projects.
Experiência
"Extraordinary ability to work and proactively find solutions to any obstacle."The Legal 500 EMEA
- Instituto de Empresa Madrid (Higher Program in Town Planning and Construction 2008); San Pablo CEU University, Madrid (Master's in Planning and Territorial Politics 2007); University of Comillas-ICADE of Madrid (Master's in Human Resources 2003); University of Valladolid (Law Degree 2002)
- Member 83040 of the Madrid Bar Association
The Legal 500 EMEA (2021-2024) — Real Estate and Construction: "Professionalism, knowledge and risk detection." "Very good availability. High quality of work. Quick execution."
Best Lawyers (2021-2024) — Real Estate Law
Member of WIRES — Women in Real Estate Spain
- Spanish, English, Italian