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A leading figure in property law and town planning, Cristina has over 18 years’ experience advising on some of the most complex and high-value property transactions

Cristina is a solicitor specialising in property and town planning law, and has over 18 years’ experience advising leading national and international investors on complex, high-value property transactions in Spain. Before joining the firm, she spent more than eleven years at Jones Day’s Madrid office, where she held the position of Of Counsel in the Real Estate practice. She regularly advises institutional investors, private equity funds, asset managers, property developers and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border transactions.

Cristina combines extensive experience in real estate transactions with a strong specialisation in town planning and administrative law. Her practice covers the entire property investment cycle, including acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, development projects, sale and leaseback transactions and financing, as well as town planning issues, authorisations, licences and other regulatory matters. This combination of transactional and town planning expertise enables her to anticipate and address complex regulatory issues within the commercial context of each transaction and to provide practical, business-oriented advice from the initial stages of investment and due diligence through to development, financing and divestment.

Throughout her career, Cristina has advised some of the most active investors in the Spanish property market, including CBRE Investment Management, Greystar, Hines, Montepino, Merlin Properties and Acciona. She has experience across a wide range of asset classes, with a particular focus on the logistics, residential and build-to-rent sectors, student accommodation, the hotel sector, offices and alternative property investments.


Academic background

  • Law degree from the University of Valladolid, including a year of study at the Università di Bologna
  • Master’s degree in Human Resources from the Pontifical University of Comillas
  • Master’s in Urban Planning and Spatial Planning from CEU San Pablo University
  • Legal Leadership Development Programme for Women in the Legal World, Harvard Law School Executive Education (2025).

Professional associations

  • Member of WLW – Women in a Legal World and WIRES – Women in Real Estate Spain.