Carlos de Cárdenas Smith

About

Head of the corporate and commercial group at Uría Menéndez, Carlos de Cárdenas Smith specialises in M&A, banking and finance and restructuring and has been involved in major finance and restructuring transactions in Spain. He began his career at Uría Menéndez in 1989, worked as an international associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York (1995–1996) and served as head partner of Uría Menéndez’s New York office for three years before returning to Madrid.

Practice areas

Office

Expertise

Education

• Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1989
• Leading Professional Service Firms — Executive Education, Harvard Business School, June 2008

Admissions

• Madrid Bar Association
• Licensed as a Legal Consultant, New York (1997–2000)

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