Our Team

Jon Iñaki Lavín Sanz | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Jon Iñaki Lavín Sanz

Lawyer & Economist

Ricardo Muñiz Zurita | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Ricardo Muñiz Zurita

Lawyer & Economist

Enrique Barrondo Bravo | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Enrique Barrondo Bravo

Lawyer & Economist

Antonio Calvo Pérez | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Antonio Calvo Pérez

Lawyer

Pilar Lavin Sanz | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Pilar Lavin Sanz

Lawyer

Javier Añibarro Del Olmo | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Javier Añibarro Del Olmo

Lawyer

Verónica Pérez García | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Verónica Pérez García

Lawyer

Rocío Ortiz de Elguea Flecha | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Rocío Ortiz de Elguea Flecha

Lawyer

Sarai Vicente Cuesta | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Sarai Vicente Cuesta

Lawyer

Pilar Guerra Fernández | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Pilar Guerra Fernández

Accountant

Cristina Amezua Cogollor | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Cristina Amezua Cogollor

Economist

Felix Álvarez Arenas | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Felix Álvarez Arenas

Lawyer

Ramón Navarro Quijano | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Ramón Navarro Quijano

Lawyer

Jon Iñaki Lavín Sanz | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Jon Iñaki Lavín Sanz

Lawyer & Economist

Jon Iñaki Lavin has a law degree from the University of Deusto, specializing in economic law. He has been a practising lawyer since 1984, with expertise in administrative law and urban planning.
Over his career, he has participated in the most relevant urban planning projects in Bilbao, and in defending clients in high-visibility legal cases in the areas of urban planning, urban management, construction processes and architectural copyright.
Jon is Administrator for Euskal Hirigintza S.L., a company providing urban services, and founding member of Aune, a consortium of companies that provide support for construction projects. He has been counsel for various multinationals and director of well-loved and established organizations in Bizkaia (Athletic Club, Sociedad Coral de Bilbao, etc).
Jon has an in-depth understanding of the legislation of different sectors (Roads, Coasts,  Water, Railroads, Rural land, Urban Landscapes, etc.) His expertise also lies in environmental matters, particularly contaminated soils remediation, impact on landscape, and natural resource protection.

Ricardo Muñiz Zurita | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Ricardo Muñiz Zurita

Lawyer & Economist

Ricardo Muñiz has a degree in economic law and a master's degree in tax consultancy from the University of Deusto.

He began his own project after working for two of the Big Four accounting firms, and co-authored a number of publications on tax matters.

He has defended the interests of Spanish and international companies before the revenue service and has been secretary and legal advisor for Spanish and international companies.

In recent years, Ricardo's area of focus has been on company operations and international commercial contracts.

Languages: Spanish, English, and German.

Enrique Barrondo Bravo | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Enrique Barrondo Bravo

Lawyer & Economist

Enrique Barrondo has a degree in economic law and a Masters in tax consulting from the University of Deusto. He specializes in tax law, concentrating on tax planning in corporate restructuring operations, taxation of insurance companies and private assets.
He has defended Spanish and international companies and individuals against the revenue agency, in both management and inspection proceedings.
Drawing on 20 years of experience in tax law, Enrique is able to plan ahead to provide informed fiscal decisions, and whenever possible, reduce his clients' overall tax burden.
He has worked in leading firms and contributed to publications and in-house training courses.

Languages: Spanish, English, and Basque.

Antonio Calvo Pérez | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Antonio Calvo Pérez

Lawyer

Since 1985 he has been legal counsel to the Association of Builders and Developers of Bizkaia (ASCOBI-BIEBA) .
From early on, Antonio has focused his practice on real estate and construction, both in the area of public law (urban planning, public procurement, expropriation, asset liability...) and private law (contracts, building liability, property, civil liability,...)
He has ranged from preventive legal advice to defending the interests entrusted in civil and administrative courts.

Pilar Lavin Sanz | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Pilar Lavin Sanz

Lawyer

Pilar Lavin has a law degree from the University of Deusto, and a diploma from the University of Deusto School of Legal Practice.
She has been a lawyer since 1990, specializing in administrative law, urban planning and real estate law. She has considerable experience consulting for city governments, town-planning entities, and land compensation boards.
Pilar has extensive experience litigating before administrative courts in all areas concerning land development, and before civil courts, concentrating on inheritance and urban leases.

Javier Añibarro Del Olmo | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Javier Añibarro Del Olmo

Lawyer

Javier Añibarro has a law degree from the University of Deusto and has been practising law since 1995, with expertise in administrative law, urban planning and construction law.
He has an outstanding track record in urban planning projects in Bizkaia, and in legal defence regarding urban planning, urban management and construction processes.
Javier earned an LL.M. degree in Legal Practice from the University of Deusto in 1997, and holds various specialization diplomas in the field of urban planning and management.

Verónica Pérez García | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Verónica Pérez García

Lawyer

Verónica Pérez has a law degree from the University of Deusto, and an LL.M. degree in Law and Legal Practice from the Bar Association of Vizcaya and the University of Deusto. She holds a diploma in Urban Planning and Management.
Rocío has practised law since 2001.
She specializes in property law and construction, and has worked primarily in these two areas since 1999, both in public law (urban planning, public contracting, expropriations, asset liability…) and private law (contracts, liability for the various stakeholders involved in construction, civil law, leases...)

Rocío Ortiz de Elguea Flecha | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Rocío Ortiz de Elguea Flecha

Lawyer

Rocío Ortiz has a law degree from University of Deusto. She has been practising law since 2006, with expertise in administrative law and civil and inheritance law.
Her work has focused on urban planning, civil liability and construction, and matters concerning property law, obligations and contracts, and property and possession.
Over the course of her career Rocío has brought numerous proceedings and appeals before government bodies and has appeared as lead counsel in proceedings before civil and administrative courts. In recent years she has specialized in due diligence for urban planning and administrative matters.

Languages: Spanish, English, and Basque.

Sarai Vicente Cuesta | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Sarai Vicente Cuesta

Lawyer

Sarai Vicente has a law degree from the University of the Basque Country and has been a member of the bar since 2013.
She is a specialist in commercial and civil law, working primarily in legal and strategic consulting, contracting, and corporate reorganization and restructuring.
Sarai has extensive experience in insolvency law, and is an insolvency administrator.

Languages: Spanish, Basque, and English

Pilar Guerra Fernández | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Pilar Guerra Fernández

Accountant

Head of the Economic and Financial Department
Pilar Guerra has over twenty-five years of experience providing economic and financial advice to small and medium-sized companies in the area of accounting policies and criteria.
She has participated in innumerable revision and optimization studies regarding administrative procedures in general, and compliance in particular.
By studying the details of companies across a wide range of sectors, Pilar has developed a clear understanding of specific problems which enable her to find the best solution based on each company's particular situation.

Languages: Spanish and English

Cristina Amezua Cogollor | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Cristina Amezua Cogollor

Economist

Cristina Amezua holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration. She has worked for companies across a variety of industries, giving her a broad and precise perspective of the workings of different businesses.
In addition to her accounting expertise, in recent years Cristina has specialized in company valuation and is an insolvency administrator.

Languages: Spanish and Basque

Felix Álvarez Arenas | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Felix Álvarez Arenas

Lawyer

Felix Álvarez has been a practising lawyer since 1997. He specializes in commercial law and procedural law and has extensive experience in negotiating contracts and resolving commercial disputes. He serves as secretary to the board of directors for a number of companies, insolvency administrator, and arbitrator at the Madrid Bar Association.
He has worked for several leading companies and top-level law firms.
Felix has taught civil litigation at the Madrid Bar Association, contracting practice at Universidad Complutense (EPJ Madrid) and for the LLM degree programme in Legal Advice at Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, among other institutions and programmes.

Languages: Spanish, English, and French

Ramón Navarro Quijano | AKRO Abogados y Asesores

Ramón Navarro Quijano

Lawyer

Ramón Navarro has a law degree from San Pablo CEU in 1998 with a specialization in European Law and is a member of the Madrid Bar Association. His area of expertise is business risk management, with considerable experience in procedural, penal, economic and insolvency law, and in transactions and advice for companies in the real estate sector.
Ramón has worked for a number of top-level international law firms. He completed his postgraduate studies in insolvency and contracts and is a guest lecturer at various universities.

Languages: Spanish, English, French.