Alberto Cortegoso

Efrén Díaz Díaz is a Lawyer and Doctor of Law. Senior Associate at Mas y Calvet Law Firm (Madrid). Head of the Technology and Space Law Areas of the Mas y Calvet Law Firm. Data Protection Officer in Europe in the financial, legal, health, geospatial and educational sectors.Specialist in Administrative, Technological and Geospatial Law, he develops tasks in regulated sectors, technology, foundations, geospatial coordination Cadastre-Property Registry, public and private co...

María Gomes Sousa is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. María, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which María is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Founding Partner Chairman Legal Counsel to the Spanish Parliament, Co-Director of Aranzadi Urban Development and Construction magazine and Member of the Royal Academy of Law and Legislation. He was awarded a Law Degree with First Class Honours and he received a Doctorate in Administrative Law with First Honours. He joined the Military Legal Corps in 1968 and in 1971 became Legal Counsel to the Spanish Parliament. In 1973 he was appointed Deputy Councillor of Urban Planning and Treasury of the...

María Cruz Giménez Guitard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. María, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which María is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Leading practitioner JUAN ORIOL is a recognized Lawyer, graduated from the University of Barcelona with a Master's degree (LLM) in Intellectual Property and New Technologies from ESADE (Ramón Llull University) and a member of the Illustrious Bar Association of Barcelona (ICAB). As a partner of Oriol-IP with more than twelve years of specialized professional experience, working and advising on matters of Intellectual Property and New Technologies to national and international companies,...

Licenciado en Derecho en 1984 con Premio Extraordinario por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Es premiado por el Gobierno de Japón con una beca de estudios a los mejores currículums de la Unión Europea en 1989. También es reconocido con una beca del British Council (1986) y recibe otra beca de estudio de los gobiernos de Francia y Estados Unidos. En 1984 funda su propio despacho de abogados especializado en derecho financiero, bancario y bursátil. En 198...

After five years as an associate at Estudio Legal (1987-1992), where he acquired experience in corporate, banking, capital markets and competition, he co-founded Araoz & Rueda in 1994. Since then, he has developed his practice advising in general corporate and commercial matters and, especially, in Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets, where he has extensive experience. Furthermore, he regularly advises in litigation and restructuring/insolvency matters.

Ainhoa Veiga, partner of Araoz & Rueda since 2005, joined the firm as an associate in 1998. She is specialized in Competition/EU Competition, advising clients before the Spanish/EU competition authorities. Ainhoa has also extensive experience in intellectual property matters, unfair competition and mergers and acquisitions.

Rafael after more than 30 años in PwC Tax and Legal as a Partner, in particular specialized in the Life Science sector, has joined VCBiolaw as a Tax partner to strengthen and expand the capabilities of our firm. Rafael has a degree in Law and Economics and Business Administration from the University Pontificia Comillas-ICADE (E-3). He is Post graduated in European Community Law and member of the Madrid Bar Association. He has been recognized by the Best Lawyers directory in Tax Law. He...

Javier Fernández-Samaniego is Managing Director of SAMANIEGO Law, an alternative Iberoamerican law firm specializing in technology law and dispute resolution. Javier's international practice focuses mainly in Commercial/IT disputes (international litigation, arbitration, and ADR) and negotiations and major Tech & Privacy projects (new cloud and big data business models, outsourcing transaction, data protection review programs, etc.). Javier has vast experience assisting European cl...