José María López Useros

Se incorporó a la firma en 1988 y es socio desde 1996. Ha desarrollado su carrera en el área fiscal y así mismo ha ejercido distintas posiciones directivas en la firma.Actualmente es responsable de Coordinación de oficinas y miembro del Comité de Dirección de la firma. Presta su asesoramiento a grupos empresariales tanto nacionales como internacionales, esencialmente familiares y participa en consejos asesores y de administración.

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.

Ángel S. Freire is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration and Litigation. Ángel S., who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ángel S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

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