Alfonso Carrillo and Jorge Perujo launch Mirlo in Madrid
Alfonso Carrillo, former litigation and insolvency partner at Bird & Bird, and Jorge Perujo, former corporate and M&A partner at Ontier, have launched Mirlo, a new law firm headquartered in Madrid with a defined Ibero-American focus.
The firm, currently comprising 12 professionals, officially begins operations with the launch of its website and the consolidation of a project the two founding partners have been developing over recent months.
Practice areas and structure
Mirlo organises its activity around two core areas: Litigation and Arbitration, led by Carrillo, and Corporate and M&A, led by Perujo. The firm also offers advice across tax, employment, real estate, restructuring and insolvency, financial law, and white-collar crime. A dedicated sports and entertainment practice rounds out the offering, drawing on the founders’ experience in both advisory and dispute resolution work in those sectors.
“We are currently working on the first arbitration that CAM Santiago has referred to CIIAM Madrid following the cooperation agreement signed last year. It is a perfect example of our international capabilities and our Ibero-American focus”, explains Alfonso Carrillo, who has more than 20 years of experience in resolving complex business disputes.
According to the founding partners, Mirlo’s cross-border positioning is central to its identity. The firm advises Spanish companies investing or establishing operations in Latin America, as well as Latin American investors and entrepreneurs entering the Spanish market. Its Madrid team includes lawyers of Chilean, Colombian, Mexican, and Venezuelan origin, and the firm has established a network of allied firms in Bogotá, Mexico City, Lima, and Santiago de Chile to provide local support in both directions.
“Law is a tool to connect people and help move their projects forward. We are very proud to be representing the interests of major companies on both sides of the Atlantic”, adds Jorge Perujo, who led the launch of Ontier in Chile and oversaw its operations across South America. “Having lived and worked in Latin America allows us to understand the reality of the markets in which our clients operate, and to better anticipate and meet their needs”, he notes.
Technology and firm design
Mirlo has been conceived from inception as a firm adapted to a technological environment in which artificial intelligence is reshaping legal service delivery. For its founders, AI does not replace legal judgment but does allow firms to reduce structural layers and redirect time toward strategic advice, risk anticipation, and direct client engagement. As Carrillo puts it, the firm aims for less structure and more talent, less bureaucracy and more partners close to the client. “AI does not change the essence of the legal profession, but it does change how a law firm should be organised. We want a firm with less structure and more talent; less bureaucracy and more partners close to the client”, says Carrillo.
