Gemma Atares holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2000) and completed a Postgraduate Course in Legal Practice at the Barcelona Bar Association (2001–2003). She is a member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 2002 and pursued a Postgraduate Course in Restructuring and Insolvency Judicial Proceedings at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2007.
Gemma specializes in legal advice in insolvency law, corporate law, and emerging technologies, including data protection. She provides strategic counsel to private companies, founders, family businesses, charities, high-net-worth individuals, luxury and fashion brands, and professional service providers. Her expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, compliance and risk, dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation, tax advisory, labor and employment law, immigration, and injury and terrorism law.
At Figueras Legal SLP, Gemma works across multiple practice groups including the Transactional Practice Group, Intellectual Property Group, Insolvency and Restructuring Group, Global Dispute Group, Tax Group, Labor and Employment Law Group, Immigration Law Group, and Global Arbitration and Mediation Group.
Her multidisciplinary experience enables her to guide clients through complex corporate, regulatory, and technological challenges while protecting their interests and supporting growth and restructuring initiatives.
Figueras Legal SLP jointly holds cross-border matters involving Spain law alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction.
Every WLA co-practice matter involving Spain law is handled by a named member of the team — jointly holding the matter alongside WLA partner firms in other jurisdictions.
Figueras Legal SLP co-practices alongside WLA partner firms in any other jurisdiction — jointly holding the matter under one Institutional framework.