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Uría Menéndez
Uría Menéndez‘s restructuring and insolvency practice is renowned for its deep expertise in a variety of high-profile contentious and non-contentious matters, encompassing company and group restructurings, debt refinancings, direct lending, special situations, as well as general insolvency proceedings and related litigation. The client roster includes both creditors and borrowers, who represent leading Spanish and multinational banks, corporates, and financial institutions. The practice is co-led by Carlos de Cárdenas Smith and Ángel Pérez López, both of whom possess a successful track record in finance and restructuring transactions. Other key team members include corporate and insolvency litigation specialist Javier Yáñez and Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María, who focuses his practice on banking law.
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