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Javier Tortuero

Partner since 2011 ––– Madrid
Member no. 68389 of the Madrid Bar Association
Languages
  • Spanish

  • English

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Profile

Javier Tortuero joined Uría Menéndez in September 2000 and was made partner in January 2011. Javier participated in Sullivan & Cromwell’s 2005-2006 Visiting Lawyers Program in New York. He was the managing partner of Uría Menéndez’s New York office from 2016 to 2020.

Javier’s practice focuses on M&A, securities markets (capital and debt issues) and banking and finance. He advises listed companies, financial entities, private equtity firms and other clients on wide-ranging corporate matters, such as corporate governance and contracting.

Javier is a member of the Board of Directors of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and he has been the secretary to the Board of Directors of several Spanish companies.

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Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3), Madrid, 2000
  • Degree in Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3), Madrid, 2001
Education

Professional associations

  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Member of the board of directors of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Teaching activity

Javier has lectured on company law and the management of law firms at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas. He has been a lecturer on the Master’s Degree in International Business Law since (2002-2016) and the Executive Master’s Degree in International Business Law (2009-2016), both organised by the Universidad San Pablo C.E.U., Instituto de Estudios Europeos) since 2009. He has also been a lecturer on the Master’s Degree to Access the Legal Profession organised by the Universidad San Pablo C.E.U. He was also a lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Company Law at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas between 2006 and 2009. Javier regularly participates as a speaker in seminars and conferences related to his area of expertise.

Recent publications

  • Javier Tortuero. In Manual de fusiones y adquisiciones de empresas. Actualizado al RDL 5/2023, de 28 de junio, 4.ª ed. Rafael Sebastián (Director), Martin Jordano (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): La Ley-Wolters Kluwer, 2024

  • Ana Belén Campuzano (Director), Rafael Sebastián (Director), Javier Tortuero (Director). Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2023

  • Ana Belén Campuzano (Director), Rafael Sebastián (Director), Javier Tortuero (Director). Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2023

  • Javier Tortuero. In Esquemas de derecho concursal, 14.ª ed. Ana Belén Campuzano (Director), Rafael Sebastián (Director), Javier Tortuero (Director). Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2023

  • Javier Tortuero. In Fundamentos de derecho empresarial, t. IV. Derecho concursal, 6.ª ed. Rafael Sebastián (Coordinador). Cizur Menor (Navarra): Aranzadi, 2022