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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.

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

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...

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...

Founding Partner Chairman Legal Counsel to the Spanish Parliament, Co-Director of Aranzadi Urban Development and Construction magazine and Member of the Royal Academy of Law and Legislation. He was awarded a Law Degree with First Class Honours and he received a Doctorate in Administrative Law with First Honours. He joined the Military Legal Corps in 1968 and in 1971 became Legal Counsel to the Spanish Parliament. In 1973 he was appointed Deputy Councillor of Urban Planning and Treasury of the...

Adolfo Prego de Oliver Puig de la Bel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Adolfo, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adolfo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Pontificia de Comillas ICADE), Máster en Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas (MAJ) por IE Business School y miembro del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid.Beltrán ha sido recomendado por el directorio jurídico Chambers and Partners de 2016 en el área de Investment Funds y ha sido considerado por Best Lawyers como uno de los mejores abogados de España en Banking and Finance Law y Venture Capital Law en los a...

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...

Pedro is a partner in the Banking and Capital Markets Group. He has worked in tax for over 30 years, the last 20 of which have been in PwC Madrid. He has focused on the tax advice for multinational clients operating in Spain as well as local clients of the financial industry (banks, saving banks, leasing companies etc.). This work includes advising on corporate tax, withholding taxes and capital gain taxes and the taxation of financial instruments. He has been as well specifically advised to ...

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.