Mr. Juan Luis Balmaseda de Ahumada Díez

Degree in Law at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Degree in Sociology and Politics at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Master’s in Community Law at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Master’s in Fiscal and Tax Law at IES.

Master’s in International Law at Berkeley University in California (USA).

Various courses on Fiscal Law, Town-Planning Law, Environmental Law and other areas.

Lawyer in Madrid, Málaga, Romania and Bulgaria.

President and founder of Balms Abogados, a firm that has its own offices in Madrid, Marbella, Vigo and Barcelona, in Spain; in Sofia and Burgas in Bulgaria; in Budapest in Romania; in Tangiers, Casablanca and Marrakech, in Morocco; and in Luxembourg.

President and founder of BGI (Balms Group International), the first international network of lawyers of Spanish origin, which has more than 40 offices on all five continents.

Founder and Honorary President and Executive Vice-President of the National Public Interest Foundation, “Balms para la Infancia” (”Balms for Children”).

Languages: Spanish, English, French and Italian.

25 years as a practising lawyer in Spain and in other countries.

e-mail: jlbalms@balms.com