Carlos Franco Domínguez

He started his professional career as a lawyer for Banco Popular Hipotecario, to later become a legal adviser for the Central Legal Services of Banco Popular Español, and being responsible for the mercantile law area (companies) for all banks of Grupo Popular. During this stage, he was also a lecturer at the Autonomous University of Madrid in Mercantile Law; and at the Pontifical University of Comillas (I.C.A.D.E) and ESIC, on the Master’s in Business Law. In 1997 he founded the ...

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Professional experience Mariano began his professional career in CUATRECASAS GONÇALVES PEREIRA (1997-2012) where was specialized in Legal & Tax Law to companies, Family business and HNWI. In 2012 joined KPMG (2012-2015), where co-leaded the Family Bussines and Private Client practice in Barcelona, Girona, Balearic Islands and Andorra offices. On January 2016 joins 4|5|3| Law Firm (former Marco Legal, Abogados & Economistas) as a partner, leading the Firm’s Tax Department....

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After more than 15 years of experience in leading law firms (Uría Menéndez and Deloitte Legal, where he was partner and Board member), three of them residing in New York, Jordi launched his boutique firm, Maristany, in 2015. Jordi is widely experienced in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, complex contract architecture, as well as in international dispute resolution. Jordi serves as Board secretary of companies in different industries (pharma, biotech, and media, among o...