Cuatrecasas promotes 10 to partner and 4 to counsel
Cuatrecasas has promoted 10 lawyers to partner and 4 to counsel, achieving gender parity in its latest promotion in Spain
Cuatrecasas´ Board has approved the promotion of lawyers Marta Máñez Pérez, Irene Moreno-Tapia Rivas and María Carrillo, as well as lawyers Marcos García González, Miguel Sánchez Monjo and Jean-Yves Teindas. Lawyers Sara Quaresma, Pedro Marques Bom and Pedro Vidal Matos have also become partners of the firm in Portugal. The Board has also approved the incorporation of Chilean lawyer Cristián Conejero Roos as a partner to lead Cuatrecasas’ new office in Santiago de Chile (Chile).
On the other hand, the firm has also appointed four new counsel: Santiago Busto López de Abechucho, Brígida Galbete Ciáurriz, Francisco José García Molina and Ana Sofía Silva. The appointments of new partners and counsel are in addition to the internal promotion process in all categories of lawyers that Cuatrecasas carries out every year at this time, which reinforces the firm’s commitment to promoting the talent and career development of its professionals, as well as its confidence in the organization’s ability to face the future.
New partners:
Cristián Conejero Roos | Litigation and Arbitration (Santiago de Chile)
He specializes in International Arbitration and heads Cuatrecasas’ new office in Chile. He was a partner at Cuatrecasas from 2007 to 2013, after serving as a counsel at the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris and as a lawyer in other important international firms.
Marcos García González | Commercial Law (Madrid)
Lawyer specialized in national and international Mergers and Acquisitions, especially in transnational sales and purchase operations, investments, joint ventures, Restructuring and Corporate and contractual consultancy. Expert in the Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure, Investment and Energy sectors.
Marta Máñez Pérez | Commercial Law (Alicante)
Specialized in advising companies on Commercial and Corporate law matters. She has focused her practice on Investment and Joint Venture operations, Purchase and Sale of companies, Corporate Restructuring operations and drafting of family protocols. She is an expert in family businesses, venture capital and the hotel and tourism sector.
Pedro Marques | Competition and EU Law (Lisbon)
Coordinator of the Cuatrecasas Competition and European Union Law department. Between 2013 and 2019 he was the general director of Investigation at the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC), in addition to his duties as director of the Legal and Litigation Department.
Irene Moreno-Tapia | Competition and EU Law (Barcelona)
Specialist in distribution agreements and abuse of dominant position, she regularly advises major multinationals and investment funds on merger control. She has extensive experience in other areas of Community law, such as Customs law, Public Procurement and Structural Funds.
María Pérez Carrillo | Litigation and Arbitration (Madrid)
Expert in the resolution of disputes arising from distribution and agency agreements, Purchase and Sale of companies, Energy, Telecommunications and claims for damages for violations of Competition law. She represents clients in the Distribution, Audiovisual, Infrastructure, Energy and Telecommunications sectors.
Sara Quaresma | Real Estate Law (Lisbon)
As a lawyer specializing in the Real Estate sector, she has extensive experience in the fields of urban rehabilitation, construction and town planning. Throughout her professional career, she has provided legal advice to numerous entities in both the public and private sectors.
Miguel Sánchez Monjo | Commercial Law (Madrid)
Expert in Financial regulation, he specializes in providing legal advice to national and foreign financial institutions. He has experience in setting up open and closed national and foreign collective investment vehicles. He provides advice on transactions of a markedly sectoral nature.
Jean-Yves Teindas Maillard | Commercial Law (Barcelona)
Lawyer with extensive experience in Civil and Commercial advice and Litigation, specializing in the procedural practice of Intellectual and Industrial Property. Expert in advising and defending clients in conflicts related to Copyright, Unfair Competition and Publicity, Rights of Honour and Image, as well as in the field of agency agreements.
Pedro Vidal Matos | Financial and Taxation (Lisbon)
A Cuatrecasas associate since 2005, he has focused his activity on Tax law, especially in the area of administrative and judicial Litigation. His areas of practice also include administrative claims, challenges to settlement acts, and defense in the area of Tax infringements and Tax execution proceedings.
New counsel:
Santiago Busto López de Abechucho | Laboral (Vitoria)
With over twelve years of experience in contentious Labour law, he specializes in advising on collective conflicts and planning staff Restructuring, collective bargaining and senior management matters.
Brígida Galbete Ciáurriz | Financial Tax Law (Barcelona)
An expert in International Tax planning and business restructuring, she joined Cuatrecasas’ Barcelona office in 2005 and was part of the firm’s Shanghai team from 2011 to 2014. She has developed her practice in the field of cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions and Expatriation matters.
Francisco José García Molina | Labour (Málaga)
Lawyer with extensive experience in advising on collective bargaining processes, Labour restructuring projects and contentious Labour issues. He has successfully developed projects of national relevance in the field of collective dismissal in public administrations.
Ana Sofía Silva | Commercial and Financial Law (Lisbon)
She joined Cuatrecasas’ Financial trading area in 2002. She advises mainly on structured financial transactions, domestic and international leasing and debt financing operations.
