Fernando Zunzunegui

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Practice Areas

Fernando is Managing Partner of Zunzunegui Abogados. He has more than 25 years’ experience in Banking law, Financial Regulation, Dispute Resolution and Fintech. He is also trustee in bankruptcy, arbitrator and EFPA’s financial regulation advisor.

He represents and advises companies, national and foreign, from the public and private spheres including private companies, public bodies, government agencies, financial institutions and investment firms.

Career

Former Chairman and member of the European Commission’s Expert Forum of Financial Services Users, FIN-USE (Brussels, 2006-2009)

Legal advisor at IBERCLEAR, the Spanish Central Securities Depository in charge of the Register and the Clearing & Settlement (1992-1996)

Cum Laude PhD in Banking Law (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1981)

Currently professor of Financial Market Law and Corporate Governance Law at Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (where has been professor since 1992).

Professional Memberships

Member of ASCOM (the Spanish Compliance Association)

Member of the Advisory Committee of FECIF

Publications

Author of the study ‘Mortgage Credit’ commissioned by European Parliament

Author of the reference book for professionals and students, ‘Financial Market Law’ (“Derecho del Mercado Financiero”), and other books and articles on financial regulation

Frequent contributor and columnist in the economic press in Spain