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Madrid
+34 91 514 52 00
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Registered lawyer nº C115084
I. Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid
Jairo Álvarez is a senior associate in Garrigues' Corporate Department, where he practices in the areas of Securities Market Law and Investment Services. He handles authorisation, verification and non-opposition procedures before the competent bodies, as well as providing recurring advice to financial institutions and their regulatory compliance and internal audit functions. A graduate in Law from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas - ICADE in Madrid, he is on leave of absence from the National Securities Market Commission, where he spent 14 years before joining the Garrigues team.
Experience
Jairo Álvarez is a senior associate in the Corporate Department at Garrigues. Since joining Garrigues in 2022, he has worked in this area:
- Authorisation and registration processes for the incorporation of investment services companies and other regulated entities.
- Other verification, non-opposition and registration processes before competent bodies, relating to corporate transactions, administrative and management bodies, shareholding structures, cross-border activities and rules of conduct, among others.
- Regulatory compliance and internal audit functions of financial institutions.
Finally, during his experience at the CNMV, he carried out the following:
- Authorisation and registration of entities.
- Takeover bids.
- Transparency and good corporate governance of companies.
- Resolution of complaints.
- Participation in ESMA working groups.
Academic background
- Graduate in Law, Universidad Pontifica de Comillas.
- Business Studies Degree, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
- Specialisation Programme in Company Valuation from the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (Stock Market Studies Institute).
- Specialisation Programme in Anti-Money Laudering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
Memberships
Member of the Madrid Bar Association, member number 115.084