José María de Paz

He joined the Commercial Area of Crowe Legal y Tributario in 2022 as Partner of the Corporate-Transactions Area of the Barcelona office.He is specialized in advising and executing M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, as well as national and international commercial contracts, leading the internationalization projects of national and foreign business groups. He has extensive experience in corporate law, commercial contracts and real estate law.He also has extensive experience in pre...

Joaquín Sugrañes Salvat is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Joaquín Sugrañes, who practices law in Barcelona, Spain, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joaquín Sugrañes is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Socio responsable del Departamento técnico de Tax de PwC Tax & Legal Services y responsable del equipo de Procedimientos tributarios de la oficina de Barcelona. Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona y licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Oberta de Catalunya. Curso de postgrado en Estudios Fiscales y Financieros, Universidad de Barcelona. Se incorporó a PwC Tax & Legal Services en 2001, procedente de l...

After more than 15 years of experience in leading law firms (Uría Menéndez and Deloitte Legal, where he was partner and Board member), three of them residing in New York, Jordi launched his boutique firm, Maristany, in 2015. Jordi is widely experienced in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, complex contract architecture, as well as in international dispute resolution. Jordi serves as Board secretary of companies in different industries (pharma, biotech, and media, among o...

Alberto Xicoy is specilized in Privacy&Data Protection Law.

José Ignacio Gallego Soler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. José Ignacio, who practices law in Barcelona, Spain, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José Ignacio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ana Torres is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Asset Finance Law and Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Ana, who practices law in Barcelona, Spain, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ana is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Maria J. Esteban is a partner of Bufete Escura since 1999. She has extensive experience in corporate law matters and also regularly advises on corporate governance, M&A and banking. Esteban is also an Associate Professor of Corporate Law at the IQS School of Management, Universitat Ramon Llull, and an Affiliated Researcher at the Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession. Prior to being appointed Partner of Bufete Escura, Esteban spent 6 years as Head of the Legal Department of S...

Marta joined Crowe Tax & Legal in 2007 as Partner responsible for the Department of Procedural Law in Barcelona. Over 20 years of experience in Civil Procedure Law, also in charge of the Personal Data Protection and Prevention of money laundering.

Xavier Amat Badrinas xab@avqlegal.com Partner responsible for the Corporate Department Education: He has a degree in Law (1984) from the Institute of University Studies (IEC in Barcelona) and the Spanish Open University (UNED in Madrid). He has also taken postgraduate courses in Community Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law and Accounting. Professional experience and expertise: Xavier is a co-founding partner of the firm, head of the Business department, and his activity is focused on commercial la...