Find Lawyers in Madrid, Spain for Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
Practice Area Overview
Good corporate governance is reflected in the responsibility of the company, cooperating with both EU and domestic rules in order for companies to observe certain criteria or recommendations.
For instance, in Spain the stock market authority has recently published a practical guide providing a set of criteria and guidelines for companies operating in the market, under clear and quality explanations warning when these companies might be moving away from the above mentioned recommendations.
EU rules require companies to include in its annual report a statement on corporate governance if their shares are publicly traded on a regulated market of any EU Member State.
In practice, the corporate governance statement should include information about the corporate governance system, such as the corporate governance code which is applied by the company, the internal control systems and risk management, the shareholders and their powers, the rights of shareholders, board of directors, management and supervisory bodies and their committees.
This information may be useful for investors and certainly eases any investment decision. It also strengthens the confidence of investors in companies in which they invest, since they can count with a more transparent market, plus it also improves companies’ image.
On the other hand, according to these rules, companies that deviate from the provisions of corporate governance rules will have to explain in their corporate governance statement which parts of the rules have not been accomplished and the reasons for it. On several occasions such non-accomplishment may have also been done consciously, should it allow more efficient management of the company.
Ultimately, all of the abovementioned rules aim to promote a culture of responsibility, trying to make companies make a thorough examination of corporate governance regimes.
In a similar vein are those compliance programs whose approach refers to criminal risk management of the company.
With regards to these, compliance programs involve the establishment of an internal company regulation in order to ensure compliance with the criminal law of each country.
In addition, the integration of these programs provide for the participation of the compliance officer to ensure the proper implementation of the compliance program.
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Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Funds Javier Carvajal specialises in takeover bids, M&A transactions, private equity, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and IPOs. He advises national and international groups on transactions in the energy, infrastructures, financial and industrial sectors. Javier joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2017. He has over 20 years' experience in Corporate law. Law degree with a specialisation in Business law (Universidad Complutens...
Practice area: Corporate Crime Adriana joined Pérez-Llorca in 2008 after working for 10 years as a Public Prosecutor. She is partner and head of the Corporate Crime and Investigations area. She advises national and foreign clients regarding Spanish criminal lawsuits for white collar crime. Adriana is also an expert in corporate compliance and corporate internal investigations. She lectures on Corporate Crime at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and Universidad Europea in Madrid.
Pedro Fernández joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2017. Before joining the firm he worked as partner for several years at another leading Spanish law firm. He advises a wide range of companies and has a wealth of experience in M&A and capital markets. He is an expert in (i) right issues and equity linked transactions, (ii) restructurings of groups, including listed companies and (iii) joint ventures. He also regularly advises Venture Capital funds and start-ups in financing ...
WORK DEPARTMENT Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A POSITION Javier Gómez advises on initial public offerings, issues and offers of all kinds of securities (including equity, debt securities and hybrid securities), takeovers and all other transactions involving listed companies, including mergers, acquisitions and restructuring deals. Many of these listed companies are traded on the Spanish IBEX 35 index. CAREER Javier Gómez joined Pérez-Llorca in 2009 and made partner in ...
Practice areas: Public and private M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets Pablo González advises national and international clients on corporate transactions, including high profile M&A deals, private equity, capital markets, corporate reorganisations, and corporate governance matters. He has advised on the major deals in Spain in recent years. Pablo joined Pérez-Llorca in 2006 and made partner in 2014. Law degree with diploma in Business Administration (Universidad Pontif...
Practice Areas Corporate. Javier Gutiérrez is a Tenured Lecturer of Company Law (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos). He was an Education Counselor at the Spanish Consulate in Argentina under the auspices of the relation between the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Republic of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay during 2010 and 2012; External Counselor (CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo in 2010); Tenured Lecturer of Company Law at Universidad Rey Juan Carl...
Practice area: Corporate/M&A Alfredo Lafita is an expert in M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, capital markets and private equity transactions. He advises multinationals on issuances and placements of securities, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, purchase agreements, corporate governance issues and corporate restructurings. Alfredo joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2017. He has more than 25 years' experience. Law degree (1990) and Busine...
Practice Areas Corporate. Francisco León is an expert in corporate and financial law, capital markets and insolvency, Francisco is the author of numerous doctrinal studies, as well as diverse monographs. He is one of the authors of some of the most important legal commentaries in corporate legislation and has collaborated on the preparation of various expert opinions and legal works on commercial law. Career He joined Pérez-Llorca in 2004 as Of Counsel. He is also a professor of...
Con más de 24 años de práctica profesional, Patricia está especializada en el ámbito jurídico-regulatorio de sectores como las telecomunicaciones, el juego, el deportes y el sector audiovisual. Además, por su bagaje mercantil, cuenta con experiencia en el asesoramiento a clientes nacionales y multinacionales en materia de Gobierno Corporativo y desarrollo de modelos de cumplimiento normativo en todo tipo de operaciones de reestructuració...
Cristina es Senior Manager del Área de Procesal y Arbitraje de PwC Tax & Legal Services. Es licenciada en Derecho, diplomada en Ciencias Empresariales y cuenta con un Executive MBA impartido por ESADE. Con amplía experiencia en diversos procedimientos judiciales y arbitrales es, además, experta en el área de Compliance Penal, dedicándose al asesoramiento a clientes de distintos sectores en la implantación o revisión de Modelos de Prevenci&o...
Juan joined Pérez-Llorca in 2008. He advises national and international clients concerning corporate compliance issues, such as anti-corruption and anti-money laundering policies. He also participates in criminal proceedings and investigations concerning white collar crime, extradition and European Arrest Warrants proceedings and other international mutual legal assistance matters. Practice areas: White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance
Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance Pedro Pérez-Llorca's corporate practice has a strong international dimension, focusing on public and private M&A, large private equity investments, public takeovers and finance matters. He has been involved in the most significant transactions in Spain and those with a Spanish component, including the largest public takeover, the largest cross-border merger and the largest privatisation and IP...
Practice Areas Corporate. Gonzalo specializes in Corporate Law, especially in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring of companies and business groups, and capital market and private equity transactions. He has been involved in numerous national and international transactions. He also advises listed companies in the field of corporate governance. In addition, he has taken part in a number of corporate transactions, particularly with regard to the increase and reduction of capital, and the inc...
Maite stands out for her practical legal and economic advice, direct and sincere, prioritizing clarity and efficiency. Maite is a highly qualified and specialised in Mergers and Acquisitions as well as in Commercial Agreements. Among many of her recognitions, Maite is Secretary of the Board of Spanish Biotechnology Association (ASEBIO), Member of the Advisory Council of the Pharmaceutical and Health Law Section of the Madrid Bar Association. Professor of the Center for Pharmaceutical Industry...
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