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About
Provided by Juan Verdugo
Practice Areas
Partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency Department with an outstanding reputation in debt refinancing and restructuring plans for distressed companies, either in-court or out-of-court. Singled-out as the “go to-lawyer” in Spain for the purchase of large and complex NPL portfolios, where innovative approaches make the difference. Superb skills as insolvency litigator with unrivalled record of accomplishment in claw-back actions, collateral enforcements and directors’ liability. According to the Financial Times, Juan Verdugo created a new standard for improving competition and the appeal of the Spanish NPL market, so that deserving a FT Innovative Lawyers award in 2019 (Creating a new standard). Worth noting experience in cross-border insolvencies and in advising foreign investors on acquiring/divesting in distressed companies, whether through ‘pre-packs’ or ‘fire sales’.
Career
Joined Garrigues Madrid in 2001.
Professional Memberships
Valladolid Bar Association.
Personal
Law degree, Valladolid University (Spain), 1995-99. World Bank Panel of Experts (Washington, USA), 2009-18.
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