Águeda Zurdo Santorio

Partner of the Tax Department of Crowe Legal y Tributario since April 2020 and responsible for the Madrid office. She has 20 years of experience in the practice of law. She began her professional career as a lawyer specializing in the field of tax advice in 2002 at Cuatrecasas in Barcelona; in 2006 she joined KPMG and in 2008 PwC, where she was appointed partner in 2017. In 2022 she joined Crowe as Partner of the Tax Area and head of the Madrid office of Crowe Legal y Tributario. Elena has an...

Miguel joined MA Abogados in February 2024 in the Commercial Law Department as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, after more than 12 years’ experience at the law firm Escalona & De Fuentes Abogados. He specialises in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and has been involved in advising on national and international acquisitions and sales transactions. Miguel also specialises in company law, having been involved in drafting all kinds of commercial agreements. He has been the secret...

Partner Manuel joined the firm in 2003 and specializes in the diverse areas of General Administrative Law (i.e. liability claims against Public Administration), Urban Planning Law and Compulsory purchases and Litigation. From 2007 to 2010, he taught about Expropriations for the MBA of Urban Planning Law at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. In addition, he completed an MBA in Real Estate Companies at the Polytechnic University in Madrid. He was also awarded an Advanced Studies Diploma ...

Javier Talegón Vázquez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Javier Talegón, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Javier Talegón is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Francisco Solchaga, Araoz & Rueda partner since 2007, joined the firm as an associate in 2000 after two years as an associate at Uría Menéndez, where he acquired experience in mergers and acquisitions and securities markets. Francisco is specialized in energy, advising on numerous projects relating to the promotion and financing of wind and solar plants. He has also extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and securities markets.

ICAM Member 78623. Law degree Universidad de Vigo. Law Degree from the University of Vigo (2004). Master's Degree in Maritime Law and Business from ICADE/SPANISH MARITIME INSTITUTE (2005). Member no. 78.623 of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM). Specialist in Ltigation, Insurance law, Construction, Industrial Accidents and Technical or industrial claims with a high degree of complexity.

María Jesús Serrano Conde is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law. María Jesús, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which María Jesús is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

The bulk of his work focuses on the entertainment industry, where he advises performing artists, managers, record companies and music publishers, performing and mechanical rights societies, and companies in the audio visual and technological sector. Over time his activity has spread to include other spheres of copyright and related rights (architecture, books, etc.), civil law (property and ownership), commercial law and competition law. In addition, he has long-standing experience of the pro...

Javier Prieto, partner of the Tax Department at Araoz & Rueda since 2011, joined the firm after three years as a partner at the Tax Department at Ramón y Cajal (2008-2011). Prior to joining Ramón y Cajal he worked as an associate in the Tax Department at KPMG Abogados (1999-2002) and then as an associate in the Tax Department at Uría Menéndez (2002-2008). Javier is specialized in: Tax advice arising from national and international M&A transactions (investme...

Santiago Thomás de Carranza is managing partner of the Madrid office, and is a practising lawyer, economist and university lecturer. He studied Law at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Economics at the Shiller International University. After obtaining his degree he prepared for the competitive examinations for entry into the Corps of State Lawyers. In 1997 he joined Despacho Melchor de las Heras as a lawyer, working in the corporate and public law departments. In 2003, he co-fo...