Fedra Valencia > Cuatrecasas > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas
Almagro, 9.
28010 Madrid
Spain

Position

Partner

Career

Fedra Valencia has participated in many insolvency proceedings, including some of the most relevant in Spain, defending debtors’ and creditors’ interests. She also handles debt refinancing in and out of court and corporate restructuring agreements, achieving beneficial arrangements for her clients with their creditors. She is an expert in directors’ liability.

She advises and represents companies from many sectors, including real estate, industrial, air transport, automotive, construction and energy, as well as many financial institutions.

She lectures on insolvency law in the Master for Admission to the Practice of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICADE, in the Specialist Course on Insolvency Law, Corporate Restructuring and Corporate Governance at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and in the Loyola Executive – Specialist Diploma in Business Restructuring and Refinancing at Universidad Loyola. She speaks regularly at specialized conferences and forums. She collaborated as an expert in the Open Forum of the Boletín Mercantil (Commercial Gazette) published by El Derecho.

She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and the Spanish Association of Female Insolvency Professionals (AEMPI).

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Restructuring and insolvency

(Leading individuals)

Fedra ValenciaCuatrecasas

The restructuring, insolvency, and special situations practice at Cuatrecasas is a vital resource for creditors, debtors, management teams, shareholders, investment funds, banks, and corporates seeking advice on restructuring transactions and general insolvency proceedings. The team is adept at representing both creditors and debtors, and is frequently engaged in crisis management matters, ranging from refinancing and distressed M&A to winding up and directors’ liability issues. The team is led by dual-qualified partner (Spain and New York) Ignacio Buil, who is based in Madrid and specialises in financing and debt restructuring transactions. Other key team members include Patricia Álvarez and Fedra Valencia, both based in Madrid. Additionally, Antonio Carreño and Javier Sánchez, working from Barcelona, play crucial roles in supporting clients in large-scale insolvency proceedings.