Gabriel Méndez Rodríguez

Member nº. 67758 of Madrid Bar Association (ICAM). Law Degree at Universidad Complutense of Madrid (1999). Course in legal practice at the Complutense University of Madrid. Specialist in Litigation, Insurance law, Bankruptcy law, Data Protection Law, Real Estate Law, and Compliance.

After more than 20 years working in the property and urban planning sector for large companies and law firms, I am currently helping to optimise property investments for individuals and national and international companies. Highly specialised in universities and top international business centres. We help individuals, national and international companies, investment funds and family offices in all phases of real estate and urban planning operations, providing them with agile and efficient sol...

Francisco Solchaga, Araoz & Rueda partner since 2007, joined the firm as an associate in 2000 after two years as an associate at Uría Menéndez, where he acquired experience in mergers and acquisitions and securities markets. Francisco is specialized in energy, advising on numerous projects relating to the promotion and financing of wind and solar plants. He has also extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and securities markets.

Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1985. He directs the Department of Social economy and Non-Profit Organizations , which offers legal and tax advise to foundations, associations and other third sector entities that work in social assistance, education and international cooperation. He is also a specialist in Tax Law .

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...

Professional experience Rafael Nuñez is a tax partner with the People Services group of KPMG Abogados in Spain. He joined KPMG in 2009, and has over 20 years of experience, having previously worked as Managing Partner in the Tax Area of Landwell-PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Rafael has broad experience in rendering tax advisory services both to companies and individuals, with special emphasis on international tax advice and planning, and in international tax law in general, as well as in ren...

Pedro Alonso Rodríguez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Pedro, 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 Pedro is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

ICAM Member 78623. Law degree Universidad de Vigo. Law Degree from the University of Vigo (2004). Master's Degree in Maritime Law and Business from ICADE/SPANISH MARITIME INSTITUTE (2005). Member no. 78.623 of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM). Specialist in Ltigation, Insurance law, Construction, Industrial Accidents and Technical or industrial claims with a high degree of complexity.

Rafael after more than 30 años in PwC Tax and Legal as a Partner, in particular specialized in the Life Science sector, has joined VCBiolaw as a Tax partner to strengthen and expand the capabilities of our firm. Rafael has a degree in Law and Economics and Business Administration from the University Pontificia Comillas-ICADE (E-3). He is Post graduated in European Community Law and member of the Madrid Bar Association. He has been recognized by the Best Lawyers directory in Tax Law. He...