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Abogado y Socio principal Antonio Cobo Vallecillo de CBC Abogados

Antonio Cobo Vallecillo

Partner & Lawyer | antonio@cblawfirm.es

Biography

With a background in self-employment and as a founding member of our firm, Antonio is an experienced lawyer specializing in Real Estate, Urban Planning, and Construction Law, along with Civil Law, Obligations, contracts, and insolvencies. He excels in advising on transactional operations, with a particular emphasis on Urban Planning, planning, project development, execution, and real estate law.

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate
  • Urban Planning & Construction Law
  • Civil Law

Education & Training

Graduate in Law from the University of Granada (1979)

Prefil del socio principal Antonio Cobo González

Antonio Cobo González

Partner & Lawyer | acg@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Antonio has been with the firm since 2010 and currently holds the position of a partner. His focus areas include Real Estate, Urban Planning, and Construction Law, Civil Law (including obligations, contracts, and insolvencies), Banking and financial law, as well as extensive experience in extrajudicial conflict resolution through ADR.

Specializing in advising on transactional operations, particularly in Urbanism and planning, project development and execution, joint-ventures, and real estate law, he also possesses expertise in corporate restructuring, bankruptcy law, and corporate and commercial matters. Antonio has provided counsel to a diverse range of clients, including investment funds, financial entities, development and construction companies, finalist operators, family offices, and service providers, both nationally and internationally.

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate, Urban Planning and Construction Law
  • Civil Law, Obligations, contracts and insolvencies
  • Extensive experience in extrajudicial conflict resolution (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
  • Banking and financial law

Education & Training

Graduate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid (2011)

Master of Legal Practice in Marbella (Málaga)

Master in Institutes of Stock Market Studies, IEB, (Madrid)

He studied temporarily for a year in Sydney and Oxford, obtaining the necessary qualifications in the IELTS exams to pursue a degree abroad.

Prefil del socio principal Elisa Blázquez Buceta

Elisa Blázquez Buceta

Partner & Lawyer | elisa@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Elisa’s career began with leadership roles in the legal departments of transnational companies before joining our firm in 2004, where she currently serves as a partner, a position she maintained following the merger with CBC. Specializing in Civil family and inheritance law, horizontal property, European community law, criminal law, and gender violence, she has also taught classes on civil procedural law and gender violence. Elisa is a member of the tutorial team for the Master of Laws program at the University of Malaga and the Bar Association of Malaga. Her expertise lies in resolving queries, mediation, and extrajudicial conflict resolution, as well as intervention and defense in civil, criminal, and commercial matters.

Practice Areas

  • Civil Family & Inheritance Law; Horizontal Property
  • European Community Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Gender Violence
  • Civil & Criminal Procedure Law

Education & Training

Graduated in Law from the National University of Distance Education 1998.

University Expert in Community Civil Law from the National University of Distance Education 2003.

University Expert in Criminology from the National University of Distance Education 2007.

Master in Family and Inheritance from the International University of Andalusia 2012-2013.

University Expert in Criminal Law from the International University of Andalusia 2014.

Civil, family and commercial mediator since 2017.

Registered property administrator since 1991.

ILEC University of Cambridge (legal English)

Prefil del socio principal Antonio Blázquez Pries

ANTONIO Blázquez PRIES

Partner & Lawyer | abp@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Bringing a wealth of experience to the firm, Antonio has served as an international trade advisor at the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Bulgaria from 2009 to 2010. Subsequently, he worked as a lawyer for an international firm with offices in Eastern Europe and Russia, offering legal counsel to companies seeking to internationalize across various sectors such as Public Construction, Agri-food Industry, and Real Estate. Specializing in advising foreign investors in Spain and Portugal, he possesses a deep understanding of this area.
 
As a partner at CBC, Antonio focuses on providing legal guidance to companies and individuals on real estate investment operations in Spain. His meticulous approach involves analyzing tax implications and the urban situation to ensure comprehensive support. Moreover, he assists investing families in Spain through the process of obtaining investment residences, commonly known as the “Golden Visa.”

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate
  • Urban Planning & Construction Law
  • Civil Law
  • Obligations & Contracts
  • Immigration Law

Education & Training

Graduate in Law at the Pontifical
University of Comillas (ICADE) 2008

Master in Business Internationalization
(CECO-ICEX) 2008-2009

FYDU Foundation and Marbella City Council Urban Planning Course 2016

Prefil del socio director Ignacio Arsuaga Briones

IGNACIO ARSUAGA BRIONES

Partner & Lawyer | arsuaga@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Ignacio began his legal career at GURTUBAY ABOGADOS in Madrid from 2008 to 2010, focusing on Civil and Commercial Law. He then joined PEREZ DE AYALA ABOGADOS in Madrid in January 2011, where he worked in Tax, Commercial, Real Estate, Civil, and Administrative Law until December 2019. Ignacio joined COBO & BLAZQUEZ in January 2020, where he collaborates in Fiscal-Tax, Commercial-Corporate, Civil, and Real Estate Law. He is partner at the firm.

Practice Areas

  • Extensive experience in tax and commercial legal advice to Spanish companies and individuals with significant assets for their transfer to Spain, including tax and legal planning, assistance in property and business transactions within Spain.
  • Ongoing tax and legal support post-investment in Spain.
  • Services offered in the Commercial, Corporate, and Contractual fields, with expertise in mergers, acquisitions, company divisions, incorporation, and corporate restructuring, including partnership agreements.
  • Proficiency in the purchase and sale of businesses, companies, and transfer of activities, encompassing commercial, tax, and contractual Due Diligence.
  • Extensive experience in mediation, extrajudicial conflict resolution, and representation in civil, commercial, and administrative litigation matters.

Education & Training

Lawyer of the Bar Association of Madrid

Graduated in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid in (2003-2008)

Official Master’s Degree in Tax Consulting and Taxation from the CEF-UDIMA Financial Studies Center of Madrid (2012-2013)

Abogado Rafael Durate Martínez de CBC Abogados

RAFAEL DUARTE MARTÍNEZ

Partner & Lawyer | rduarte@cclawfirm.es

Biography

Collaborating Lawyer: Rafael worked with Bufete S. Muñoz Machado from September 1990 to June 1999, specializing in Public-Urban Law. Since June 1999, he has been based in Marbella and Estepona. With vast experience in drafting urban planning and involvement in city planning projects, Rafael was a former member of management teams for territorial planning plans in Costa del Sol and Malaga. Additionally, he served on the Management Commission of Marbella City Council from April 2006 to June 2007. Rafael has been collaborating with our firm since 2012 and is currently a partner following the merger of CBC.

Practice Areas

  • Public Law & Urban Planning
  • Constitutional & Administrative Law
  • Contracting & Commercial Companies
  • Protection & Rehabilitation Of Historic Centers
  • Fundamental RIghts & Defense Of Competition
  • Legal Assistance To Ministerial Bodies & Drafting Of Laws
  • Environmental Legislation Expertise
  • Specific Training In Territorial Planning & Urban Planning
  • Assistance in planning, management, and execution of plans
  • Urban planning discipline services
  • Sectoral legislation knowledge and experience

Education, Training & Teaching Activity

Graduate in Law, University of Málaga, Class 1983-1988

Master in Business Law and Economics, Madrid, Escuela Libre de Derecho y Economía; Dir.Prof. Dr. Eduardo García de Enterría (January 1989 – June 1990)

Master in Urban Planning, Madrid, Free School of Law and Economics; Dirs. Javier Elizalde and J. González Pérez (November 1992 – June 1993)

FPI Scholarship 1990–1992, University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

Associate, March 1994–June 1995, Department of Administrative Law, Complutense University of Madrid

Assistant, September 1995–October 1996, Department of Procedural and Administrative Law-University of Valencia

Associate, November 1997–June 1999, Department of Administrative Law, Complutense University of Madrid

Professor, in I, II, III and IV University Expert Course in Urban Law, “Public execution systems, intervention in the land market, duty of conservation and ruin”, 4 credits, February-June 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. International University of Andalusia

Professor, University of Málaga, Master in Economic and Territorial Regulation: Specialty in Territorial Planning, Urban Planning and Environment, academic years 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, 8 hours of teaching on forced expropriation, general regime and specialties of expropriation for urban reasons

Professor at CEMCI (Granada), 2010, 2013

Abogada Melanie Monelos Sansotro de CBC Abogados

MELANIE MONELOS SANSOTRO

LAWYER | melanie@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Melanie worked at Grupo Legal Toledo in 2018 before joining our firm as a lawyer in October 2019, specializing in Immigration Law. She graduated in Law from UMA, holds a Master of Law degree, and has a Title of Expert in Labor Relations and Social Jurisdiction from the International University of Andalusia.

Practice Areas

  • Immigration law
  • Conveyancing

Education & Training

Graduated in Law from the UMA

Master of Law UMA

Title of Expert in Labor Relations and Social Jurisdiction International University of Andalusia

Abogada Beatriz Morán Romero de CBC Abogados

BEATRIZ MORÁN ROMERO

LAWYER | beatriz@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Beatriz, a member of the Bar Association of Malaga since 2020, embarked on her legal career in 2017 at CARACUEL ABOGADOS. She has been working at the AJM URBANISM office since 2021 and joined JAVIER CARRETERO Y ASOCIADOS in October 2023.

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate Law and Urban Planning
  • She specializes in advising on transactional operations, with specialization in Urbanism and Planning

Education & Training

Degree in Law (Faculty of Law, University of Granada) (2017)

Master of Access to the Legal Profession (Faculty of Law, University of Málaga) (2019)

Master of Economic and Territorial Regulation (Master of Urban Planning, Faculty of Law, University of Málaga) (2020)

Specialization Course in Construction Law (Málaga Lawyers) (2023)

Abogado inmobiliario Maximilian Stork de CBC Abogados Marbella

MAXIMILIAN STORK

LAWYER | max@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Max, a Marbella native of German descent, brings vast expertise in Real Estate and Urban Planning Law, focusing on all legal aspects related to real estate investment. His professional background encompasses real estate transactional operations, land acquisition and development, real estate portfolio transactions, as well as sale and lease-back operations. Max excels in reviewing and regularizing the legal status of real estate assets, urban development, construction, and real estate promotion.
 
With a strong presence across various sectors, including Patents and Trademarks, as well as retail in prime locations, Max has primarily collaborated with real estate firms, developers, construction companies, financial institutions, industrial entities, and commercial operators.

Practice Areas

  • Urban Planning
  • Real Estate and Registry Law
  • Civil Law
  • Patent and Trademark Law

Education & Training

Graduated in Law by the “Universidad Autónoma” of Madrid.

Student as candidate to apply for Registries and Notaries(2022-2023).

Master of Access to the Legal Profession (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja) (2023-2025)

Asistente legal Isabel Maria Gil Castañeda de CBC Abogados Marbella

ISABEL Mª GIL CASTAÑEDA

PARALEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE | isabel@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Isabel has been an integral part of our team at the law firm since 1993 when she first joined as an administrator. In the office, she excels in post-sales customer service, managing supply contracts, handling administrative procedures, completing forms, managing information tasks, overseeing Non-Resident Taxes, accounting, and Cadastre. Her responsibilities are conducted under the guidance and supervision of one of our lawyers.
 

Practice Areas

  • In the office, she handles post-sales customer service, supply contracts, administrative procedures, form completion, information management tasks, Non-Resident Taxes, accounting, and Cadastre. Her responsibilities are carried out under the guidance and supervision of one of our lawyers.

Education & Training

Higher Administrative Technician, Gualdalpín Vocational Training Institute of Marbella (1991)

Prefil del asistente legal Ivana F Palacios Turrillo de CBC Abogados Marbella

IVANA F PALACIOS TURRILLO

PARALEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE | ivana@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Ivana has experience in management and customer service. She worked at Caravan Saray, S.L. from 1997 to 2012, where she managed the administration department. In 2012, she transitioned to administrator of communities of owners until 2016 when she joined our firm as a paralegal in 2017.

Practice Areas

  • Administrative and commercial management.

Education & Training

Technical Administrative Specialist IFP Guadalpín Marbella 1993.

Real Estate Study. Faculty of Commerce Malaga 2016.

Técnico superior administrativo de CBC Abogados

FABIO SÁNCHEZ RODRÍGUEZ-PINO

ADMINISTRATIVE | fabio@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Fabio is a recent addition to our firm, having joined us in June 2022. He holds a Higher Administrative Technician degree from the CDP San Juan Bosco Center, Los Salesianos in Granada, which he obtained in 2018. Fabio’s practice areas include customer service and assistance, administrative management, and immigration law. With his educational background and expertise in these areas, Fabio is well-equipped to provide excellent service to our clients and support our firm in various administrative and immigration-related matters.

Practice Areas

  • Customer service and assistance
  • Administrative management and immigration

Education & Training

Higher Administrative Technician, CDP San Juan Bosco Center, Los Salesianos, Granada (2018)

Administrativo paralegal de CBC Abogados Marbella

MATEO CÁCERES LÓPEZ

PARALEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE | mateo@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Mateo is a valuable addition to our firm, having joined us in October 2021. His practice areas include administrative law, immigration law, and real estate management. Mateo is currently pursuing his law graduate studies, which will further enhance his expertise and skills in the legal field. With his dedication to continuous learning and professional development, Mateo is poised to make significant contributions to our team and provide high-quality legal services to our clients.

Practice Areas

  • Administrative and immigration and real estate management

Education & Training

Currently pursuing law graduate studies

Economista de CBC Abogados

José Ángel Moreno

ECONOMIST | jose@cblawfirm.es

Biography

José has experience in tax and accounting consulting, having worked in various companies. He started his career as a Junior Accountant at Spence Clarke, SL from 2017 to 2018. He then joined Focus Legal Abogados, SL from 2018 to 2019, where he began as a tax and accounting advisor. Currently, José works as a Tax/Accounting advisor at a firm where he manages accounting tasks, handles tax obligations such as VAT, IS, Personal Income Tax, and IRNR, and represents clients before tax inspection bodies. He also collaborates on tax matters in the Fiscal-Tax and Commercial-Corporate Law Departments, focusing on corporate restructuring and tax planning. Additionally, he manages and coordinates the billing department.

Practice Areas

  • Collegiate economist of the Official College of Economists of Malaga specialized in Tax - Accounting.
  • Expert in taxation of corporate tax, personal income tax, non-resident income tax and property companies.
  • Management and representation before the Inspection bodies of the Tax Agency.

Education & Training

Graduated in Finance and Accounting from the University of Malaga (2011 – 2015)

University Expert in Tax and Accounting Advice from the University of Malaga (2018 – 2019)

Alberto es un contable de CBC Abogados

ALBERTO INFANTES

ACCOUNTANT | alberto@cblawfirm.es

Biography

Alberto worked as an accountant at Rafael Vilar y Asociados SLP from March 2018 to November 2018. He joined our firm in August 2020 and has been an integral part of our team ever since. Alberto pursued his education in Administration and Finance at IES Guadaiza from 2014 to 2016.

Practice Areas

  • Accounting for companies and individuals
  • Non-resident tax

Education & Training

In Administration and Finance, IES Guadaiza (2014-2016)