About Us
SpainCorp is run by the law firm of Strong Abogados. Strong Abogados was founded as a corporate and real estate law firm in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Barcelona, the focal point for business startups in Spain.
Strong Abogados has developed an expertise in forming companies for foreigners like no other firm in Spain. The Spanish Tax Office recognizes this expertise: on various occasions they have requested input from our founding partner regarding modifications to the regulations.
We are committed to taking advantage of the Spanish government's latest extranet initiatives -- online services, electronic signatures, and electronic file transfer -- thereby passing on faster turnaround and reduced costs to you.
Pura Strong
Pura practices primarily in the areas of
international commercial law and taxation. Her focus is on establishing
small- and medium-size companies in Spain, as well as tax and estate planning.
Pura was born in Spain in 1966. Pura graduated with
honors in 1988 at the Law School of the Universidad Complutense de
Madrid. Pura holds a Master's in
corporate taxation at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and
four years of post-graduate studies in civil and commercial law.
In 1996, Pura completed her studies at Harvard University with
courses in business law and taxation.
Pura's professional experience began in Madrid as an
attorney specializing in securities, financial institutions,
banking law, and taxation. In New York, Pura joined a financial services institution to
provide financial planning to individuals and
corporations. Pura then worked at a law firm focusing on corporate law and estate
planning. Pura holds Series 6 and Series 63 NASDAQ licenses.
Pura is a member of:
- The Bar Association of Barcelona (as of 2005), ID: 30855
- The Bar Association of Sevilla (as of 2002), ID: 10710
- The Bar Association of Madrid (as of 1994), ID: 50488
- The International Bar Association of London (as of 2002), ID: 148878
Susana Sola
Susana specializes in providing a comprehensive legal analysis of a company, including its corporate operations, and all types of contracts.
Prior to Strong Abogados, Susana began her career at Gómez Acebo & Pombo, where she worked in the areas of corporate and procedural law. She then moved to KPMG ABOGADOS, and was promoted to senior director in her final eight years there. At KPMG, she specialized in corporate law, property law, and arbitration.
Susana received her law degree in 1994 from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores Abad Oliba. She followed this with post-graduate degrees in Business Law from Abad Oliba, Corporate Law and the Mercantile Registry from ESADE, and Litigation in International Commerce also from ESADE.
Susana is a native speaker of Spanish and Catalan, and is fluent in English.
David Dunphy
David is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and
Wales, having received his law degree from Hull University, and a master's degree from the University of Leeds. David recently relocated from Leeds to Barcelona. In England, he worked for the law firms Clifford Johnston & Co, and Hartley & Worstenholme. He brings to Strong Abogados his expertise in Property law, Family law, Wills and Probate.
Marisa Fernandez
Marisa is our payroll expert, coming to Strong Abogados with 16 years of experience in employee payroll, contracts, training, and risk prevention.
Marisa graduated in 1991 from the Universidad de Barcelona. She also holds a Master's degree from 1999 in Workplace Risk Prevention from ITEC.
Lourdes Martinez
Lourdes joined Strong Abogados in 2006 as head accountant. She has more than nine years' professional experience in accounting, taxes, and international trade.
Lourdes graduated from Maria Auxiliadora Salesianas in 1993 with a degree in Business Administration.
Tom Strong
As his wife's law firm expanded, Tom relinquished his career as computer programmer and joined Strong Abogados in 2004, taking over billing and marketing for the firm.
Tom graduated from Haverford College in 1985 with a degree in mathematics.
Helena Maillo
Helena works off-counsel in the Strong Abogados office as a labour lawyer. Helena received her law degree from the University of Salamanca in 1992. She worked in the firm Garrigues Andersen before starting her own firm Consilience.
Lina LLorente
Lina has ten years of experience in real estate developments and urban planning. Her career spans work in Chile, Madrid, Sevilla, and Barcelona.
She joined Strong Abogados in June of 2006, in charge of the Real Estate department.
Lina graduated from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in 1996 with a degree in Architecture. (In Spain, this is a 7-year degree that covers structural engineering, as well as architectural design.)
She is a member of:
- El Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Sevilla since 2000.
- La Sociedad de Tasaciones Arquitasa since 2005.
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