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Ignacio Pastor is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Ignacio, 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 Ignacio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Claudi Garcés is Joint Managing Partner of the Barcelona office of Ventura Garcés. He specialises particularly in Commercial Law, Real Estate and Competition.He has extensive experience in the area of the sale and purchase of businesses, and has advised on both national and trans-national operations involving different jurisdictions. He also advises on the many issues relating to competition law that may arise from company acquisitions. Claudi continuously advises foreign compan...

Ramón obtained his Law Degree at Universidad de Barcelona and attained his Postgraduate Degree in Tax, Accountant and Financial Studies at the Universidad de Barcelona, Fundació Bosch i Gimperà. Ramon is a wide-ranged tax advisor, who has extensive experience in the field of taxation of national and international groups and he is also specialized in family business advising and corporate restructuring operations. In addition, he has extensive experience about the legal an...

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...

Viviana Copló Ordás is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Investment. Viviana Copló, 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 Viviana Copló 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...

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...

Carlos Muñoz Juanpere is a top attorney Carlos is a lawyer with extensive experience advising companies and individuals, both residents and non-residents, in the tax, commercial and civil fields. He graduated in Law from the University of Barcelona, completing his studies at ESADE, where he obtained a Master's degree in tax consultancy and management. He is a founding partner of the firm. He has extensive experience in legal and tax advice and management of private clients, family busi...

Joaquim joined Crowe in 2017 and has since then been a partner in the Administrative Law Department of Barcelona headquarters. He has developed his career at J&A Garrigues and PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax and Legal, having extensive experience in Public Administration Advisory services.

Sandra Nicolas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law and Energy Law. Sandra, who practices law in Barcelona, Spain, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sandra is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.