Juan Manuel is a Spanish attorney specializing in commercial, real estate, and financial law practice areas.

With 12+ years of experience advising listed and unlisted companies, sponsors, local and international banks and funds, Juan Manuel assists clients in financial, commercial, and real estate transactions and matters across the board.

Juan Manuel worked as senior attorney at the Banking and Financial Department of Pérez-Llorca.  He also built on experience in Madrid at the offices of Ashurst and as a member of the Finance & Projects Department of DLA Piper.  In addition, Juan Manuel furthered his career through secondments at Barclays (Restructuring and Recoveries Department) and ING Bank (Wholesale Banking). He is Co-Founder and Director of De la Peña & Bethencourt, a boutique law firm based in Madrid.

Juan Manuel obtained his law degree from the Carlos III University of Madrid and completed an Executive Master’s Degree in International Business Law (LLM Program) in the Institute of European Studies of the CEU San Pablo University and the CEU Business School.

Since 2020, Juan Manuel has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Spain^TM for his work in Banking and Finance Law, Structured Finance Law, and Asset Finance Law.  Moreover, he was a finalist in the “2021 Forty under 40 Awards” granted by Iberian Lawyer.