José Mariano Cruz

Partner since 2010. Law degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Master’s Degree in Corporate Legal Counseling. General Manager of Blecua Legal. Responsible for the litigation area. His professional practice is developed mainly in the handling of judicial and arbitration proceedings in the field of construction, industry, civil liability and insurance.

Of Counsel Lawyer at the Firm. Law Degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. Lawyer of the Spanish Parliament. Full Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Corresponding Member of the Peruvian Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. He has held numerous positions in the Spanish administration and in the public and private cultural sector, as well as in international organizations: Deputy Director General of Artistic Heritage, Director General of Cooperation with ...

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.

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...

Miguel joined Michavila Acebes Abogados in February 2024 in the Commercial Law Department as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, after more than 12 years’ experience at the law firm Escalona & De Fuentes Abogados. He specialises in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and has been involved in advising on national and international acquisitions and sales transactions. Miguel also specialises in company law, having been involved in drafting all kinds of commercial agreements. He has b...

Javier Prieto, partner of the Tax Department at Araoz & Rueda since 2011, joined the firm after three years as a partner at the Tax Department at Ramón y Cajal (2008-2011). Prior to joining Ramón y Cajal he worked as an associate in the Tax Department at KPMG Abogados (1999-2002) and then as an associate in the Tax Department at Uría Menéndez (2002-2008). Javier is specialized in: Tax advice arising from national and international M&A transactions (investme...

Pablo se incorporó en 1997 a PwC Tax & Legal Services y es actualmente responsable del asesoramiento jurídico en la unidad de Empresa Familiar de PwC, tras haber desarrollado su carrera profesional en los departamentos de Derecho Procesal y Transacciones. Especializado en derecho privado, tanto mercantil como civil, tiene una gran experiencia en operaciones de M&A, reestructuraciones societarias, amplio asesoramiento a socios y accionistas, incluyendo litigios en la juri...

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...

Álvaro Sánchez-Herrero Clemente is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Information Technology Law and Tax Law. Álvaro practices law in Madrid, Spain Best Lawyers has recognized Álvaro Sánchez-Herrero Clemente since 2016. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Álvaro Sánchez-Herrero Clemente is held by other lawyers.

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.