Silvia Cembrano Chueca

Núria Garcia Puigpelat ngp@avqlegal.com Partner Education: Law degree (2005) by the Universidad Internacional de Catalunya. Erasmus scholarship (2004-05) at the Augsburg Universität Law School (Germany) LL.M Magister Legum (2005-06) by Augsburg University (Germany) Professional experience and expertise: Núria joined the firm in 2007, and her activity is focussed on providing legal advice to national and international companies and commercial law in general. She has experien...

Jordi Adell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Jordi, who practices law in Barcelona, Spain, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jordi is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Graduate in Law, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Hons, 1988). Graduate in Arts, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1987). Master’s Degree in Local Administration, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Institut d’Estudis Metropolitans (1990). Postgraduate Degree in Real Estate Law and Land Use and Planning, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1991). Doctor of Law cum laude, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2001). Member of the Federation of Catalan Municipalities Legal S...

Tomás Garcés is a Partner in the Commercial Law Department at Ventura Garcés. His professional experience has made him an expert in matters such as the negotiation and drafting of a broad range of commercial agreements, the negotiation and completion of corporate operations, and corporate mergers and acquisitions. His experience in company takeovers, restructuring operations for multinational corporate groups and joint ventures has led him to advise a wide variety of comp...

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After more than 15 years of experience in leading law firms (Uría Menéndez and Deloitte Legal, where he was partner and Board member), three of them residing in New York, Jordi launched his boutique firm, Maristany, in 2015. Jordi is widely experienced in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, complex contract architecture, as well as in international dispute resolution. Jordi serves as Board secretary of companies in different industries (pharma, biotech, and media, among o...