María Goñi is an associate in the Madrid office of Latham & Watkins. She advises national and international clients from different industries on general tax and employment and benefits matters, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions.

María has experience advising her clients on a wide range of employment matters, including:

  • Compensation plans
  • Employment litigation
  • Senior executive contract negotiations
  • Stock and cash-based incentive program
  • Restructurings
  • Mergers and acquisitions

María´s experience includes advising:

M&A Transactions

  • Singapore Airport Terminal Services in connection with the acquisition of Worldwide Flight Services from a subsidiary of Cerberus Capital Management
  • Kensing, a One Rock Capital portfolio company, on the acquisition of (i) Vitae Caps, a leading manufacturer of botanical-based ingredients for the food industry and (ii) Advanced Organic Materials S.A., a pioneer producer of non-GMO plant-based Vitamin E
  • H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, a Spain-based green hydrogen platform that provides solutions across the hydrogen value chain, on its business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. III
  • Brookfield Asset Management on the acquisition of Cupa, a Spanish slate producer, from The Carlyle Group
  • Platinum Equity on the acquisition from China Tianying of Urbaser, one of the world's largest environmental services providers, for €3,500 million
  • Solum Partners on acquiring Agrupa Lettuce, a leading Spanish agricultural holding company
  • Ambienta on the acquisition of Agronova Biotech 
  • Long Lake Capital Management on the acquisition of Amex Global Business Travel for US$6.3 Billion

Ongoing Advisory

  • Advice on implementation of mass and furlough schemes to several groups and corporates in Spain
  • Morgan Stanley on day-to-day employment and compensation matters in Spain
  • Spanish bank BBVA in a wide variety of labor matters

Bar Qualification

  • Spain (Abogado)

Education

  • LL.M. in Legal Practice & Taxation, Universidad Carlos III - Madrid
  • B.A. in Law & Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid