Clifford Chance
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.
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Madrid
- +34 91 590 7571
- Email me
- Speaks Spanish, English
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
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