| News | July 2021 | Laura Nieto new partner in the Financial Markets and Services practice group in Andorra |
Laura Nieto will be a new partner in the Firm’s Financial Markets and Services practice group in Andorra, effective as from 1 July. In addition, Araceli Leyva is appointed as the Firm’s new general secretary.
This promotion is a boost to the strengthening of the Financial Markets and Services practice in the jurisdiction and the positioning of Cases&Lacambra as the main legal operator in the legal market of the Principality of Andorra.
Laura Nieto joined the Firm in 2015 and specialises in banking and financial regulation. She has extensive experience advising credit institutions and investment services companies on transactional and regulatory matters. She leads projects related to compliance with AML, market abuse (MAR), investor protection (MiFID), data protection and CRDIV-CRR regulations, including corporate governance, solvency and capital requirements. Prior to joining Cases&Lacambra, she held different responsibilities in entities such as Crèdit Andorrà, Caja de Ingenieros and CatalunyaCaixa.
Araceli Leyva, current of counsel, will become general secretary of the Firm, with full delegated executive functions. With more than 30 years of experience and an extensive professional career with responsibilities in different companies in the financial and banking sector, she is a specialist in corporate governance and a reference in financial and treasury operations. During her professional career she held different positions of responsibility in entities such as Banco Español de Crédito (Banesto), Cecabank and the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks. She is member of the Madrid Arbitration Tribunal and acts regularly as an arbitrator in banking and finance and other cases.
“These promotions consolidate our commitment to the development of professionals within the Firm and demonstrate our efforts to specialise all lawyers who form part of Cases&Lacambra“, states Elena Redondo, managing partner of the Andorra office.
With these appointments, the Firm also promotes Fabio Virzi as a new partner in the Litigation and Arbitration practice in Spain.