Sofía Espizua Gordobil

Member nº. 67758 of Madrid Bar Association (ICAM). Law Degree at Universidad Complutense of Madrid (1999). Course in legal practice at the Complutense University of Madrid. Specialist in Litigation, Insurance law, Bankruptcy law, Data Protection Law, Real Estate Law, and Compliance.

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.

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...

ICAM Member 78623. Law degree Universidad de Vigo. Law Degree from the University of Vigo (2004). Master's Degree in Maritime Law and Business from ICADE/SPANISH MARITIME INSTITUTE (2005). Member no. 78.623 of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM). Specialist in Ltigation, Insurance law, Construction, Industrial Accidents and Technical or industrial claims with a high degree of complexity.

Nuria Amarilla is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice. Nuria, 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 Nuria is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Attorney for SOL MUNTAÑOLA ABOGADOS law firm ( www.solmuntanola.com ). He graduated in Law from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (http://www.uoc.edu), and he obtained an IT Engineer Degree at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (www.upc.edu). He has focused on the field of Intellectual Property and other matters related since 2002, and he is a specialist in digital technology. He combines his professional activity with teaching in different fields of the Law, and he has taug...

José Conca is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Planning, Public Finance Law and Real Estate Law. José, who practices law in Valencia, Spain, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ángel S. Freire is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration and Litigation. Ángel S., who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ángel S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Javier Fernández-Samaniego is Managing Director of SAMANIEGO Law, an alternative Iberoamerican law firm specializing in technology law and dispute resolution. Javier's international practice focuses mainly in Commercial/IT disputes (international litigation, arbitration, and ADR) and negotiations and major Tech & Privacy projects (new cloud and big data business models, outsourcing transaction, data protection review programs, etc.). Javier has vast experience assisting European cl...

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.