Yoko Takagi

Cristina Simón Amián joined the law firm in 2005. A practising lawyer. A graduate of law from the Complutense University of Madrid. Received a diploma at the Madrid Centre for Economic and Taxation Studies (CETE). Cristina specialises in Commercial, Procedural and Insolvency Law. Possessing solid experience in the field of company law, she advises companies from various sectors on the matters that affect them from day to day. Incorporation processes and commercial company develo...

Juan Ignacio Navas is the CEO and founder of Navas & Cusí Abogados, a law firm based in Madrid. His legal practice focuses on European Union law and Banking and Finance Law, advising clients on regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters within the financial sector. He works with financial institutions, companies, and individuals on matters that arise at both national and international levels. His professional activity regularly addresses financial regulation, securities mark...

Santiago Thomás de Carranza is managing partner of the Madrid office, and is a practising lawyer, economist and university lecturer. He studied Law at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Economics at the Shiller International University. After obtaining his degree he prepared for the competitive examinations for entry into the Corps of State Lawyers. In 1997 he joined Despacho Melchor de las Heras as a lawyer, working in the corporate and public law departments. In 2003, he co-fo...

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.

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.

Ana Álvarez is a lawyer who specialises in the areas of Civil and Procedural Law, Construction, Real Estate and Planning Law and New Technologies. Her duties include providing legal advice both to individuals and to companies, along with the initiation and pursuit of legal actions and the provision of assistance at court hearings. On the urban planning side, she specialises in the study and drafting of reports on the planning conditions that apply to land and its subsequent development...

Javier es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Navarra (1992) y LLM por University College London – UCL- (1996), miembro del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (1993) y “Solicitor of the Law Society of England and Wales (1997) y profesor de M&A (Fusiones y Adquisiciones) en el Instituto de Empresa. Javier tiene gran experiencia en la especialidad de M&A, habiendo realizado numerosas operaciones, tanto nacionales como internacionales, coordinando equipos en divers...

Irene Muñoz Ovejero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Irene Muñoz, 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 Irene Muñoz is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

José F. Estévez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Trade Law. José F., who practices law in Madrid, Spain, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

José Amérigo Alonso is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law. José Amérigo, 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 José Amérigo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.