The directorate advises on legal matters. It is responsible for (i) drafting and negotiating project-related legal documentation and, when requested, other contractual documentation; (ii) providing legal advice on the Bank's activity, its organisation, the interpretation of the Statute and other legal texts; and (iii) defending the Bank's interests in any litigation that concerns it.
Last update:
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
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Legal Directorate
José María FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍNDirector General and General Counsel
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Coordination
Hubert MAKOSZ
Head of Division -
EU Operations
Jacopo LENSI ORLANDI CARDINIDirector
Italy, Malta, Greece and Cyprus
Francisca ROSSI
Head of DivisionSpain, Portugal
Ignacio LACORZANA
Head of DivisionWestern Europe
Andéol du TRÉMOLET DE LACHEISSERIE
Head of DivisionNorthern Europe
Julia NIENHAUS
Head of DivisionCentral Europe
Hanna KARCZEWSKA
Head of DivisionProject Financing Transversal Centre of Expertise
Massimo NOVO
Head of Division -
Operational Policy, Mandates and Non-EU Operations
Ruth NILANDDirector
New Products and Operational Policy
Donald FITZPATRICK
Head of DivisionInstitutional Mandates, Blending and Trust Funds
Leonie CARROLL
Head of DivisionDecentralised Mandates and Technical Assistance
Carolina VENTO SÁNCHEZ
Head of DivisionRestructurings, Funds and Venture Debt
Maria-Teresa MASSAD
Head of Division (acting)Outside European Union A
Maria-Teresa MASSAD
Head of DivisionOutside European Union B
Helen WILLIAMS
Head of Division -
Legal Department, Corporate
Emer FALVEYDirector
Financial Issues
Dirk ELLERKMANN
Head of DivisionCorporate and Litigation
Tom GILLIAMS
Head of DivisionProcurement and Administrative Law
Jaroslav SALAC
Head of DivisionGovernance and Regulatory Matters
Tero PIETILA
Head of Division
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