José was a partner at Forest until its acquisition by Kroll in February 2019. Prior to that, he was a partner at Aon Accuracy, where he established and led the forensic and corporate restructuring practice of that firm in Spain, having already held a similar role as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Madrid. He began his professional career in the Corporate Finance department at PwC, where he participated in due diligence processes, M&A transactions and business valuations.
José specializes in the preparation of Expert Reports (of accounting, or economic-business nature) and their defense and validation before various jurisdictions (civil, criminal, commercial, labor, etc.) and competent arbitration courts (including the National Court and the Supreme Court). Regarding arbitration cases, José has acted as an expert in numerous matters in Spain and Latin America, primarily under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Additionally, he led various fraud investigations, the results of which have been compiled into special reports for the Board of Directors.
José can leverage on his extensive diversified experience in the field of corporate crises and restructuring. He worked on financial and operational restructuring processes, advising both debtors and creditors on pre-insolvency and insolvency situations, and has been involved in the preparation of viability plans, information memorandums or Independent Business Reviews (IBRs), among others. He has contributed to the preparation of explanatory reports and technical documents in the context of collective dismissal procedures.
José has participated as a speaker at various forums on forensic aspects, crises and corporate restructuring. He is also a co-author of several technical books and other publications.
José holds a double degree in law and business administration and management from ICADE (E-3). He is a certified auditor and public accountant with registration in the Official Registry of Auditors (ROAC). Besides, he is also registered in the Ilustre Colegio de Economistas de Madrid and a member of the Registry of Forensic Economists (REfor), the Registry of Judicial Accounting Experts (RECJ), the College of Mercantile Graduates and the Registry of Accounting Experts (REC).
