Fernando Armendáriz Carrascón

Xavier graduated in law from the Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (1987). He gained a Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law from the Barcelona College of Lawyers (1994). He joined Pareja& Associats, Advocats in 1986 and he has worked as a lawyer with the firm since then. During his time with the company he has gained extensive professional experience as a legal adviser negotiating contracts and agreements, preparing spatial planning and urban management tools and providing de...

Almudena Peleteiro is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Almudena, 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 Almudena is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elena is Head of both the International Tax department and the department of Global Mobility. She came to BUFETE ESCURA in 2018, having previously worked in the Global Mobility department at KPMG for five years. She was a key member of the team responsible for taxation of expatriates as well as analyzing and advising on all immigration and social security aspects of their work placement in Spain. International Tax Foreign company tax assistance with setting up companies/branches in Spain. Tax...

Founding partner of MA Abogados. Full Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Valencia. He was a founding partner in 1999 of the firm Salinas Legal y Tributario S.L.P. He has extensive experience in litigation and advice in Commercial Law, Transport Law, and International Trade Law, having handled judicial and arbitral matters in national and international forums (ICC/LMAA). Education He has undertaken Postgraduate studies at the University of Bologna, the International Court of Just...

He began his professional career in 1991 as a lawyer in Madrid at the firm Ernst & Young Abogados and later joined the Sevilla office to oversee the creation of the legal department. In 2004, he became the director of said law firm in Seville. In 2007, he founded Altius, a comprehensive advisory firm highly specialized in companies from diverse sectors such as food, renewable energy, real estate, hospitality, construction, infrastructure, etc. In 2011, he began as a founding partner the p...

Founding partner of Pareja & Associats. Graduate in Law, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Hons, 1977). Doctor of Law cum laude, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1989). Practising lawyer specialized in Administrative Law since 1977. During all these years he has developed an intense professional activity, providing legal advice, carrying out studies and legal reports, preparing legislative projects and development plans, as well as litigating in court. In addition to his ...

Víctor Marroquín is Partner of Marroquín Abogados (before Bufete Marroquín) and Director of the Restructuring/Insolvency area of the Firm. Bachelor of Law from the Universitat de Barcelona (1990) and member of the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona (Bar Association) since 1990. Has extensive experience in the practice of Commercial and Corporate Law and is highly specialized in Restructuring and Insolvencies, having participated in some of the most important ...

Blanca De Riba Vidal de Villalonga is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Blanca De Riba, who practices law in Barcelona, Spain, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Blanca De Riba is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Emma is a lawyer and economist, specialising in tax advice to private clients and family businesses. She graduated in law and economics from Pompeu Fabra University and completed her studies at ESADE, where she obtained a Master's degree in tax consultancy and management. She joined our firm in 2019, quickly becoming a partner in 2021. She advises numerous family businesses and Family Offices, both in national and international taxation, as well as their partners and managers. Her experience ...