Joaquín Vives de la Cortada

Licenciado en Derecho en 1984 con Premio Extraordinario por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Es premiado por el Gobierno de Japón con una beca de estudios a los mejores currículums de la Unión Europea en 1989. También es reconocido con una beca del British Council (1986) y recibe otra beca de estudio de los gobiernos de Francia y Estados Unidos. En 1984 funda su propio despacho de abogados especializado en derecho financiero, bancario y bursátil. En 198...

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.

Partner since 2010. Law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. Master in Energy Law. Responsible for the firm and its commercial area. Her professional practice is developed mainly in the area of M&A and contracting.

Ignacio Guillén González is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. Ignacio, 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 Ignacio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adal Salamanca is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Adal, 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 Adal is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Socio responsable de turismo, transporte y logística, PwC España. Socio del departamento fiscal de PwC Tax & Legal Services y miembro de la red fiscal internacional del Grupo de Transporte y Logística de PwC, del Grupo Shipping & Ports de PwC Global y del Centro de Excelencia del Sector Aeronáutico de la red PwC. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Complutense y Máster en Fiscalidad Directa e Indirecta por la AEAT. Desde su incorporació...

Partner in PwC, based in Madrid. University of Salamanca-educated Lawyer. More than 15 years of experience in compliance. Lecturer in several conferences, masters and courses. Recurrent experience dealing with multinational companies, regarding compliance, quality metrics and internal data procedures; and management teams training.

Jaime Silva is a Partner in the Employment Law and Social Security Department at the Madrid office of Andersen Tax & Legal. He previously worked at Garrigues CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo and Olleros Abogados. Jaime Silva is a specialist in labour litigation and legal advice to companies in public and private sector and he has wide experience in IT industry and the posting of workers abroad. In the academic field, Jaime is lecturer in several programmes about Labour 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...

Jorge Martínez-Echevarria is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Jorge, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jorge is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.