Ana Julia García
Ana Julia is Of Counsel in the real estate practice in the Madrid office, where she advises domestic and international clients on top-tier corporate real estate transactions.
With close to twenty years of experience, she spent the greater part of her career at another international law firm in Madrid, where she worked as counsel within the Global Transactions - Real Estate team, leading the practice over the past year. Her practice encompasses the acquisition and sale of asset portfolios — including hotels, office buildings, shopping centres, and logistics warehouses — as well as NPLs and trophy assets, joint ventures, real estate financing, commercial lease agreements, sale & leaseback transactions, and construction contracts. Her client portfolio includes leading real estate companies, financial investors, REITs (SOCIMIs), investment banks and financial institutions, and other key players in the Spanish real estate market, including Azora and KKR.
Accolades
Her broad-ranging career has earned her ongoing recognition in leading international legal directories: she has been ranked in Chambers Europe since 2017 and was placed as a finalist in the Iberian Lawyer Forty under 40 awards in 2019 and 2020.
- “Ana Julia stands out for her strategic thinking and ability to simplify complex legal issues. Her advice is commercially grounded and she consistently anticipates potential risks before they arise.”, Chambers Europe 2026 – Spain (Real estate)
- “Ana Julia García Jiménez does an excellent job. She has a lot of experience in different operations, she is highly detailed and always goes the extra mile for the client.”, Chambers Europe 2026 – Spain (Real estate)
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- KKR on the incorporation of a JV company for the acquisition with Dunas Capital of the hotel business of Intertur Group, based on Mallorca and Ibiza (six hotels) management agreement with Alua (currently Hyatt) and related third party financing; and (ii) the subsequent divestment to the Fattal Group in 2022*
- Aedas Homes on a joint venture with King Street Capital Management to invest in residential developments in Spain*
- Azora on the incorporation of BRISA, a Spanish limited liability company to be incorporated in the form of a JV and participated by an international institutional investor committed to invest up to €500m, for build-to-rent investments in Spain and under Azora’s non-discretionary management*
- Azora on the incorporation of a PBSA vehicle to be managed by Azora, with a seed investment (a portfolio acquired to EQT Exeter of 12 student housing assets)*
- Hines European Real Estate Partners III on the incorporation of Helios to launch the takeover bid over the listed company Lar España Real Estate SOCIMI*
*Experience prior to joining HSF Kramer
Background
She holds a degree in Law and Business Administration (E3) from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE) and is a member of the Women in Legal World association. She speaks Spanish and English. She has further broadened her expertise through international secondments at former international law firm’s London and Frankfurt offices. She is a member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).
