Jose Carles

Bio:

Lawyer, chartered economist and Court-appointed insolvency practitioner ("administrador concursal"), José Carles is a founding partner at Spain-based CARLES | CUESTA (Chambers & Partners, top 100 law firm worldwide, GRR 100 for the last six consecutive years), where he leads the Cross-border Business Recovery, Restructuring & Insolvency practice. He has worked on Spain's most relevant restructuring and insolvency, including creditor-forced solutions and M&A under distress (prepacks). Prior to CARLES CUESTA, he worked as an investment banker at UBS Investment Bank (London) and as a lawyer at Garrigues Restructuring and Insolvency team (Madrid).

INSOL Fellow, Mr. Carles completed the Global Insolvency Practice Course of INSOL International 2019/2021 with honours. Master in Company Law from Centro de Estudios Garrigues and Harvard Law School, BA in Law (ICADE) and BSc in Business Administration (ICADE). 

University Lecturer on International Insolvency. José is a member of the Faculty in the “Workout Simulation in Global Comparative and International Insolvency Law” (Module C) of the renowned Global Insolvency Practice Course of INSOL International. He currently lectures the course on "International Insolvency" at ICADE's Master in International Business Law as well as the course on "Restructuring and Insolvency law" at ICADE’s LLM program, which he has taught for over 10 years.

In 2022, he introduced Madrid’s Bar association (ICAM) Business Restructuring Master program, which he directed for its first three edidions and in which he has lectured on: international insolvency (European Insolvency Regulation, EU Directive and proposals for harmonisation, UNCITRAL Model Laws, Spanish rules of Private International Law towards recognition and exequatur), strategy related to restructuring procedures, restructuring plans and cryptoassets under insolvency. 

International Speaker. He is regularly invited as a speaker by international institutions (including the World Bank, the III, INSOL International, INSOL Europe or the American Bankruptcy Institute) and universities, bar associations and professional organizations worldwide.

He is joint Editor-In-Chief of INSOL Europe’s insolvency journal Eurofenix and member of the Editorial Board of INSOL World (INSOL International). He writes regularly on Restructuring & Insolvency Law with more than 50 publications in international books, journals and magazines.

LANGUAGES

Multilingual, José speaks Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Catalan and Hebrew.

SELECT INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND ADVISORY ROLES

• European Commission (2023–2025). Senior consultant on the Compliance Study of the Transposition of the Directive (EU) 2019/1023 on Restructuring and Insolvency with Prof. Christoph Paulus
• UNCITRAL WG V (2023–present). Delegate representing the International Insolvency Institute
• World Bank (2019–2025). Task Force member on Insolvency & Creditor/Debtor Regimes
• World Bank (2023). Lead trainer for Egyptian judges and practitioners on corporate insolvency

HONORS AND AWARDS

José Carles counts with numerous international awards in the fields of restructuring, insolvency and commercial litigation including:

• Chambers Europe 2023, 2024 and 2025. Restructuring/Insolvency: Insolvency.  "Department co-head José Carles acts for a range of domestic and international clients, including debtors, creditors and administrators", "He has deep knowledge within the field of insolvency and treats files seriously and with customer care."
• Lexology Index / Who's Who Legal (WWL) Restructuring & Insolvency 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Global Leader. Recommended
• Lexology Index / Who's Who Legal (WWL) Litigation 2020, Commercial Litigation 2021, 2022 2023, 2024 and 2025. Global Leader. Recommended
• INSOL International. INSOL's Future 40 (INSOL's Young Practitioner Spotlight) 2022
• Global Restructuring Review (GRR) 40 under 40 2022
• INSOL International. INSOL Fellow after graduating from the Global Insolvency Practice Course 2019/2021 with honours
• Iberian Lawyer. “Iberian Team of the Year in Restructuring & Insolvency” 2021
• Who's Who Legal (WWL) Iberia 2021. National Leader. Recommended under the categories of Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency
• International Insolvency Institute. NextGen Leadership Program. Class IX 2020 (New York)
• Global Restructuring Review. Names to Know in Spain 2020
• American Bankruptcy Institute. ABI 40 under 40 (class of 2019). Emerging Leader in Insolvency Practice

INTERNATIONAL LECTURES

• Universidad Autónoma de Madrid / Garrigues. Madrid, Spain. Day seminar on Restructuring of international groups. “Modelos comparados de reestructuración de grupos y propuestas de futuro/ Comparative models of group restructuring and proposals for the future”. 19/06/2025
• London International Disputes Week 2025 (LIDW25). London, UK. “Creditor protection: who does it best?”. 04/06/2025
• INSOL International (Asia Hub) and Guangdong Association of Bankruptcy Administrators. Guangzhou Insolvency Conference. Guangzhou, China. “Evolving Corporate Restructuring Solutions: Out of Court Workouts and Pre-packs”. 21/03/2025
• INSOL India & Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). International Conclave. New Delhi, India. “Issues, Recent Developments & New Trends in Restructuring & Insolvency across Jurisdictions - Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe & India”. 07/12/2024
• South African Restructuring & Insolvency Practitioners Association SARIPA. Online webinar. “Restructuring regimes - Taking a journey around the world”. 25/07/2024
• International Insolvency Institute (Singapore). 24th Annual Conference. “Developing a Market for DIP Financing” with Justice Amanda Cohen Benchetrit (Spain), Timothy Graulich (US) and Neil McDonald (Hong Kong) . 11/06/2024
• Industrial Auctioneers Association (Barcelona, Spain). 2024 Annual European Members’ Meeting. Keynote speech on “Prepacks in the European Union. Towards a new market of M&A under distress”. 13/05/2024
• International Insolvency Institute. Podcast episode (Spotify/Apple). “UNCITRAL – Working Group V” with Darío Oscós (Mexico), Olya Antle (USA) and Adam Swick (USA). Introduced by Adam Crane (Cayman). 06/05/2024
• Royal Holloway, University of London (London, UK). “Technology in Insolvency Procedures” in the 5th International and Comparative Law Insolvency Symposium, moderating speakers Ruowei DU (China) and Harry Lawless (World Bank). 27/04/2024
• Encuentra (Online, Colombia). Ciclo de Derecho de Insolvencia Extranjero y Experiencias en Insolvencia Transfronteriza. 21/02/2024
• American Bankruptcy Institute (Lisbon, Portugal). Panel on "Update on UNCITRAL Working Group V & the Road to Adoption of the Model Laws" in the International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium with Charlotte Moller (UK), Stacy Lutkus (US) and Luke Barefoot (US). 02/11/2023
• Universidad de los Andes (Online, Colombia). "Prepack concursal" with Prof. Diana Rivero Andrade. 26/10/2023
• INSOL Europe Annual Conference 2023 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). "Exploring the proposal for a Directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law: pre-pack proceedings" with Bart Heynickx (Belgium) and Juliette Van de Wiel (The Netherlands). 13/10/2023
• III Congreso de Derecho Mercantil y Concursal Ciudad de Toledo (Toledo, Spain). "Análisis de la situación económica y su impacto en la insolvencia empresarial" with HH Andrés Sánchez Magro, Eduardo Molina Rodríguez and Alicia González de Buitrago García. 07/09/2023
• World Bank / INSOL International (Cairo, Egypt). "Early Restructuring of Viable Firms" in the MENA Forum on Insolvency Reform: Restructuring of businesses in MENA: Best practices and innovative policy approaches with Andrew Dale (Saudi Arabia), Judge Dominique-Paul Vallée (France), Eric Van den Broele (Belgium), Ghada El Ehwany (Egypt). 20/06/2023
• International Insolvency Institute 23rd Annual Conference (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). NextGen panel "Directors' Duties: Navigating the Minefield of Cross-Border Restructuring" with Joao Guilherme Thiesi da Silva (US), Michael Lam (Cayman) and Rebecca Kennedy (Canada). 09/06/2023
• V Encuentro Nacional de Derecho Concursal y Societario A Coruña 2023 (A Coruña, Spain). "Concurso sin masa" with Pedro Prendes, Pablo Albert and Julio Rafael Fernández Maestre. 02/06/2023
• VIII Congreso Nacional y IV Congreso Internacional de Derecho Concursal (Online). "La propuesta de prepacks en la Unión Europea. El ejemplo de España". 19/05/2023
• ILA/Insolvency Lawyers' Association (London, UK). "Cross-Border Recognition - Where Are We Now?" with Leo Plank (Germany), Teun Struycken (The Netherlands) and Kate Stephenson (UK). 21/04/2023
• ANADE Colegio de Abogados, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico). "Preventive restructuring directive and business transformation after financial restructuring" with Prof. Doctor Annika Wolf (Germany) and Iván Romo (Mexico). 01/03/2023
• INSOL International, Podcast episode (Spotify/Apple). "INSOL Talks: Treatment of executory contracts in insolvency" with David C. Ehmke (Germany) and Eugenio Vaccari (UK). 20/02/2023
• International Insolvency Institute (III), Podcast episode (Spotify/Apple). "Prepackaged sales in Europe. Southern Europe: Greece, Italy, Spain, France and Portugal" with Carlo Ghia, George Bazinas, Giorgio Corno, Mylène Boché-Robinet and Rita Espirito Santo. Introduced by Adam Crane. 10/01/2023
• International Insolvency Institute (III), Podcast episode (Spotify/Apple). "Global Perspectives. Restructuring plans in Europe. Southern Europe: Greece, Italy, Spain, France and Portugal" with Carlo Ghia, George Bazinas, Giorgio Corno, mylène Boché-Robinet and Rita Espirito Santo. Introduced by Adam Crane.  01/01/2023
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Guest Lecture "Bankruptcy and corporate fraud" with Prof. Doctor Annika Wolf. 10/12/2022
• American Bankruptcy Institute (NY, USA), "Cryptocurrency and Cross-Border Insolvency Law" in the Cross-Border Insolvency Program. With Kyle Ortiz (US), Grant Carroll (BVI) and Chris Koenig (US). 14/11/2022
• Justice Programme of the European Union / European Lawyers Foundation (Bilbao, Spain). "Communication, cooperation & coordination of EU restructuring & insolvency proceedings" within the Training of Lawyers on EU Instruments on Insolvency Law (CiviLAW). 07/10/2022
• LA LEY Insolvencia (Webinar). "Experiencias de éxito en Reestructuraciones Empresariales" with Manuela Serrano and HH Alfonso Muñoz Paredes. 04/10/2022
• International Insolvency Institute 22nd Annual Conference (Toronto, Canada). NextGen panel "DIP Financing: A Cross Jurisdictional Comparison" with Kathlene Burke (UK), Iacopo Donati (Italy), Steven Golden (US) and Sheila Ng (Singapore). 08/09/2022
• Madrid’s Bar Association (Webinar). "Sesión de actualidad sobre la Reforma de la Ley Concursal: Planes de Reestructuración". 22/07/2022
• WOLTERS KLUWER (Online). "Insolvencia: reestructuración empresarial y otras soluciones". Módulos de (i) insolvencia, (ii) prepacks y (ii) acuerdos de refinanciación y planes de reestructuración. 24/05/2022-01/07/2022
• Guildhall Chambers Insolvency Seminar (Bristol, UK). "Brexit. Cross-border Insolvency. Where are we now? Où en sommes-nous? ¿Dónde estamos?" with Stefan Ramel (UK) and Georges-Louis Harang (France). 21/06/2022
• TMA Europe Annual European 2022 (Madrid, Spain). "Unlocking crypto in restructuring" with Lisa Hough (US) , Julie Lavoir (France), Christian Hilpert (Germany), Elodie Trevillot (France). 10/06/2022
• Madrid’s Bar Association (Madrid, Spain). "Reforma de la Ley Concursal. Curso de Reestructuraciones para el Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI)". 30-31/05/2022
• International Insolvency Institute (III), Podcast episode (Spotify/Apple). "Global Perspectives. Updates on Spain's Insolvency Regime" with former Minister of Justice in Spain Rafael Catalá. 06/04/2022
• INSOL Europe Annual Conference 2022 (Dublin, Ireland). “Cryptoassets and fraud – what the insolvency practitioner needs to know” with Carmel King (UK), Danielle Haston (UK) and Aidan Larkin (Ireland). 05/03/2022
• Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF), Madrid (Spain). "Compraventa de empresas en concurso de acreedores", with Carlos Cuesta. 08/02/2022
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Guest Lecture "Wirecard, bankruptcy and corporate fraud" with Prof. Doctor Annika Wolf. 03/12/2021
• O.P. Jindal Global (Sonipat, India), "Advocacy in court in international cases, differences to national cases" in the International and Comparative Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency online programme created by the International Insolvency Institute, with Adam Crane (Cayman Islands). 25/11/2021
• International Insolvency Institute 21st Annual Conference (New York, US). NextGen panel "COMI In the Digital Age. Determining COMI of a Virtual Business" with Adam Crane (Cayman), Maja Zerjal (US) and Ilya Kokorin (The Netherlands). 20/10/2021
• INSOL Europe Autumn Online Conference. "Real estate industry: New measures passed by the states" with Giorgio Corno (Italy), Frances Coulson (UK) and Stathis Potamitis (Greece). 07/10/2021
• Spain US Chamber of Commerce, Webinar "Insolvency Proceedings in the U.S. and Spain: A Comparative Discussion During the COVID-19 Pandemic". 26/03/2021
• Université Paris Nanterre (France), Guest Lecture "Cross Border Insolvency. A practical perspective" with Prof. Doctor Eugenio Vaccari. 08/03/2021
• Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Guest Lecture "Wirecard, bankruptcy and corporate fraud" with Prof. Doctor Annika Wolf. 27/11/2020
• Comisión de Derecho Concursal de Barra Mexicana (Mexico). Webinar "Aspectos internacionales de las insolvencias y las reestructuras ante la crisis económica causada por el COVID-19". 02/07/2020
• International Insolvency Institute. III NextGen Webinar Series. Insolvency & Restructuring at the time of Covid-19. "Focus on EMEA. Session 2: France, Italy, Germany and Spain”. 03/06/2020
• NPL Investing & Servicing Summit Athens 2019 (DDC Financial). Athens (Greece). "NPL Investing & Opportunities in Iberia". 17-18/10/2019
• INSOL Europe - AIJA Joint Insolvency Seminar. Mallorca (Spain). "Receiving support: Banking instruments to support the activities of the receiver". 13-15/06/2019
• University of Essex. Essex (UK). "Brexit. Regulatory Challenges for Business Law. Impact of Brexit in Insolvency Law". 10/05/2019
• Chubb Insurance. Dive In Festival on Diversity and Inclusion. Madrid (Spain). "Social reintegration and inclusion of former prisoners at the workplace". 26/09/2018
• City Law, The City University of London. London (UK). "Treatment of Executory Contracts under Insolvency: Spain". 06/04/2017
• Conferencia internacional UNIJES. Barcelona (Spain). "Avances legislativos en las soluciones extrajudiciales al Concurso de Acreedores". 02/07/2013

PUBLICATIONS

• "PREPACKS. Harmonization within the EU. Spain, Belgium and The Netherlands" (Eurofenix, Issue 93, Winter 2023/24). Carles, J., Heynickx, B., Van de Wiel, J.
• "Directors’ duties: navigating the minefield of cross-border restructuring" (Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Vol. 32, No. 3, 10/2023). Carles, J., Kennedy, R., Lam, M., Thiesi da Silva, J.G.
• "Spain" in ESG in Restructuring (INSOL International, 09/2023). Carles, J.
• "Chapter 3: ABENGOA, S.A. (SPAIN)" in Cross Border Restructuring & Insolvency 2012-2022: Cases and Developments (Wolters Kluwer, Law of Business and Finance, Volume 24, June 2023). Carles, J., Mas, M.
• "Bitgrail & Celsius: similar outcomes, different reasoning" (Eurofenix, Issue 91, Spring 2023). Carles, J., Donati, I.
• "Chapter 27. Executory Contracts in Insolvency: The Spanish Perspective" in Executory Contracts in Insolvency Law. A Global Guide (EE Publishing, II. Ed, 2023). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "¿De quién son las criptomonedas en un escenario de concurso?" (Invertia-El Español, February, 2023). Carles, J.
• "Towards a new DIP financing regime under European restructuring plans. Views from Spain" (American Bankruptcy Institute - ABI International Committee Newsletter, January 2023). Carles, J.
• "Spain: New Restructuring Plans under the Transposition of the EU Directive" (Eurofenix, Issue 90, Winter 2022/23). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Cross-border insolvency after Brexit: Where are we now? Où en sommes-nous? ¿Dónde estamos?" (Eurofenix, Issue 90, Winter 2022/23). Carles, J., Ramel, S., Harang, G.
• "Rescue Financing: Roll-Ups in USA, Italy, Singapore and Spain" (Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Vol. 31 No. 5, October 2022). Burke, K., Carles, J., Donati, I., Golden, S., and Ng, S.
• "Jurisdiction and Recognition of Insolvency-Related Judgments: A Comparison between the European Insolvency Regulation and the UNCITRAL Model Law" (INSOL International, Technical Paper Series no 53, October 2022). Carles, J. 
• "Cryptoassets and fraud: what the insolvency practitioner needs to know. Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need (Silk) Roads!" (Eurofenix, Issue 88, Summer 2022). Carles, J., King, C., Haston, D., Larkin, A.
• "Debtor-in-Possession Financing. Lecciones a aprender de Estados Unidos" in Actualidad Mercantil 2022 (Tirant Lo Blanch, 2022). Carles, J., Cuesta, C., Mas, M.
• "A comparison of real estate-focused measures in the Covid-19 pandemic" (Eurofenix, Issue 86, Winter 2021/22). Carles, J., Corno, G., Coulson, F., Potamitis, S.
• "In Search for COMI of a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation" (Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Vol. 30 No. 5, October 2021). Carles, J., Crane, A., Kokorin, I., Zerjal, M.
• "Digital Gold: Implications of crypto assets under an insolvency scenario" (Eurofenix, Issue 84, Summer 2021). Carles, J., Le Pajolec, L., Orsula, D.
• "Rapid Innovations in Digital Finance" (Recovery, the magazine of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, Summer 2021). Carles, J., Le Pajolec, L., Orsula, D.
• "Digital Gold: Implications of crypto assets under an insolvency scenario" (Eurofenix, Issue 84, Summer 2021). Carles, J., Le Pajolec, L., Orsula, D.
• "The Introduction of Pre-Pack Administrations in Spain" (International Corporate Rescue, Volume 13, Issue 3, May 2021). Carles, J., De Lucas, P.
• "Welcome to Spain, prepacks" (Eurofenix, Issue 83, Spring 2021). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Digital finance and crypto assets news from Brussels" (Eurofenix, Issue 83, Spring 2021). Carles, J., Le Pajolec, L., Orsula, D.
• "Wirecard - Serial fraud or an exceptionally pathological case?" (Eurofenix, Issue 81, Autumn 2020). Carles, J., Le Pajolec, L., Heynickx, B., Wogue, P.
• "Spain. A new Insolvency Act Recast" (Eurofenix, Issue 81, Autumn 2020). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Capítulo 8. Arbitraje y Concurso" in Memento Arbitraje (Lefebvre, July 2020). Carles, J., Cuesta, C., Martínez, P.
• "The Spanish Insolvency Reaction to COVID-19" (International Corporate Rescue, Volume 17, Issue 4, July 2020). Carles, J., De Lucas, P.
• "Was court-life across Europe prepared for the COVID-19 crisis?" (Eurofenix, Issue 80, Summer 2020). Carles, J., Le Pajolec, L., Orsula, D.
• "Guías Sectoriales Covid-19. Sección de Reestructuraciones e Insolvencias" (Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía ICAM, May 2020). Carles, J., Cuesta, C., Thery, A., Martín, P.
• "Covid-19: Spain introduces second round of insolvency measures" (Global Restructuring Review, April 2020). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "La resurrección del reconvenio de acreedores ante la pandemia del Covid-19" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, Aprill 2020). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Spain - Covid 19 Response" (Global Insolvency, April 2020). Carles, J., García-Quismondo, R.
• "Covid-19: What insolvency-related measures has Spain put in place?" (Global Restructuring Review, April 2020). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Código de Derecho de la Sostenibilidad" (Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado, February 2020). Martínez-Echevarría, A., Carles, J., Cuesta, C. y otros.
• "Abengoa subsidiary faces first creditor-forced insolvency proceedings" (Eurofenix. The Journal of Insol Europe, Spring 2019). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Chapter 21. National Report for Spain" in Executory Contracts in Insolvency Law (EE Publishing, I Ed. 2019). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Concurso exprés: declaración y conclusión simultánea del concurso por insuficiencia de masa activa" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, April 2019). Carles, J., Linares, M.
• "Impago de rentas y concurso de acreedores del arrendatario" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, August 2018). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Competencia del Juez del concurso en acciones de resolución contractual" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, February 2018). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Artículo 513. Publicidad del Reglamento" in Tratado de Sociedades de Capital. Comentario Judicial, Notarial, Registral y Doctrinal de la Ley de Sociedades de Capital (Thomson Reuters. Aranzadi, September 2017). Martínez-Echevarría, A., Carles, J.
• BOOK REVIEW: Commentary on the European Insolvency Regulation (Global Restructuring Review, April 2017). Carles, J.
• "Avances legislativos en las soluciones extrajudiciales al concurso de acreedores" in Las medidas preventivas de conflictos jurídicos en contextos económicos inestables (Dykinson, 2014). Carles, J.
• "Adquisición de unidades productivas en concurso de acreedores y deudas de Seguridad Social" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, October 2014), Carles, J., Galán, C.
• "Inmovilismo del pasivo financiero ordinario en los concursos de acreedores de PYMEs" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, September 2014). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Autonomía de la voluntad, acreedores disidentes, quórum y concurso de acreedores" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, September 2014). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Los nuevos créditos ordinarios de acreedores privilegiados tras la reforma de la Ley Concursal" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, September 2014). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "La incorporación de la liberación de deuda en el Derecho Concursal español" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, November 2013), Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "La problemática del concurso de acreedores de la persona física. Soluciones jurisprudenciales y de Derecho Comparado" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, March 2013). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "La aprobación judicial acelerada de la propuesta de convenio (AJM 1 Barcelona 27.9.2010 y SJM 1 Barcelona 29.10.2010)" in Anuario de Derecho Concursal núm. 25 (Aranzadi - Civitas, February 2012). Fernández, A., Thery, A., Carles, J.
• "Concurso de acreedores de Spanair. Pasos que han de seguir los acreedores para maximizar sus posibilidades de cobro" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, January 2012). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.
• "Una reforma orientada a la dinamización de nuestro tejido empresarial" (Ed Aranzadi - Legal Today, January 2012). Carles, J., Cuesta, C.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• José is a member of the III, where he co-chairs its Projects' Committe and is also part of its UNCITRAL Working Group V Committee, acting as a part of the III's delegation at UNCITRAL's Working Group V in its last sessions in New York and Vienna.
• He is a member of the Council at INSOL Europe, country coordinator for Spain and immediate past co-chair of INSOL Europe’s legal tech & digital assets wing. He's currently co-chair of INSOL Europe's Young Members Group. He's also a member of INSOL International and an INSOL Fellow
• He is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, where he's a member of the Steering Committe for ABI's 40 under 40 program.
• At a national level, José is among the founding members of the Spanish Club of Insolvency Law (CEDI - Club Español del Derecho de Insolvencia). He is also one of the members of the advisory committee to the insolvency wing of Madrid’s Bar Association and is a member of the Association of Chartered Economists in Madrid.
• José is registered as an insolvency practitioner at Madrid's Bar Association, Barcelona's Bar Association, the Balearic Islands Bar Association and Cáceres.

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