José Manuel Cardona

Specialized in the constitution and internal restructuring of business groups, acquisition of entities, design of corporate structures, proposal of tax planning policies, and in general, tax advisory to groups of companies with national and international presence, as well as advising family groups. He also has extensive experience in tax inspections at the state, regional, and local levels, as well as in economic-administrative claims, appeals before the Courts of Justice, and procedures for ...

Founding Partner Chairman Legal Counsel to the Spanish Parliament, Co-Director of Aranzadi Urban Development and Construction magazine and Member of the Royal Academy of Law and Legislation. He was awarded a Law Degree with First Class Honours and he received a Doctorate in Administrative Law with First Honours. He joined the Military Legal Corps in 1968 and in 1971 became Legal Counsel to the Spanish Parliament. In 1973 he was appointed Deputy Councillor of Urban Planning and Treasury of the...

Rafael Truan Blanco is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Investment Funds. Rafael, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rafael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

He started his professional career as a lawyer for Banco Popular Hipotecario, to later become a legal adviser for the Central Legal Services of Banco Popular Español, and being responsible for the mercantile law area (companies) for all banks of Grupo Popular. During this stage, he was also a lecturer at the Autonomous University of Madrid in Mercantile Law; and at the Pontifical University of Comillas (I.C.A.D.E) and ESIC, on the Master’s in Business Law. In 1997 he founded the ...

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.

Mª Paz Molina is the lawyer in charge of the Commercial and Corporate Law Department of the Madrid office. Her long professional career has led her to develop in many areas, specializing in real estate law in its early stages through legal advice to leading real estate developers for whom she carried out all kind of legal advice; from the initial contracting with third parties (deposit, purchase options, swaps, sales, etc.) to intermediation and contracting with all types of agents invol...

Aaron Mejías is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Aaron, who practices law in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Aaron is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

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...

Enzo Colarossi is member of the Corporate Department and Coordinator of the Italian Desk at Escura. He is specialized in corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, national and international commercial contracts. Admitted to the Bar in Italy and Spain. He is member of the Barcelona Bar Association. Professor of Corporate Law at ESADE.