Víctor Martínez-Simancas Aza

Víctor Martínez-Simancas is a Senior Lawyer at the Legal Services of Iberdrola, one of the world’s largest electric utilities and a global leader in the energy sector. He is currently part of the Corporate Governance Department, where he provides strategic counsel on governance, regulatory compliance, and internal regulations, with a strong focus on transparency, sustainability, and business ethics.

He has extensive experience in corporate and transactional law. He began his career at Garrigues, advising on M&A transactions and corporate governance within the Corporate and Financial Department. Additionally, he worked for a period as an international associate in the Transactional & Energy Group at Baker McKenzie in Chicago. 

In the academic field, he is a professor at IE Law School, where he teaches corporate law courses with a comparative approach. His international experience provides him with a global perspective, allowing him to integrate best practices from different legal systems and offer students a practical and cross-disciplinary insight into the key challenges of corporate and business law. Previously, he was an adjunct professor of Corporate and Commercial Law at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid.

Víctor holds a Law Degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an LL.M. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. He has further expanded his expertise through legal programs at institutions such as Yale University and New York University (NYU), broadening his understanding of corporate law, governance systems, and international transactions.

Corporate Experience

• Senior Counsel, Iberdrola, Spain, 2021 - Present

• International Associate of the Transactional & Energy Group, Baker McKenzie, USA, 2020

• Associate of the Corporate and Finance Department, Garrigues, Spain, 2015 - 2021

Academic Experience

• Academic Director of the Executive Program: Strategic Corporate Governance, IE University, Spain, 2025 - Present

• Adjunct Professor of Commercial Law & Corporations II, IE University, Spain, 2023 - Present

• Adjunct Professor of Business Law, IE University, Spain, 2023

• Adjunct Professor of Corporate Law, Centro de Estudios Garrigues, Spain, 2023

• Adjunct Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain, 2017 - 2019

Academic Background

• LL.M. (Master of Laws), Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, USA, 2020

• Bachelor’s in law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2015