Corporate and commercial
Incorporation and shareholders' agreements, company sales, corporate governance and, when it comes, the dispute between those who founded the business together.
Veredum Legal & Investment. International corporate lawyers based in Alicante: company law, shareholders' agreements, company sales and investment.
Legal and investment advice under a single standard: that of someone who has to answer for the outcome.
We work with Judgement and candour
We give you an honest reading of your options before you spend a euro on litigation. Including when that honest reading is that you should not.
Practice
areas
Two disciplines
A deal is won or lost on both fronts at once: the contract and the return. That is why the same team that negotiates the shareholders' agreement reviews the structure of the investment. If your matter falls outside these areas, we will tell you on the first call.
Tell us about a caseLegal practice
Litigation and arbitration
Debt claims, contractual liability and enforcement, with a prior written view on whether going to court is worth it.
Compliance and white-collar crime
Defence of the company and its directors, and the compliance programmes that avoid having to mount one.
Investment and wealth
Real estate investment
Acquisition, development and disposal of assets: from the analysis of the land and its planning burden to signing before a notary.
Vehicles and funds
Design and incorporation of the vehicle behind the deal, with regulation and tax settled before the first contribution.
Wealth planning
Ordering family and business wealth with a long view: protocol, generational handover and succession without tax surprises.
The firm
in numbers
Twenty years of practice and a way of working that can actually be measured. Numbers do not win cases, but they tell you how much craft sits behind each one and how long you will wait for an answer.
- 20years of practice in court and at the negotiating table
- 48 haverage response time for an active client
- 2disciplines under one standard: law and investment
- 1professional in charge of your matter, from the first meeting to signing
How we
work
Four phases, in this order
The order matters: nobody signs a strategy without a written diagnosis, and nobody starts billing hours before you approve the budget.
Diagnosis
We read the whole file and give you a candid assessment of your options, including not going ahead. In writing, not over the phone.
First 72 hoursStructure
Legal and financial plan with milestones, deadlines and cost. It is signed before the first filing or the first contribution, and it does not move without your authorisation.
Week 1Execution
The same person responsible from start to finish: you will not be handed down to a trainee in month four. Status report every fortnight.
Duration of the matterClosing
Resolution, enforcement of what was obtained and a final report on what we learned, so the same problem does not come back through another door.
On completionThe commitment
Advice is only worth something if the person giving it can afford to say no.
In practice it is simple: if the case will cost you more than you can recover, or if the deal does not stand up to analysis, you will know at the first meeting, not three invoices later. We would rather start by telling you no than have to explain later why it went wrong.
Let's talk about yoursTeam
The person you meet is the person who signs
Behind the Veredum name are professionals who answer in their own name. Whoever meets you at the first meeting is the one who will sign your documents and be in the room on the day of the deal: there are no silent reassignments. Where a matter calls for a different specialism, a trusted lawyer joins from day one, and you are told before we start who will be involved and why. Click on any of them to see their full background.
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Richard Edo
Corporate and commercialCorporate lawyer. Contributing author for Aranzadi on the international enforceability of shareholders' agreements and a speaker at investment forums. He works from an uncomfortable idea: almost every dispute between shareholders was already written, or badly written, on the day of incorporation.
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María del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta
Investment and wealthInvestor and chief investment officer. A business angel and director of Smart Meeting, a private international business club, she has spent years on the other side of the table: the side that decides whether a project deserves capital. That is the eye she brings to every structure.
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Francisco González Fernández
White-collar crime and complex offencesCriminal defence lawyer in Benidorm, internationally recognised in complex criminal proceedings. He steps in when a commercial matter crosses into the criminal sphere: breach of fiduciary duty, punishable insolvency, corporate offences and cases with a cross-border element.
Benidorm · Alicante
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Aurelio Serrano García
Civil litigationHead of the civil litigation practice, with particular recognition in complex banking proceedings. He takes the claim forward when negotiation runs out: financial contracts, unfair standard terms and contractual liability.
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you stand?
Where to start
Almost everyone who calls us is in one of these six situations. Find yours and you will see exactly what we will do in the first meeting, before you engage us and before you spend a euro.
Corporate
“I'm setting up a company with partners.”
The cheapest moment to resolve a shareholder dispute is before it exists. Capital is allocated, it is settled who decides what, and it is agreed how each of you leaves if one day you want to.
First step
Book a consultation
A draft shareholders' agreement with the four clauses that really decide: reinforced majorities, drag along and tag along, non-compete and exit.
Investment
“An investor has come in and sent me their paperwork.”
A term sheet is not a formality: it fixes the valuation, the future dilution and, very often, actual control of the company. What is signed there shapes every round that follows.
First step
Book a consultation
A clause-by-clause reading, translated into numbers: what percentage you keep in each scenario and what you have given away without noticing.
M&A
“I want to sell my company. Or buy one.”
The price is agreed at the start and lost at the end: in the representations and warranties, in the price adjustments, and in whatever does or does not surface in due diligence.
First step
Book a consultation
A one-page map of the deal: phases, the risks that actually matter, and a realistic timetable to signing.
Dispute
“My partner and I no longer see eye to eye.”
Corporate deadlock gets worse on its own. Every month without a decision reduces the value of the company and narrows the exits available to both of you.
First step
Book a consultation
An honest analysis of your position and of the other side's, and the real routes out: negotiated, statutory or judicial, with their cost and their timescale.
Wealth
“I have capital and want the investment structured properly.”
A good investment badly structured stops being one. The legal form of the vehicle, the entry of co-investors and the tax treatment are decided before investing, not after.
First step
Book a consultation
A review of the proposed structure from both banks of the river: the legal one and the return.
Defence
“I've received a claim or a lawsuit.”
Some deadlines cannot be recovered. The first decision, whether to respond, negotiate or wait, shapes the rest of the proceedings more than any later filing.
First step
Book a consultation
An assessment of deadlines and options on the first call, and who at the firm or among our consultants should take it on.
Your case not here? That is the sign it is worth saying out loud. The initial consultation lasts thirty minutes and ends with a concrete recommendation, even if that recommendation is to do nothing yet.
Book an initial consultationWhat they
we write
Analysis
We publish when we have something to say and can say it precisely. No press round-ups, no copied legislation: what changes, who it changes it for, and what to do about it.
Corporate and commercial · Spanish listed companies: fewer CNMV filings during a takeover bid and on treasury shares, and a route to list abroad without moving the register
Besides reforming anti-money laundering rules, Royal Decree 813/2026 relieves listed companies and their shareholders of several CNMV filings dating back to 2007. From 28 October, some disappear and others are only triggered at higher thresholds.
Richard Edo · 7 min read
Compliance · Anti-money laundering in Spain: what changes on 28 October with Royal Decree 813/2026Richard Edo · 11 min read
Corporate and commercial · The EU Company Certificate and the digital power of attorney: what changes for businesses operating across bordersRichard Edo · 7 min read
Litigation · Negotiate before you sue: the requirement that now governs every commercial claim in SpainRichard Edo · 8 min read
Investment · Participating loans: financing the company without giving up equity, seen from the law and from the investorRichard Edo and María del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 10 min read
Corporate and commercial · Setting up a Spanish limited company with partners: what to decide before the notaryRichard Edo · 7 min read
Investment · Due diligence: what an investor checks before putting money into a companyMaría del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 8 min read
Corporate and commercial · Founder vesting: how it works in a Spanish limited companyRichard Edo · 7 min read
Corporate and commercial · 50/50 shareholders: how to avoid deadlock, and how to get out of it once it arrivesRichard Edo · 7 min read
Corporate and commercial · How to remove a shareholder from a Spanish SL, and when you simply cannotRichard Edo · 8 min read
Corporate and commercial · Director liability for company debts in Spain: the four doorsRichard Edo · 8 min read
Corporate and commercial · The minority shareholder rights almost nobody exercisesRichard Edo · 7 min read
Investment · What your company is worth, and why the buyer will say otherwiseMaría del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 7 min read
Corporate and commercial · The four clauses in a shareholders' agreement that decide who is in charge on the day of the disagreementRichard Edo · 6 min read
Investment · Before you raise capital: the six numbers an investor looks at firstMaría del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 5 min read
Compliance · Mandatory B2B e-invoicing: what Spanish Law 18/2022 requires and how to be ready in timeRichard Edo · 5 min read
Compliance · The EU AI Act binds your company even if you do not build artificial intelligenceRichard Edo · 6 min read
Investment · MiCA and crypto-assets: what changes for those investing or holding custody in SpainMaría del Carmen Rodríguez Dacosta · 5 min read- Your situationNot covered here?
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What they
say
Clients
Collected on closing each matter and published with permission. Those that are not signed are anonymised, like the matters themselves, out of professional secrecy.
At Avamed Synergy we have had the opportunity to work with Veredum and the experience has been excellent. They stand out for their professionalism, their closeness and their attention at every stage of the process. Their team inspires confidence from the first moment, which is essential in legal matters. They are also always available to support us and to bring solutions tailored to our needs. Without doubt, a firm we highly recommend.
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They told us not to go to court and they were right. The settlement came in eleven weeks.
Founding partnerSoftware company -
The only firm that has given me a fixed budget before starting and kept to it all the way through.
Finance directorIndustrial group -
They structured the vehicle in six weeks, with the tax settled before the first contribution.
Head of investmentsFamily office -
They warned us of a risk our previous adviser had not seen. It saved us the whole case.
Chief executiveDistribution -
The inspection closed with no penalty. A report every fortnight, without having to chase anyone.
HR directorIndustry -
With the board deadlocked, they were the only ones who put a negotiated exit on the table.
Minority shareholderServices
No testimonial guarantees an equivalent outcome: every matter turns on its own facts and its own evidence.
Fees
We never bill you for an hour we have not told you about first. If a matter departs from the budget, the conversation happens when it departs, not when the invoice arrives.
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Initial consultation€60 + VAT
Thirty minutes with the professional who would handle your matter, to understand it and tell you whether it has legs. Booked and paid for in advance.
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Fixed budgetFixed price
For matters with a defined scope: contracts, corporate filings, compliance reviews.
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Monthly retainerFrom €900/month
For companies with ongoing needs. Includes unlimited consultations and review of routine contracts.
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Investment mandateFixed + success
A reduced fixed fee during structuring plus an agreed percentage on the closed transaction.
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