RCD - Key Persons
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- Co - Managing Partner. Head of Corporate and Commercial
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- Administrative Law and Urban Planning Associate
Experience
He has extensive experience in urban planning matters, having advised public sector entities and individuals in the analysis, processing, and development of urban planning instruments all over Spain, with special emphasis on the regions of Catalonia, Madrid, and the Balearic Islands.
Additionally, he has extensive experience in Administrative Procedural Law, both in administrative appeals and before the contentious-administrative jurisdiction, having provided legal advice and defence to all types of individuals, commercial companies, and public entities.
He also provides recurring advice on matters relating to regulated sectors, the environment, and on all administrative law issues in major real estate and M&A transactions.
Education
Law Degree, University of Barcelona
Diploma in Business Studies, Pompeu Fabra University
Master's Degree in Law, International University of Catalonia
Master's Degree in Land Use and Urban Planning Law, UNIR
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director
Experience
Albert has extensive experience providing specialised legal advice to companies in the technology and biotechnology sectors, particularly in the field of research and development, as well as in the protection, exploitation, and transfer of their technology.
His professional experience includes providing recurring advice on technology and biotech projects, industrial property, data protection, and corporate and commercial law, including companies listed on BME Growth and market listing processes. He also has extensive experience in M&A transactions and financing rounds, both domestically and internationally, and has participated in litigation and transactions related to patents, designs, trademarks, trade secrets, know-how, and unfair competition.
Albert has worked closely with numerous technology companies as an external legal advisor. Before joining RCD, he advanced in his career as a founding partner of a boutique law firm and has collaborated with other law firms linked to his area of practice.
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Associate
Experience
Alberto has extensive and in-depth experience providing legal advice to entrepreneurs and investors in the negotiation and formalisation of agreements and strategic alliances, always in connection with innovative and disruptive projects.
Within his practice area, he regularly advises on M&A transactions, funding rounds, company and asset sale and purchase transactions, restructuring transactions, and joint ventures.
In addition, Alberto has vast experience in corporate law, Fintech, contract law, and in the field of the protection of the legal ownership of intangible assets and agreements for the assignment of intellectual and industrial property rights, mainly software licences and business projects based on artificial intelligence.
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
Experience
Alejandro is specialised in counselling and tax planning and has participated as a tax consultant in a multitude of national and international operations, including reorganizations and restructuring, M&A operations, as well as venture capital operations. He is also an expert in financial products and private banking.
His clients include national and international banks, foundations and private customers, as well as companies in a variety of sectors including technology, real estate, life sciences and energy.
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
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- Dispute Resolution Partner
Experience
With twenty years of experience, Alfonso has extensive expertise in civil and commercial litigation, as well as in arbitration, out-of-court negotiation, and bankruptcy law. He stands out for his advice in corporate disputes, national and international litigation and arbitration arising from commercial contracts, transport, franchising, agency, distribution, unfair competition, insurance, and rights in rem, among others, as well as in inheritance disputes.
He has extensive experience in the application of foreign law before Spanish courts, as well as in the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and awards in Spain and vice versa. He has extensive knowledge of Catalan "foral" (territorial) civil law in contractual, property, and inheritance matters. He has participated in arbitration proceedings before various arbitral and ad hoc institutions (both domestic and international). He has acted as arbitrator appointed by the Barcelona Arbitration Court (Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona).
Prior to his incorporation in RCD, Alfonso developed his career at Cuatrecasas.
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Associate
Experience
Ana Belén has extensive experience and knowledge of corporate and commercial law, and has led the legal advising of national and multinational clients from various industries, including regulated sectors.
Advisor of entrepreneurs and companies (start-ups, spin-offs) throughout all the life stages of their projects, as well as knowledge-generating centres and private investors. Likewise, she has vast experience in the design and implementation of incubation and acceleration initiatives, corporate venturing, and venture building, both in the ideation phase and in the execution itself.
In M&A matters, she provides advice on restructuring operations for corporate groups, joint ventures, financing rounds, and sale and purchase operations, including the coordination and execution of due diligence projects.
In addition, she provides recurrent advice on aspects of company law and in matters regarding general contracts.
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- Dispute Resolution Director
Experience
With over fifteen years of experience, Anna is specialised in civil litigation, bankruptcy and arbitration law, as well as the different aspects of conflict resolution (negotiation, pre-litigation and court proceedings). She has vast experience in the legal management of proceedings at all levels, in matters related to civil and commercial contracts, financial-banking products, debt recovery, bankruptcy, unfair competition, real estate and leases, among others.
Throughout her professional career, Anna has advised leading national and international companies and corporations, and especially, the top financial entities in the country defending their interests in massive claims derived from financial products and credit recovery.
Before starting at RCD, Anna developed her professional career in ASIGNO (LENER Group), PwC and KPMG as head of the Bankruptcy Litigation Department.
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
Experience
Antoni has over ten years of experience providing legal advice to domestic and multinational companies. As a lawyer in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Department, he provides comprehensive advice to entrepreneurs and start-ups of a primarily technological nature, accompanying clients throughout all the phases of the life cycle of their projects.
With ample experience in M&A, he has advised on joint ventures, funding rounds, domestic and international sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) as well as cross-border mergers.
Likewise, he is very knowledgeable on providing legal protection for innovation and licensing in terms of intellectual and industrial property, defining and executing technology transfer policies and protocols, and in creating technological spin-offs and companies.
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- Corporate and Commercial Director
Experience
Antonio is a commercial lawyer with a demonstrated specialisation in the fields of company law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, venture capital, business restructuring, corporate governance, and contract law.
He has participated in relevant transactions for all kinds of business groups and national and international venture capital funds, and has extensive experience advising in processes of investment, divestment, sale and purchase, and acquisition of companies.
Additionally, he has vast experience advising in the field of regulatory law, as well as in pre-litigation situations derived from corporate conflicts.
Education
Law Degree, University of Granada
Master's Degree in Legal Practice, UIB-ICAIB
Master's Degree in International Business Law, ESADE
Postgraduate Course in Corporate Finance, Pompeu Fabra University (BSM)
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- Intellectual Property and Data Protection Partner
Experience
Augusto specialises in corporate law and has extensive experience in the field of intellectual property, technology, and data protection.
He works as an advisor for important national and international companies in matters of copyright, technology transfer (R+D+I), software, patents and trademarks, trade secrets, plant varieties, sports, advertising, e-commerce, and unfair competition, also practising as a certified DPO (Data Protection Officer) in matters of data protection.
He is a tireless worker and is always available to find the best solution in very delicate moments. Chambers & Partners, Restructuring / Insolvency 2025
Bernard is a key player given his legal and financial training. Chambers & Partners, Restructuring / Insolvency 2025
Experience
Bernard has extensive experience in Bankruptcy Law, especially in the areas of prevention, restructuring and insolvency.
He was the CFO of companies from a variety of sectors for ten years (automotive, lighting, food, and gambling). He advises on viability plans, bankruptcy lawsuits and insolvency agreements, labor force adjustment plans, purchase and sale of productive units, company valuations, economic expert reports, and much more.
Education
Law Degree, National University of Distance Education (UNED)
Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Business, National University of Distance Education (UNED)
Diploma of Audit of Accounts, University of Valencia (UV)
Postgraduate Degree in Legal Practice, Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)
Postgraduate Degree in Bankruptcy Law, Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)
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- Corporate and Commercial Partner
Borja is not only a brilliant and technically gifted lawyer, but he is reasoned and commercial, and has a pragmatic and solution-focused approach The Legal 500, 2024
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
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- Corporate and Commercial and Real Estate Partner
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- Dispute Resolution Associate
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- Labor and Employment Associate
Experience
Claudio del Castillo specialises in labor law and social security. Specifically, he is an expert in labor litigation, workforce restructuring procedures, labor and social security inspections, and collective bargaining and disputes.
Prior to joining RCD, Claudio advanced in his career at Sagardoy Abogados, Grant Thornton, and Benow Partners, advising companies from all sectors on labor and social security matters.
Education
Experience
Constantino began his career as a tax consultant advising recurrent operations for companies and domestic and international groups.
During all these years, he has also intervened in numerous processes of due diligence, tax for audit and company restructuring. Similarly, he has extensive experience offering tax advice to natural persons as well as estate planning.
Moreover, he has widespread experience in tax proceedings and tax inspections.
In addition to his training and experience as a tax consultant, Constantino specialises in the field of accounting and auditing.
Cristian has impeccable legal knowledge and great negotiation skills." Chambers & Partners, Restructuring / Insolvency 2025
He has a great specialisation in commercial matters. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2024
He is proactive, organised and anticipates our needs. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2022
Experience
Cristian's extensive experience in Bankruptcy Law has made him an expert in the areas of prevention, restructuring and insolvency.
Courts also regularly appoint him as an insolvency mediator and practitioner.
Education
Experience
Cristina has been a family lawyer and mediator for nearly 20 years.
She has extensive experience in all procedures relating to family, juvenile, disability and inheritance law. This includes processes related to separation, divorce, civil partnership dissolution, filiation, adoption, surrogate maternity, measure amendments, voluntary jurisdiction, gender-based violence, international child abduction and relocation, among others. She has experience dealing with all these matters in circumstances of both litigious and mutual agreement, encompassing national territory.
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- Administrative Law and Urban Planning Partner
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- Labor and Employment Partner
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- Labor and Employment Associate
Experience
Daniel has extensive experience in the field of labor and employment law. In particular, he specializes in advising on social security, and in collective bargaining and disputes.
Before joining RCD, Daniel has developed his career at Toda & Nel·lo, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Cuatrecasas and at Martínez Aynat.
Education
Law Degree, Abat Oliba CEU (UAO)
Master's Degree in Labor Law, Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)
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- Digital Law and Data Protection Director
Experience
David has extensive experience advising both domestic and international clients in the field of digital law (data protection, IT contracts, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence).
He advises companies across multiple sectors, including pharmaceuticals and healthcare, food and beverages, automotive, energy, information technology, and e-commerce.
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
David Villa is without a doubt a great asset to RCD. Chambers & Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2025
David Villa knows our business inside-out and helps us. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2023
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- Partner
- Partner. Head of Corporate Crime and Compliance
He is a connoisseur of his subject - very practical without complicating matters. Chambers & Partners, Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime 2025
Diego Artacho's technical quality is excellent. Chambers & Partners, Dispute Resolution: Corporate Crime 2025
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- Corporate and Commercial Partner
Experience
Eduardo specializes in corporate, commercial, financial and business law, with extensive experience in venture capital and public and private M&A operations, corporate restructuring, and the design and execution of both joint venture agreements and commercial distribution channels, both on a national and international level. Likewise, he has years of experience in intellectual property matters and entertainment law.
He regularly advises on venture capital operations, assisting equity funds as well as entrepreneurs in substantial investment and divestment processes. He also advises leading innovative companies in different sectors as their legal director in corporate, financing, IP and commercial matters. Among his clients are venture capital funds, tech and biotech companies, e-commerce, fashion, healthcare, entertainment, travel and leisure, hospitality and telecommunications companies as well as artists, record companies and companies in the audiovisual sector. He also advises national and international credit agencies, institutions of collective investment and investment service companies.
Experience
Fernando uses the wealth of experience he gained while he was a State Tax Assistant Inspector to provide expert advice when defending his clients' interests against any tax proceedings brought by the various tax authorities.
He provides both individuals and legal persons with advisory services for inspection, management, customs, and collection processes, which also includes filing appeals with a range of courts.
Fernando Javier has extensive experience in representing taxpayers on all tax-related issues before the tax inspectorate, the administrative courts and the courts of justice at all levels (the economic-administrative courts, the high courts of justice, the Central Criminal and Administrative Court, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, and the European Court of Justice).
Specialized in tax proceeding, Fernando Javier has an extensive knowledge in Tax Law, both procedural and administrative. He has ample experience defending companies' rights, advising on quasi-fiscal matters, and in proceedings involving export refunds and other public subsidies.
Experience
Fernando specialises in tax planning and advice for corporate groups. In particular, he has participated in a range of acquisition processes and the sale of businesses, as well as company restructuring in national and international environments.
Likewise, he frequently advises companies in areas of taxation within the pharmaceutical, health, industrial and FMCG sectors, as well as high net worth individuals and their family offices.
Fernando has also collaborated in the management and financing of tax credits derived from, among others, R&D and technological innovation, as well as from the film industry.
Before joining RCD, Fernando developed his career in the taxation department at Garrigues and PwC.
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- Expert in Tax Law
- Tax Partner
Experience
Francesc is an expert in Tax Law and regularly provides advice on corporate tax, fiscal consolidation, family businesses, succession planning, and corporate reorganization.
Additionally, he has extensive experience in tax proceedings and tax audits for both individuals and companies.
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- Labor and Employment Associate
Experience
Gonzalo is a lawyer specialised in providing recurring advice on labor and social security law matters. His experience in this field includes advising private companies from various sectors of activity, as well as public companies and business entities.
His professional experience includes providing daily and ongoing advice, as well as advising on and managing collective issues such as negotiating collective bargaining agreements and other corporate agreements, collective restructuring measures, and geographical and functional mobility of employees. He also has extensive procedural experience, defending the interests of a wide range of companies in all types of labor proceedings.
He also advises various companies on the review of their Social Security and Occupational Risk Prevention obligations.
Education
Master's Degree in Labour Law and Social Security Specialisation, Higher Institute of Law and Economics (ISDE)
Law Degree, Santiago de Compostela University (USC)
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- Co - Managing Partner
- Co - Managing Partner. Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Ignasi Costas is a visionary. He has spectacular knowledge of both business and legal matters and the ability to provide unparalleled strategic legal advice. Chambers & Partners, Fintech 2025
Ignasi has a great strategic vision in matters. Chambers & Partners, Life Sciences 2025
Ignasi Costas is an exceptional lawyer. His involvement is extraordinary. Chambers & Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2025
Ignasi has great knowledge of the business world and his intelligence and insight allows him to offer comprehensive legal advice. Chambers & Partners, Fintech 2025
He is a top legal talent who is extremely smart, with great vision and delivery. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2024
His expertise goes beyond what we could have asked for. We are very grateful to have him as our lawyer. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2024
I think that he has a very strong position in matters related to a start-up. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2023
His commitment has always been exemplary. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2023
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Associate
Experience
Ismael has over ten years of experience providing legal advice to national and international companies. As a lawyer of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Area, he regularly advises entrepreneurs and companies (start-ups), mainly technology-based, accompanying his clients throughout the various stages of their projects.
Ismael stands out for his noteworthy participation in major transactions for local and international clients, in sectors such as entrepreneurship, real estate and industry, and in funding rounds, acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions and restructuring.
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- Corporate and Commercial Partner and Head of Family Business
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- Corporate and Commercial and Real Estate Partner
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- Corporate and Commercial and Real Estate Associate
Experience
Jaime is an expert in real estate law, procurement, and corporate and commercial law. He has vast experience providing real estate advice on property deals and restructuring processes for corporate groups with property, which includes advising domestic and international companies, family offices and investment funds on conducting due diligence and purchasing, developing, and managing property portfolios.
He also has experience in corporate and commercial law, where he has acted in a variety of corporate restructuring processes and M&A, financing, and refinancing deals, and due diligence processes. His practice also covers drafting all types of corporate and commercial contracts and shareholders' agreements.
Additionally, he has worked on administrative procedures before public authorities and has litigation experience before civil and administrative courts.
Before joining RCD, he worked at Vaciero, Garrigues and Martínez-Echevarría.
Education
Law Degree, University of Valladolid (UVA)
Master's Degree in Legal Business Consulting, IE Business School
Course in Company Law at Cambridge Academy, Cambridge, UK
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- Corporate and Commercial Partner
Experience
Javier is a commercial law specialist, especially when it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), stock markets, purchase and sale of companies, as well as domestic and international contracts. He is also an expert in domestic and international commercial investments.
He regularly advises companies from a variety of fields, covering real estate, chemicals, energy, construction, boats, and works of art.
Experience
Javier specialises in real estate law and financing. With over 15 years of professional experience, he has advised on all types of matters, including complex real estate transactions, financing, leases, and contracts.
His extensive experience in the real estate sector has enabled him to advise on all types of real estate and financing transactions for both domestic and international clients, such as REITs (SOCIMIs), investment funds, joint ventures, servicers, construction companies, and developers, building close relationships with Spanish and international real estate operators and financing entities.
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- Corporate and Commercial Partner
Javier is a superb professional. Chambers & Partners, Energy & Natural Resources 2025
I am very satisfied with the work that Javier does for us. Chambers & Partners, Energy & Natural Resources 2025
Javier Olmos is a point of reference for us. Chambers & Partners, Energy & Natural Resources 2025
Javier Olmos is a high-performing lawyer with a clear drive to close deals. Chambers and Partners, Energy & Natural Resources 2024
He has great negotiation skills. Chambers & Partners, Restructuring / Insolvency 2025
Jordi is a great professional with high availability, helping at all times to find a reasonable outcome for all parties. Chambers & Partners, Restructuring / Insolvency 2025
Jordi has a lot of knowledge of the sector and of technical solvency." Chambers & Partners, Restructuring / Insolvency 2025
Jordi Albiol is a high-profile figure. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2024
Jordi Albiol has the ability to combine the knowledge and its application for conflict resolution. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2023
Jordi Albiol has great experience. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2023
He offers excellent service and has a great global vision. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2022
He is responsible for, and perfectly coordinates, the entire team. The Legal 500, Restructuring & Insolvency 2022
He is top of the game. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2021
He knows how to adjust his great theoretical knowledge to practical situations. Chambers and Partners, Restructuring & Insolvency 2021
Experience
Jordi leads the Bankruptcy department in Spain and is frequently asked by large companies to manage bankruptcy cases and arrangements, offering comprehensive advice, from a legal, economic and financial perspective.
He has acted as a bankruptcy administrator in more than 200 proceedings in various jurisdictions of Spain and is President of the Commerce, Bankruptcy and Legal Actions Section of the College of Economists of Catalonia.
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- Corporate and Commercial Director
Experience
Jordi is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer, with specialised knowledge of company, contract, and regulatory law. He has a wealth of experience with corporations.
He has worked on a variety of company investments, acquisitions, and transfers, and has drafted and negotiated all kinds of corporate contracts, incentive schemes, and stock options. He also has experience drafting family agreements.
Additionally, he is experienced in regulatory issues and serves as the secretary of companies and adversarial general shareholder's meetings, where he provides advice on corporate governance.
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- Dispute Resolution Partner
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
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- Partner. Head of Wealth Management
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director
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- Corporate and Commercial Associate
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- Corporate and Commercial and Real Estate Partner
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Associate
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- Corporate Crime and Compliance Associate
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- Administrative Law and Urban Planning Associate
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- Banking & Finance Associate
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- Corporate and Commercial Director
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- Dispute Resolution Associate
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Associate
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- Corporate and Commercial Associate
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- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partner
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- Director of Ges - Start - Accounting, Tax and Employment Consultancy
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- Dispute Resolution Director
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- Administrative Law and Urban Planning Director
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- Corporate and Commercial Partner
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- Intellectual Property Partner
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- Dispute Resolution Associate
Experience
Having practised for over fifteen years, Álvaro has extensive experience in the procedural field and in civil, administrative, and criminal conflict resolution, participating in the entire process: legal advice, design of strategies, and client defence in pre-litigation and litigious matters.
Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to work with both national and international clients. He has proven experience with courts of various jurisdictional orders.
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- Corporate Crime and Compliance Partner
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- Corporate Crime Associate