Federico Belausteguigoitia

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.

Mariola Ruíz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Trade Law. Mariola practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Mariola Ruíz since 2019. 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 Mariola Ruíz is held by other lawyers.

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...

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 ...

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...

Ángel S. Freire is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration and Litigation. Ángel S. practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Ángel S. Freire since 2021. 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 Ángel S. Freire is held by other lawyers.

Estudios y conocimientos. Licenciado en Derecho (2010) y Ciencias Políticas (2011) por la Uniersidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE), con título de especialización en el Programa Ejecutivo de Negociación en la Universidad Harvard Law School, Boston (2015), posgrado en el Programa de Liderazgo y Gestión Pública de IESE (2016) y máster en Derechos Fundamentales por la UNED (2020), Juan Gonzalo Ospina entiende la formación continua como &uac...

Rafael Manchado Montero is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Capital Markets Law. Rafael Manchado practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Rafael Manchado Montero 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 Rafael Manchado Montero is held by other lawyers.

Cristina Simón Amián joined the law firm in 2005. A practising lawyer. A graduate of law from the Complutense University of Madrid. Received a diploma at the Madrid Centre for Economic and Taxation Studies (CETE). Cristina specialises in Commercial, Procedural and Insolvency Law. Possessing solid experience in the field of company law, she advises companies from various sectors on the matters that affect them from day to day. Incorporation processes and commercial company develo...

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.