11 Mar 2026
Andersen appoints Javier Ortega as real estate partner
"Andersen hires Javier Ortega as partner in its real estate practice; he joins with Gerardo Cólera (senior associate) and Inés Isidro (associate). Ortega will focus on commercial real estate transactions."
Ortega joins Andersen from Stender Deuretsbacher Heher and brings more than 20 years of experience advising on complex real estate transactions at national and international law firms. He was previously a partner at Herbert Smith (Madrid) and at Cuatrecasas, where he also led the real estate department. His practice focuses on commercial real estate assets, including office buildings, logistics platforms, hotels and tourism complexes. Throughout his career he has advised on sale and leaseback transactions, urban planning matters, mortgage law and structured real estate finance, and has worked on transactions involving the acquisition of non-performing loans (NPLs) and debt restructuring processes linked to real estate assets. Ortega also teaches real estate finance and acquisition at the Global Master in Real Estate Development (GMRED) at IE School of Architecture and Design, holds law degrees from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Vienna (PhD), and has been recognised by Chambers Europe and Legal 500.
Gerardo Cólera and Inés Isidro join Andersen as part of Ortega’s team. Cólera enters the firm as a senior associate and Isidro as an associate.