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Juan Manuel Lorenzo Hernando is the managing partner of the firm Lorenzo Hernando Abogados and a practicing attorney with broad experience in both the public and private sectors. He has served as a civil servant in local administration and has been providing legal advice to companies and individuals in Public Law and Real Estate Law since 2006. He is also a university lecturer and has published various articles in specialized Public Law and Real Estate Law journals. In 2021, he was awarded th...

Alberto Escudero Puente is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Competition / Antitrust Law. Alberto practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Alberto Escudero Puente since 2015. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alberto Escudero Puente is held by other lawyers.

Of Counsel Lawyer at the Firm. Law Degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. Lawyer of the Spanish Parliament. Full Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Corresponding Member of the Peruvian Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. He has held numerous positions in the Spanish administration and in the public and private cultural sector, as well as in international organizations: Deputy Director General of Artistic Heritage, Director General of Cooperation with ...

Francisco Gonzalez Fernández-Mellado is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Francisco practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Francisco Gonzalez Fernández-Mellado since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Francisco Gonzalez Fernández-Mellado is held by other lawyers.

Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1997 and also of the Ciudad Real Bar Association since 1994. He brings his vast experience in Criminal Law to our firm, especially in the field of economic crimes . He has represented defendants in numerous high-profile trials in the Audiencia Nacional . He is also professor of Criminal Law and Ethics at Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Empresa (IE Law School) and the Madrid Bar Association Studies Center. He joint Mas y Calvet law firm i...

Rafael Truan Blanco is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Communications Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Investment Funds. Rafael practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Rafael Truan Blanco since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rafael Truan Blanco is held by other lawyers.

Patricia es Directora del Departamento de Servicios Fiscales al Sector Financiero de PwC Tax & Legal Services al que se incorporó en 2001, prestando, desde entonces, asesoramiento fiscal a todo tipo de entidades financieras (Bancos, Cooperativas de Crédito, sucursales de Bancos extranjeros, sociedades gestoras, etc.). Está especializada en el área de Transacciones (procesos de Due Diligence, procesos de venta de Non Performing Loans, inversiones/desinversiones ...

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 is a Banking & Finance partner at Araoz & Rueda. Rafael specialises in corporate finance, acquisition finance, asset finance and, since 2008, in the restructuring of companies in crisis. In this last field he has advised both banks and affected companies.He also has extensive experience in inter-European and other cross-border operations and in regulatory issues involving supervisory authorities. Rafael frequently collaborates with lawyers from Mayer Brown's New York, London an...

Educational background Business Administration and Law Degrees from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid (ICADE E-3) LLM from the Centro de Estudios Financieros, Madrid (CEF) Professional experience Jaime has worked with top tier tax advisory firms, such as Cuatrecasas, EY, KPMG, having also lead the tax area of Ontier, and currently standing as tax partner of the Madrid Crowe’s office. He is specialized in tax structuring of cross-border transactions of Spanish and foreign multin...