Álvaro Manzanos

Gonzalo Nuñez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Gonzalo, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gonzalo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jaime García López is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Outsourcing and Tax Law. Jaime, 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 Jaime is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Partner since 2010. Law degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Master’s Degree in Corporate Legal Counseling. General Manager of Blecua Legal. Responsible for the litigation area. His professional practice is developed mainly in the handling of judicial and arbitration proceedings in the field of construction, industry, civil liability and insurance.

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...

Rafael Manchado Montero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law. Rafael Manchado, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rafael Manchado is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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.

After more than 20 years working in the property and urban planning sector for large companies and law firms, I am currently helping to optimise property investments for individuals and national and international companies. Highly specialised in universities and top international business centres. We help individuals, national and international companies, investment funds and family offices in all phases of real estate and urban planning operations, providing them with agile and efficient sol...

Practice Areas Jesús is an expert in urban planning and real estate, advising and representing clients in administrative and civil law. Career Jesús is the founder and managing partner of Muniens Urban. Since he started his career more than 20 years ago, he has always been working in the real estate sector, linked to developers, banking servicers or investment funds. Jesús is a member of the spanish association of town planners, and is member of the Madrid Bar Association...

Pedro Rueda was an associate in the Department of Mergers and Acquisitions at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Madrid, 1987-1994), where he was promoted to partner in 1994, after having spent one year as a foreign associate in the Department of Mergers and Acquisitions at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York. In 1994 he co-founded Araoz & Rueda and since then he has developed his practice in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions, where he has extensive experience in advising a...

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.