Marina Torres

With a strong track record in advising on governance systems, transparency, shareholders’ meetings, boards of directors, and board committees, Marina has led key projects related to the governance of matters such as sustainability, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and compliance. She has also advised institutional investors and asset managers, as well as in dealings with the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) and other supervisory authorities. Her experience also includes corporate transactions and structural modifications, drafting high-impact legal opinions and reports.

Marina is also a regular contributor to legal and financial media and journals, sharing her expertise and insight on corporate governance and sustainability issues in the business world.

Marina has participated in the following transactions:

• Advised FCC on the spin-off of its real estate and cement businesses for €1.596 billion, and advised Inmocemento, the beneficiary of the spin-off, on its IPO valued at €1.933 billion.
• Advised Liberbank on its €1.924 billion merger with Unicaja Banco in 2021.
• Advised Banca Cívica on its €976 million merger by absorption by CaixaBank in 2012.

Academic Background

• Double Degree in Law and Political Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2005–2010)
• Master’s Degree in Business Law, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (2010–2011)
• Advanced Program “The Legal Advisor to a Listed Company,” IE Business School (2015)

Recognitions

• Finalist of the VII edition of the Expansión Jurídico Awards in the Best Young Lawyer category, 2022

Other activites (Leadership Positions and Professional Affiliations)

• Marina is part of the Fide Foundation Corporate Law Working Group and regularly collaborates with the Fide's Humanist Club
• Delegate for Spain of ECIJA By Women
• Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Languages

• Spanish
•  English
•  French