## [Carmen Tato Suárez](/pt/en_GB/team/carmen-tato-suarez) ![](/sites/default/files/team/photo/Carmen_Tato_Suarez_20230520.jpg) Carmen Tato Suárez Partner - [A Coruña](/pt/en_GB/office/acoruna)+34 981 12 46 30 - Registered lawyer, nº 84959 I. Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid [![Print](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/impresora-white.png)](../print/view/pdf/equipo_pdf/block_equipo_detalle_pdf?view_args[]=1176 "Print") [![vCard](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/card-white.png)](../team/1176/vcard.vcf "Download") Carmen Tato Suárez is a partner in Garrigues’ Corporate/Commercial Law Department, working in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, corporate law and also debt refinancing. In this professional practice, she has participated in: - M&A deals, including due diligence processes and regularization of pre- and post-closing contingencies. - Private equity transactions. - Corporate Governance. - Board secretarial services at important companies in Galicia. - Generational handover at family businesses. - Negotiation and drafting of all types of commercial contracts, as well as business collaboration agreements, joint ventures, family protocols and shareholders’ agreements. - Non-judicial debt restructuring processes. ### Carmen Tato Suárez is a partner in the Corporate/Commercial Law Department, where she focuses her practice on the areas of commercial contracts and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and debt restructurings. She has extensive experience in M&A deals, private equity, corporate governance, as well as in mergers, spin-offs and business reorganizations, particularly of family businesses. She has providing ongoing advice to companies on corporate law matters, including acting as secretary to boards of directors, arranging and executing corporate transactions, preparing and negotiating all kinds of contracts, shareholders’ agreements, business collaboration agreements, etc., especially in these industries: - Family Business - Sports - Digital businesses - Agribusiness She also provides ongoing advice to companies in pre-insolvency situations, with a special emphasis on non-judicial debt restructuring processes. She is a member of the Madrid Bar Association. ### - Degree in Communication Science (Journalism), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (1999-2003). - Degree in Law, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (2003-2006). - Master’s Degree in Business Law, Centro de Estudios Garrigues (2006-2007). - Course in Economic-Financial Statements Analysis, Centro de Estudios Financieros (2016-17). ### Services [ **Corporate and M&A** ](/pt/en_GB/services/corporate-and-ma) [Family Business ](/pt/en_GB/services/family-business) ## Find a professional Oficina OfficeA CoruñaAlicanteAsia-Pacific DeskBarcelonaBilbaoBogotaBrazilian Desk BrusselsCasablancaFrench DeskGerman DeskIndian DeskItalian DeskLas Palmas de Gran CanariaLimaLisbonLondonMadridMalagaMexico CityMonterreyMurciaNew YorkOportoOviedoPalma de MallorcaPamplonaQueretaroSan SebastianSantiago de ChileSevilleShanghaiSta. Cruz de TenerifeUS-Canadian DeskValenciaValladolidVigoWarsawZaragoza Servicio ServiceAdministrative and Constitutional LawAgribusiness and FoodAutomotiveBanking and FinanceCorporate and M&ACriminal Law and Internal InvestigationsData Economy, Privacy and CybersecurityDispute Resolution: Litigation and ArbitrationEnergyEU and Antitrust LawFamily BusinessFashion LawFinancial RegulationHuman Capital ServicesInfrastructureInsuranceIntellectual PropertyLabor and EmploymentLife Sciences and HealthcareMedia and EntertainmentPlanning, Zoning and EnvironmentPrivate EquityReal EstateRestructuring and InsolvencySecurities MarketsSportsStartups & Open innovationSustainabilityTaxTechnology, Communications and DigitalTourism and HotelsTransport, Logistics and Shipping Cargo PositionExecutive ChairmanSenior PartnerHonorary ChairmanPartnerLocal partnerOf counselCounselPrincipal associateSenior associateAssociateJunior