Carmen Fernández-Hontoria > Ramón y Cajal Abogados > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Ramón y Cajal Abogados Offices
CALLE ALMAGRO 16-18
28010 MADRID
Spain
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Carmen Fernández-Hontoria
Work Department
Litigation, arbitration and insolvency
Position
Partner
Career
Partner of the Civil Litigation Department, with over nine years’ experience, she joined the firm in 2012.
Carmen specialises in insolvency law and civil litigation; of interest is the advice she has provided in pre-insolvency scenarios (refinancing agreements, debt restructuring and court validations) and in the filing of voluntary and legal insolvency proceedings, including challenges brought against the same, advice at all insolvency stages, representing both the debtor and creditors, to include categorisation proceedings.
In turn, she has also specialised in defending financial agreements, to include financial swaps, preferential participations, structured products, bonds, warrants, etc.
Furthermore, she also offers valuable experience in preparing proceedings examined by various arbitration courts, to include the International Chamber of Commerce and Arbitration Court in Madrid, at all procedural stages.
Languages
English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Education
- IX Sessions on the Insolvency Act, Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España, 2011.
- Seminar on Insolvency Law, taught by Iñigo Villoria Clifford Chance, 2009.
- Advanced Course in Business Consultancy, Escuela de Práctica Jurídica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2008.
- Masters in Fiscal Advice and Taxation, Centro de Estudios Financieros (CEF), 2007.
- Degree in Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2005.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Restructuring and insolvency
The ‘excellent, proactive’ team at Ramón y Cajal Abogados routinely handles group restructurings, debt refinancings, and creditors’ rights and board liability issues. Following the March 2024 departure of practice co-head Amado Giménez, Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno steers the group and specialises in business restructuring processes, advising companies and financial institutions on pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings. Carmen Fernández-Hontoria is an additional key contact for insolvency law and civil litigation.
Spain > Dispute resolution
Ramón y Cajal Abogados‘ dispute resolution team is regularly instructed by clients from the construction, energy, and banking and finance sectors, to name a few, and has a particular focus on civil and antitrust litigation matters. The group also offers arbitration services and has experience acting before authorities such as the ICC, LCIA, and CIMA, among others. Insolvency disputes specialist Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno co-leads the team alongside Luis Briones who represents clients in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. Fernando Manzanedo is noted for his expertise in contentious-administrative proceedings arising from the finance and energy sectors, while Carmen Fernández-Hontoria is adept in leading on insolvency disputes.
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Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: Equity
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Food
- Public law
- Capital markets: Debt
- Dispute resolution
- Industry focus: TMT
- White-collar crime
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy
- Banking and finance