David Espejo

Partner in charge of the Firm

Degree in Business Administration Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain 1990 – 1994.

Master and Certification in Financial Markets and Alternative Investments (mFIA) Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), Madrid, Spain 2008 – 2009

Trader’s license in MEFF (Spanish Official Options and Futures Market), 2009.

“Certified Fraud Examiner” título concedido por “Association of Certified Fraud Examiners”

“Specialist in quantification of damages derived from antitrust offenses” by the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

Specialized in regulatory compliance for the Financial Sector (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, MiFID, Market Abuse, FATCA,…), internal control, review of procedures, and conducting investigations of accounting, economic and financial irregularities (CitiGroup, HSBC, Societe General, Barclays, etc.).

Independent expert, ratifying his reports before the courts (criminal, civil, labor and commercial,…), as well as before the arbitration courts, since they are used as evidence during the mentioned processes.

In this sense, among other works, the coordination following instructions from the Spanish authorities, on behalf of one of the main banks in Spain, of the process of adherence to arbitration of those clients who have subscribed preferential shares (more than 190 thousand claims) stands out.

Process of reorganization and redefinition, at corporate level, of the function of prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism (12 countries were managed from among those where the bank carries out its activity).

Participation as independent expert in civil and commercial lawsuits (more than five hundred), in which the clients of the financial entities question the adequate commercialization process of certain hedging derivatives, adequate compliance with refinancing and viability plans, as well as refinancing agreements.

Evaluate the different defense alternatives that certain entities have before the consideration of the “Floor Clauses” as abusive.

Monitoring Trustee on behalf of the European Commission in the refinancing process of Spanish banks (confidential project currently underway).