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Maria Guinot

Maria Guinot

Partner

Partner
Maria Guinot

Maria Guinot specialises in commercial litigation and regulatory investigations.

A State Attorney (on leave of absence), she has over twenty years' extensive experience on all fields relating to public authorities and regulated sectors, with a strong focus on the financial services, real estate and energy sectors.

In these fields she provides advisory assessment and also pre-litigation and litigation services in both public and commercial disputes, with expertise in investigations and independent expert procedures.

  • Acting on behalf of a leading Spanish bank in several high-profile civil procedures (i.e. cases related to bank fraud).
  • Acting on behalf of a real estate asset manager in multiple processes related to the portfolio of real estate assets it oversees.
  • Appointed as an independent expert to resolve disputes regarding the interpretation of the clauses in an SPA.
  • Representing infrastructure companies in legal disputes related to the rebalancing of concessions due to the damages caused by COVID-19.
  • Acting as expert in various internal regulatory investigations carried by financial entities or infrastructure companies.

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Career and qualifications

  • Universidad Valencia (Law) 2001
  • Admitted as State Attorney of the Kingdom of Spain (Abogado de Estado) 2005
  • State Attorney, Ministry of Justice 2005
  • Deputy State Attorney, Ministry of Finance and Public Administration 2012
  • Legal Counsel, FROB (Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring) 2012
  • Head for Regulation and Compliance, Sareb 2013
  • Partner, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo 2014
  • Partner, Deloitte Legal 2019
  • Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2025

Professional bodies

  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)
  • Member of the Royal Academy for Jurisprudence and Laws
  • Member of the State Lawyers Association

Awards and citations

Ranked in Chambers Europe 2025, Public Law Spain

Ranked in Chambers Europe 2025, Energy & Natural Resources Spain

Ranked in Chambers Global 2025, Energy & Natural Resources Spain