Carlos Martinez Valero

Carlos Martinez Valero leads BMC’s legal division with over fifteen years of experience in commercial law, employment law, and debt recovery. His training at ICADE, combined with years of practice at business law firms and a subsequent stint as in-house counsel at an industrial group, gave him a perspective that integrates legal rigour with commercial logic. That combination defines his approach: Carlos is not simply focused on winning a case, but on finding the solution that best protects the client’s long-term economic interests.

On the commercial side, he has negotiated and drafted distribution, agency, and franchise agreements for companies in retail, construction, and manufacturing, and has managed breach of contract litigation before commercial courts across several Spanish autonomous communities. His experience in debt restructuring covers both out-of-court renegotiation of liabilities with financial institutions and formal insolvency proceedings, having represented both distressed debtors and creditors holding significant positions in the liability structure.

A substantial part of his practice focuses on corporate employment law. Carlos has advised companies through collective redundancy procedures (ERE and ERTE), collective bargaining negotiations, and individual disputes before mediation services and the labour courts. His default position in these processes is to pursue a negotiated settlement wherever conditions allow — a stance that has helped resolve over 95% of matters under his supervision without the need for protracted litigation.

He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association and collaborates regularly with commercial mediation bodies. He maintains continuous training in insolvency regulation, company law, and employment legislation — areas subject to frequent legislative change in Spain where accurate interpretation can determine whether a business survives or is forced to close. His dual experience in private practice and corporate in-house roles means he understands the legal question and the commercial constraint simultaneously, which clients consistently cite as the quality that sets him apart from purely litigious advisers.