Clifford Chance

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Maria Guinot specialises in commercial litigation and regulatory investigations.

A State Attorney (on leave of absence), she has over twenty years' extensive experience on all fields relating to public authorities and regulated sectors, with a strong focus on the financial services, real estate and energy sectors.

In these fields she provides advisory assessment and also pre-litigation and litigation services in both public and commercial disputes, with expertise in investigations and independent expert procedures.

Admitted as State Attorney of the Kingdom of Spain (Abogado de Estado) 2005

State Attorney, Ministry of Justice 2005

Deputy State Attorney, Ministry of Finance and Public Administration 2012

Legal Counsel, FROB (Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring) 2012

Head for Regulation and Compliance, Sareb 2013

Partner, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo 2014

Partner, Deloitte Legal 2019

Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2025

Speaks Spanish, English

Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)

Member of the Royal Academy for Jurisprudence and Laws

Member of the State Lawyers Association

Universidad Valencia (Law) 2001