Maria Teresa Velasco

Manuel has a long standing experience in company occupational, corporate, taxation and accounting assessment and auditing, over a period of more than 30 years constantly in contact with companies, SMEs, large companies and multinationals. He is fully committed to the management of the office's most important clients, having played a key role in procuring excellent management results. He is a regular speaker and columnist for highly prestigious forums (Deusto University, Faculty of Economics a...

The bulk of his work focuses on the entertainment industry, where he advises performing artists, managers, record companies and music publishers, performing and mechanical rights societies, and companies in the audio visual and technological sector. Over time his activity has spread to include other spheres of copyright and related rights (architecture, books, etc.), civil law (property and ownership), commercial law and competition law. In addition, he has long-standing experience of the pro...

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.

Mariola Ruíz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Trade Law. Mariola, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mariola is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Specialized in the Real Estate and Urban Planning sector; as head of land and urban planning, asset manager, comprehensive project development, investor relations, asset acquisition, and real estate taxation in various companies in the sector; such as Aliseda, Highland Developers USA, Anida (BBVA), Grupo Veintidós, and Riofisa. During the years he worked in a law firm, he provided legal advice and judicial defense in urban planning, real estate, horizontal property, and urban leases. A...

Cristina Sterling Stubbe is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice. Cristina, 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 Cristina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mario Fernandez Elejalde is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice. Mario, who practices law in Bilbao, Spain, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mario is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Tomas Ramírez Apolinario is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Tomas, who practices law in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tomas 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...