Santiago Hurtado Iglesias

Born on 24 October 1974.

He holds a licentiate in Law from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and has been a lawyer for the State Legal Service since 2002, although on leave of absence since 2011.

Currently:

• Partner at the law firm Dentons LLP (since 2023).
• Secretary to the Board of Global MO Eyewear and MULTINSA.
• Arbitrator at the Spanish Court of Arbitration.
• Member of the Turnaround Management Association.
• Founding member of the Business Litigation Club.
• Associate Professor of Commercial Law at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• Lecturer in the Master's in New Technologies Law programee at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• Lecturer on the course on the restructuring of companies in crisis (General Council of Economists (REFOR) and Universidad Complutense de Madrid).
• Lecturer in the Specialised Postgraduate Degree in Corporate Restructuring and Refinancing, Loyola Executive, at Loyola University.
• Academic Advisor to the Foundation for Research into Law and Business (FIDE).

He has been (among other positions):

• Partner at Simmons Simmons LLP (2020–2023).
• Partner at Deloitte Legal (2013–2020).
• Partner at Broseta Abogados (2011–2013).
• Legal adviser to Pescanova (where he also served as a joint director from 2013 to 2016).
• Legal adviser to the Isolux Group (2017–2019).
• Counsel to the Board of Duro Felguera (2018-2019).
• Counsel to the Board of Multiópticas (2014-2024).

His most relevant positions in Public Administration (Ministry of Justice) were:

• Technical Secretary-General at the Ministry of Justice (2009–2011).
• Director of the State Vehicle Fleet (2009–2011).
• Director of the state-owned property management company (Sociedad Mercantil Estatal de Gestión Inmobiliaria del Patrimonio, SEGIPSA) (2010–2011).
• Secretary of the Board of the state-owned land transport company (Sociedad Estatal para el Transporte Terrestre S.A., SEITTSA) (2006–2009).
• Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the State Energy City Foundation (CIUDEN) (2006–2009).
• Vice-Chair of the Codification Committee (2009–2011).
• Chair of the Ministry of Justice's Special Commission for the reform of the Spanish Insolvency Act [Ley Concursal] enacted in 2011; coordinator of the reforms to the Spanish Arbitration Act [Ley de Arbitraje] 2011, the Consolidated Text of the Spanish Corporate Enterprises Act [Ley de Sociedades de Capital] of 2010, and the amendments to the Spanish Civil Procedure Act [Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil] of 2009 and 2011.

Other information of interest:

Mr Hurtado Iglesias has taken part in various legal research projects (including those related to "Corporate governance in the run-up to insolvency" and "Legal transactions concerning companies in the pre-insolvency and insolvency phases"), and he regularly participates in national and international conferences in the field of commercial law (most recently, the National 360º Business Conference, "AI: Evolution or Revolution") and insolvency law. He is also a regular contributor and author of articles in legal journals and books.

He has also received various awards: among others, he has been ranked in "Band 1 for Restructuring/Insolvency in Spain" by Chambers Europe and has been recognised as "Highly regarded for Restructuring and Insolvency in Spain" by the firm IFLR1000.