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Maria M. Pascual LL.M.

Associate
Luxembourg
About
Maria is a lawyer with experience advising on regulatory and financing matters both in-house and in private practice, with a focus on transactions where legal, commercial and regulatory considerations intersect.

Maria advises multinational groups across industry, infrastructure, energy and technology, and has counselled on the regulatory and contractual dimensions of fintech and other technology-driven business transactions.

Maria advises on a broad range of finance-related workstreams, including contractual structuring and negotiation, legal risk assessment in cross-border contexts, investment- and project-related matters where governance and clear allocation of risks are critical, as well as legal support on joint venture arrangements.

Before moving in-house, Maria supported and advised international clients on regulatory affairs and financing transactions, including regulatory due diligence and analysis of EU and Spanish frameworks relevant to cross-border deals.
Areas of FocusFinanceFintechStructured Finance and SecuritizationCorporateInfrastructure, Construction and TransportRegulatory and Government Affairs
Bar admissionsSpain
Education
  • Pompeu Fabra University, Master’s Degree in Access to the Legal Profession, Master of Legal Practice, 2023
  • University of Barcelona, Double Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Political Science, 2022
  • National Taiwan University, Law Exchange Program, Comparative & International Law, 2022
  • City College of San Francisco, Academic Coursework, Politics, Economics & Business, 2021

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising an international bank on regulatory and transactional aspects of strategic investments, including the review of financing-related structures and how responsibilities and liabilities were set out in the project documentation.
  • Advising a leading U.S. public company on the structuring and negotiation of joint venture arrangements in an industrial project setting, with a focus on governance, allocation of responsibilities and contractual protections.
  • Advising a global U.S.  based technology company on merger control and multi-jurisdictional regulatory approvals, ensuring alignment between regulatory workstreams and the transaction timetable.
  • Advising a multinational group on the regulatory due diligence for multiple cross-border M&A and financing transactions, including assessment of licensing, public law and regulatory approvals to support deal execution.
  • Advising a multinational investor on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening strategy in connection with a proposed cross-border acquisition, including jurisdictional analysis, filing approach and risk mitigation.
  • Advised a Spanish public financial institution on EU State aid aspects of a significant investment project, supporting pre-notification and engagement with the European Commission and enabling the authority to grant the aid in compliance with EU rules.
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

Prior Experience

2026 to date: Associate, DLA Piper Luxembourg 

2024 – 2026: Legal Counsel (CAPEX & Procurement), Multinational industrial group, Luxembourg

2023 – 2024: Junior Lawyer, International law firm, Spain

2023 – 2024: Business Affairs & Legal, International technology-enabled platform, Spain

2021 – 2022: Trainee Lawyer, Boutique law firm, Spain

2021 – 2022: Legal Intern, Bank, Spain

2018 – 2019: Legal Intern, Banking and insurance group, Spain

Connect

Phone

+352 26 29 04 2057
(Work)
+352 691 667 049
(Mobile)
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