Jose Manuel Ortiz

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 Saavedra Ruiz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Law: General Practice. Juan, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ainhoa Veiga, partner of Araoz & Rueda since 2005, joined the firm as an associate in 1998. She is specialized in Competition/EU Competition, advising clients before the Spanish/EU competition authorities. Ainhoa has also extensive experience in intellectual property matters, unfair competition and mergers and acquisitions.

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...

Cristina Simón Amián joined the law firm in 2005. A practising lawyer. A graduate of law from the Complutense University of Madrid. Received a diploma at the Madrid Centre for Economic and Taxation Studies (CETE). Cristina specialises in Commercial, Procedural and Insolvency Law. Possessing solid experience in the field of company law, she advises companies from various sectors on the matters that affect them from day to day. Incorporation processes and commercial company develo...

Alfredo Gómez-Acebo Dennes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Communications Law. Alfredo, 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 Alfredo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Luis Jiménez-Arellano is a lawyer, member of the Bar Association of Ciudad Real since 2004 and of the Bar Association of Madrid since 2009. He has completed a Master's Degree in Labor Law at Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF) and has extensive experience in the defense of labor, civil and criminal lawsuits . He joined Bufete Mas y Calvet in 2009, where he has specialized in Labor Law , Civil Administrative Litigation and Criminal Law . He collaborates with media in articles about lab...

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.

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.