Escalona & De Fuentes Abogados

We are a multidisciplinary team, with specialized professionals in each of the areas in which we provide advice, enabling us to give service to our clients in complex projects on a comprehensive basis, with the advantages in coordination that it entails for them.

Our team believes in what they do, making their best efforts with great interest and perseverance, giving a precise response to the needs of our clients and assigning the most appropriate professionals to each project entrusted to us. The goal of our team is to create long term relationships with our clients by offering optimum levels of quality and effectiveness in all legal issues we address.

In addition to lawyers, more people are also involved in the Firm. The department of management of the Firm is an integral part of our organization.

COMMERCIAL:

José Antonio Escalona de Molina
Co-director Partner
Head of the Commercial and Family Business Law Department

Antonio Conde González
Partner
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

Ignacio Eguidazu Mayor
Partner
Lawyer in the Commercial and Family Business Law Department

Concha Bello Vidal
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

Luis García de Meer
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

Alba Portales Ponce
Head of the Tourism and Hotels Department
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

María Victoria Andaluz Carretero
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

Jorge Parada Chacón
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

Francesco Agustín Mazza Cueli
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

PUBLIC:

Joaquín de Fuentes Bardají
Co-Director Partner
Head of the Public Law Department

Ana Ruiz Legazpi
Lawyer in the Public Law Department

Palma García Asencio
Lawyer in the Public Law Department

PROCEDURAL LAW:

Siro Barro Fernández
Partner
Head of the Tax Law Department
Lawyer in the Family Business Department

Marisa Ramírez Prieto
Lawyer in the Tax Law Department

Raquel Vera Díaz
Lawyer in the Tax Law Department

Celia López García
Lawyer in the Tax Law Department

LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION:

Rosina Menéndez de Luarca Bellido
Partner
Head of the Litigation and Arbitration Area

Elena García San Martín
Head of the Real Estate Law Department
Lawyer in the Litigation and Arbitration Department

Jaime Conde Garrido
Lawyer in the Litigation and Arbitration Department

Cristina Albaladejo Martínez-Carrasco
Lawyer in the Litigation and Arbitration Department

REAL ESTATE:

Elena García San Martín
Head of the Real Estate Law Department
Lawyer in the Litigation and Arbitration Department

FAMILY BUSINESS:

José Antonio Escalona de Molina
Co-director Partner
Head of the Commercial Law and Family Business Law Area

Ignacio Eguidazu Mayor
Partner
Lawyer in the Commercial and Family Business Law Department

Siro Barro Fernández
Partner
Head of the Tax Law Department
Lawyer in the Family Business Law Department

TOURISM AND HOTELS:

Alba Portales Ponce
Head of the Tourism and Hotels Area
Lawyer in the Commercial Law Department

COMMERCIAL LAW

In the area of Commercial Law, an important part of professional practice involves counselling on Mergers and Acquisitions, including acquisition and disposal of companies, corporate restructuring transactions (mergers, splits and other structural changes), joint ventures, investment agreements and partnership agreements, both national and cross-border.

A standard practice in the Department is also on-going legal advice in corporate matters, including the incorporation of companies, capital increases and reductions, corporate governance, company restructuring, and acting as secretaries to boards of directors.

The Firm also provides advice on contractual matters with the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts entered by companies in the regular course of their business (agreements on distribution, agency, franchise, lease, international sale of goods, performance of services…).

In addition, the Firm has experience in the field of Financial Law, advising on financing transactions, debt refinancing, bank contracts and real estate, including assets and shares sale and purchase, REIT incorporation, IPO on alternative and continuous markets.

In addition, this department provides advice in the field of stock market, venture capital and the Law on family business.

Finally, we also advise on Real State and agreements regarding tourism and hospitality in particular, acquisition, sale, lease and management of hotels.

- Services:

Company law.
Commercial contracts.
Mergers and acquisitions.
Financial law.
Corporate restructuring.
Securities market.
Information technologies, innovation and digital businesses.
Corporate governance.
Family companies law.
Real Estate.
Tourism and Hospitality.

PUBLIC LAW

In the area of Public Law, the Firm offers comprehensive advice in the field of all relationships between the affected citizen and the public administrations, as well as inter-administrative relations.

Together with such advice, representation and advocacy in all courts is provided, especially on administrative litigation in disputes with governmental authorities.

- Services:

Legal relations, negotiations and conflicts with and between public powers, including public companies.
Competition and regulated markets law.
Contracting of the public sector, public-private collaboration, service concessions and subsidies.
Energy law.
Intellectual and Industrial Property.
Public property: Legislation on waters, coasts, the radio-electric spectrum, mines, etc…
Compulsory purchases.
Disciplinary administrative proceedings.
Litigation before the Administrative-Contentious Jurisdiction, the Constitutional Court and the European Courts (Court of Justice of the European Union and European Court of Human Rights).
Arbitration.
Criminal compliance and consultancy on financial criminal law.

TAX LAW

The area of Tax Law provides companies with specialized advice on tax planning in acquisitions and sales of enterprises and in restructuring transactions.

In addition, the Firm provides advice regarding foreign investments in Spain and on Spanish investments abroad.

In financial-tax matters, this department also offers extensive experience, particularly in financing transactions.

The Firm also provides services to individuals in order to achieve an advantageous tax system by restructuring and tax planning of assets, including the field of successions, especially emphasizing its experience in international tax planning.

As well as this counselling in transactions, the solicitors in the tax area provide on-going advice to clients on tax matters, helping to facilitate the provision of advice in future complex operations.

The tax department also specializes in acting as representatives of taxpayers in tax inspections and procedures.

- Services:

General taxation.
Taxation of restructuring transactions.
Financial and insurance taxation.
Real Estate operations.
International taxation.
Asset restructuring.
Inheritance tax planning.
Tax inspections.
Tax procedures.
Dispute procedures.

EMPLOYMENT LAW

The area of Employment Law provides general advice to companies on this matter, seeking effective solutions not only in workers’ employment and continued labour counselling, but also in situations of staff restructuring. The expertise of the Firm in this area is an important support in restructuring operations and in acquisitions and disposals of businesses.

The department also advises on management based on the principles of high quality and speed in order to give our clients an expedient and useful service.

It is also common practice that the Firm provides advice on various workforce procedures (dismissal, claim of amounts, substantial change in working conditions, protection of rights, etc.) and on labour and Social Security inspections.

- Services:

Employment contracts.
Decentralisation of production: Company succession and contractors.
Company reorganisation: Workforce adjustment plans, suspension or reduction.
Opting out of collective bargaining agreements.
Dismissals and restructuring.
Social Security.
Due diligence in employment matters.
Employment proceedings.
Work inspections.
Occupational hazard prevention.

LITIGATION

The area of Litigation provides advice in situations of conflicts in civil and commercial matters supporting the client at all stages: from analysis of the pre-litigation situation until all judicial proceedings, including complaints and appeals to higher courts. It also advises on jurisdiction and competence in international affairs.

Taking advantage of synergies with other departments of the Firm, the working teams will be made up of solicitors of the litigation department, supported by other experts of the Firm on the particular relevant affairs, thus achieving the best advice and the best chance of success.

In addition, the department provides advice in cross-border transactions and maintains permanent links with international clients.

- Services:

Obligation and contracts law.
Rights in REM.
Succession law.
Leases.
Civil liability.
Corporate conflicts.
Arrangements with creditors.
Handling of all kinds of procedures: Declarative, executive and changes, voluntary jurisdiction proceedings.
Arbitration.

ETHICS

We defend our principles and ethical standards.

We honestly express our own limitations when performing a job and are able to recognize our true individual contribution to the collective work.

In case of any problems, we give an opinion that does not contradict internally what we believe.

- Internally

We give adequate importance to the work, but we know that it is not the sole important feature. We trust the people making up this team and we are faithful and honourable to them by seeking the common good. We give our honest opinion about what should be changed or improved in ESCALONA & DE FUENTES.

- Externally

Our professional ethics commits us to give our clients: high quality at reasonable prices and the best possible humane treatment; this is the way to make them to trust us.

That is why, in accordance with our Code of Conduct, every member of the firm undertakes to strictly comply with a series of rules based on principles that inspire and govern our professional activity, both internally and externally, with third parties and with clients in general.

HOPE

We make that every day this Firm may be the best choice for our professionals, through an attractive and flexible project that takes into account the personal situation and development prospects of all of us in ESCALONA & DE FUENTES.

We believe that what we do something that fulfils us and makes us to evolve, we like our profession. We promote with enthusiasm and excitement this organizational project of which we are a part.

We know how to convey to our clients our enthusiasm for what we do, “If one believes in what is doing, clients will believe it as well.”

EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY

- Internally

We make our best efforts to achieve the scheduled targets by optimizing the resources we invest in each project.

We are patient when we delegate. We try to assign the time required for the work to be carried out without strain, as far as possible, and for each person to be able to plan their work independently, in compliance with the deadlines.

We maintain an alert and proactive attitude to anticipate and prevent any possible malfunctions.

- Externally

We try to be accurate in the approach to the proposed consultation and in our advice we provide to our clients.

We dedicate the necessary time to our clients, we make them aware that they are working with the best professional team for their overall needs, and we offer them an exclusive technical and humane treatment.

PROFESSIONALISM

We have a solid preparation which is evidenced in the technical quality of the advice we offer to our clients.

We encourage the intellectual and personal development of all members of the Firm. We actively promote training.

Everyone in this Firm, in our various areas of responsibility, is ready to offer high quality services to our clients, whether domestic or foreign.

We become involved in the projects and show the greatest interest and perseverance. We maintain an attitude of excellence.

FELLOWSHIP

We respect each and every one of the people who make up the “value chain” of this Firm. We acknowledge the work of others and receive demonstration that our work is also valued.

We are able to put ourselves in the place of another one to try to offer help both professionally and in personal situations.

We, the people making up this joint project, “lend us a hand”: we share our knowledge, learn from each other, encourage multidisciplinary connection, dialogue among us, encourage ourselves during tough times and resolve the problems amicably.

We help to create a good environment to feel comfortable, both with regard to interpersonal relationships and ensuring the maximum comfort of the Firm.

EQUALITY

We respect personal dignity and undertake to ensure that there is no type of discrimination whatsoever, embracing the diversity of our society.

We guarantee the absence in the company of direct or indirect discrimination based on sex and, particularly any discrimination resulting from maternity, paternity, the assumption of family obligations, marital status and working conditions.

We eradicate any possible sign of discrimination in internal promotion and recruitment processes.

Because all the above referred, the Seal of Good Practice regarding Gender Equality in the Legal Profession has been awarded to the Firm by the Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid – ICAM).

Individuals, national and international companies, venture capital managers, financial operators and investment vehicles.