Sylvia Alonso Salterain

Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1985. He directs the Department of Social economy and Non-Profit Organizations , which offers legal and tax advise to foundations, associations and other third sector entities that work in social assistance, education and international cooperation. He is also a specialist in Tax Law .

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.

Juan Casulá Oliver is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Juan Casulá, 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 Juan Casulá is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Antonio Fernandez De Bujan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Antonio, who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Antonio 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...

JOSÉ ANTONIO GALLARDO CUBERO Lawyer. Member of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation (Spain) and the Permanent Conference of Ibero-American Academies of Jurisprudence. Studies. José Antonio has a Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) with Honours. He holds a Master's degree in Business Law from the Madrid Bar Association (Spain); Advanced Program in Labor Relations, Instituto de Empresa (IE Law School, Spa...

Educational background Business Administration and Law Degrees from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid (ICADE E-3) LLM from the Centro de Estudios Financieros, Madrid (CEF) Professional experience Jaime has worked with top tier tax advisory firms, such as Cuatrecasas, EY, KPMG, having also lead the tax area of Ontier, and currently standing as tax partner of the Madrid Crowe’s office. He is specialized in tax structuring of cross-border transactions of Spanish and foreign multin...

Rafael is a Banking & Finance partner at Araoz & Rueda. Rafael specialises in corporate finance, acquisition finance, asset finance and, since 2008, in the restructuring of companies in crisis. In this last field he has advised both banks and affected companies.He also has extensive experience in inter-European and other cross-border operations and in regulatory issues involving supervisory authorities. Rafael frequently collaborates with lawyers from Mayer Brown's New York, London an...

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...

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.