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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...

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...

Mariola Ruíz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Trade Law. Mariola, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mariola is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Antonio Selas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of FinTech Practice and Intellectual Property Law. Antonio, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Antonio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Socio de PwC Tax & Legal Services. David, dispone de experiencia como Secretario General Técnico, Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas, desde 2012 hasta 2016. Abogado del Estado, Dirección General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones, desde 2009 hasta 2012. Abogado del Estado, Secretaria de Estado de Economía, desde 2007 hasta 2009. En 2006 fue Secretario General, Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia, Comunidad de Madrid. Desde 2002 hasta 2006, actu&...

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.

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...

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...

Specialized in the Real Estate and Urban Planning sector; as head of land and urban planning, asset manager, comprehensive project development, investor relations, asset acquisition, and real estate taxation in various companies in the sector; such as Aliseda, Highland Developers USA, Anida (BBVA), Grupo Veintidós, and Riofisa. During the years he worked in a law firm, he provided legal advice and judicial defense in urban planning, real estate, horizontal property, and urban leases. A...

Eduardo Sebastián de Erice Sr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice. Eduardo, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Eduardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.