L4LAW

LOYALTY FOR LAW, LOYALTY
FOR OUR CLIENTS

LOYALTY FOR LAW, LOYALTY
FOR OUR CLIENTS

“Law is constantly evolving. If you don’t follow its steps, you will become less of a lawyer each day”

EDUARD COUTURE

L4LAW was created with the entrepreneurial spirit of its team of professionals, who have extensive experience in renowned national and international law firms, and the drive and desire to offer speedy, personal and friendly legal advice, that can be tailored to our clientsneeds.

We are...

Legal, in our way of doing things and in what we do.
We enjoy being assiduous readers of rules, regulations and legal Literature.
Currently Local, to provide a better global service: from Barcelona and Santander for the whole world.
In our actions, trusted Laborers for our clients and respected by our opponents.
But, above all else, we are Loyal. Loyal to our clients and their interests; Loyal to our profession and way of understanding it; Loyal to our passion for Law; Loyal to our background; Loyal to the companionship on which our project is based.
Loyal to Law

Clients

L4LAW is a law firm that provides advice to its clients in all areas of business law, from the start, during and through to the completion of a process; in the face of setbacks and in difficult times:

The Firm

Diana Rodríguez

She has more than twelve years’ experience in corporate and commercial law. She left Garrigues (Barcelona) in 2017 to set up her own firm, leading that practice until the creation of L4LAW. She specializes in the purchase and sale of companies and assets, as well as real estate transactions, corporate restructuring, business reorganizations, shareholders’ agreements, strategic alliances and joint ventures. 

She advises both Spanish and international clients on corporate and contractual matters. She has led several restructuring transactions, established venture capital funds, negotiated and executed agreements between investors and managers, and designed investment and divestment transactions in portfolio companies for venture capital firms. She also has extensive experience in contractual matters (service, distribution, agency agreements, etc.) advising clients in these areas on a recurring basis.

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) in English and Spanish Law, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK (2004), earned with First Class Honors
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law, ESADE Business & Law School, Ramon Llull University (2008) with specialization in commercial law and tax law
  • Master’s in Law, ESADE Business & Law School, Ramon Llull University (2008)
  • Master’s in Business Law, Centro de Estudios Garrigues & Harvard Law School (2010)
  •  Executive Education, Finance for non-financial managers, ESADE Business & Law School (2018)

TEACHING ACTIVITY

  • Professor in the Masters in Access to Legal Practice program (ISDE)
  • Professor in the Masters in International Law, Foreign Trade and International Relations (ISDE)

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

OTHER

Recognized by the Best Lawyers magazine in the area of private equity

Cristina Ramon

After thirteen years at Cuatrecasas, she left the firm to jointly set up L4LAW, where she leads the litigation and arbitration practice. She has extensive experience in commercial litigation, including national and international arbitrations. She specializes in corporate disputes (directors’ liability and challenging corporate resolutions) and all kinds of contractual disputes, including those arising from sales and equity investments. She has extensive experience in disputes arising from unfair competition.

She has participated in the resolution of numerous legal and arbitration disputes, as well as in negotiation processes arising from civil and commercial, contractual and non-contractual disputes. She has also advised both majority and minority shareholders and/or companies themselves in numerous shareholders’ meetings. Her practice also includes participation in all kinds of enforcement proceedings arising from financing agreements, such as foreclosures, pledges and all types of guarantees.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Barcelona University (2005)
  • Juris Doctor, Law School of Puerto Ricos University (2006).
  • Postgraduate studies in analysis of financial statements, Pompeu Fabra University (2014). 

TEACHING ACTIVITY AND PUBLICATION

  • Professor in the Masters in Business Law program (ICAB).

ECONOMIST & JURIST

  • Precautionary measures in the civil system and controversial issues in the calculation of procedural deadlines.
  • The interpretation of the courts. 

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

Albert Fauria

After nine years practicing law in renowned national and international firms, he founded his own firm in 2018. A year later he became a partner in L4LAW, where he leads the restructuring and insolvency area, while also developing the litigation and arbitration practice.

He has extensive experience in insolvency proceedings and the negotiation of refinancing agreements; both in defense of the interests of the debtor and its directors and the creditors affected by the insolvency. He also has extensive experience in civil and commercial litigation, assuming the client’s legal defense in all types of procedures, especially in insurance law and liability actions for damages and inheritance.

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Autonomous University of Barcelona (2010).
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Administration, Autonomous University of Barcelona (2010).
  • Master’s in Insurance Law from the National University of Distance Education (2015).

TEACHING ACTIVITY AND PUBLICATIONS 

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan

Manuel Félix Torreiro

With more than ten years of experience in the Tax Law department at the firm Garrigues (Barcelona), in 2020 he becomes a partner at L4LAW, where he co-leads the Accounting and Tax law department. He specializes in the corporate taxation area, providing ongoing tax advice to small and medium-sized companies and large business groups in the areas of Corporate Income Tax, Income Tax for Non-Residents, Value Added Tax and Stamp Duty Tax.

He has extensive experience in providing ongoing tax advice to all types of companies in broad economic sectors (focusing particularly on the automotive, transport, construction and real estate development sectors), business groups’ taxation under the tax consolidation regime, taxation of transactions and business restructuring transactions, taxation of real estate transactions and taxation of public sector contracts. He has been involved in numerous due diligence processes, acquisitions and corporate restructuring transactions.

Likewise, he has extensive experience in inspection proceedings before the tax authorities, claims before the Economic-Administrative Courts and administrative appeals to the High Courts of Justice and the National High Court.

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Law at Universidad de Vigo (2008)
  • Master’s in Tax Consultancy and Management, ESADE Business & Law School (2009)
  • Master’s in Business Law, C. E. Garrigues & Harvard Law School (2012)

TEACHING ACTIVITY

  • Accounting Law Lecturer at Escuela de Nuevas Incorporaciones de Garrigues

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Galician

Beatriz Lamadrid

After over eleven years practicing law in the Tax Law department in the firm Garrigues (Madrid and Barcelona), in 2020 she joins L4LAW as partner, where she co-leads the Accounting and Tax Law Department. She specializes in family businesses and wealth taxation, providing tax advice to individuals and large groups or family businesses in the areas of Personal Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Corporate Income Tax and Inheritance and Donations Tax.

She has extensive experience in providing ongoing tax advice to large business groups and small and medium-sized companies from various sectors, as well as in business restructuring taxation  and business groups’ taxation under the tax consolidation regime. She has been involved in numerous due diligence processes, acquisitions and corporate and asset restructuring transactions. Likewise, she has extensive experience in inspection proceedings before the tax authorities and appeals to the Economic-Administrative Courts.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2008)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2008)
  • Master’s in Tax Consultancy and Management at ESADE Business & Law School (2009)
  • Master’s in Business Law at C. E. Garrigues & Harvard Law School (2011)

TEACHING ACTIVITY

  • Accounting Law Lecturer at Escuela de Nuevas Incorporaciones de Garrigues

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan
L4LAW

Ana Morales

After fifteen years in the labour law department at Garrigues (Barcelona), she left the firm in 2016 to set up her own firm specialized in employment law. In 2021, and after several years of stable collaboration with L4LAW, she joins the Firm as partner to lead the employment law department.

She has extensive experience in providing ongoing advice in all fields of employment law to companies from various sectors, as well defending the clients’ interests in inspection proceedings before the Labour Authority and also in labour courts (Litigation).

She has been involved in numerous due diligence processes, acquisitions and restructuring processes.

She also has wide-ranging experience in matters concerning top management employees, non-compete clauses, stock option and similar long-term remuneration schemes.

Member of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) since 2001.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

TEACHING ACTIVITY

  • Lecturer in several courses and seminars on Labour Law

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan