Oriola Abogados Asociados S.L.

Twice divorced, father of two children, an apolitical Buddhist, born in Barcelona in 1963.

• Lawyer, member of the Barcelona Bar Association with number 17.661.
• Degree from the Central University of Barcelona. Certificate in tax law and tax consulting from ESINE, Legal Business Administration School.
• Attended various legal courses and seminars related to the different fields of his professional work.
• Speaker at various courses on unpaid debt legal management.
• Joint author of the book “Organización de Empresas y Administración de Personal” in 1989

He set up his multi-disciplinary law firm in 1989.

He is the senior partner of Oriola Abogados, a modern firm handling a wide range of legal fields, in which a clearly differentiation Buddhist methodology is applied to the work and to a more personal and human treatment of its clients, also contributing part of its profits to the Pare Manel Foundation.

Oriola Abogados has 80 employees and is specialized in small claims though its Large Accounts Collection Management Division. Among its clients are the leading companies in Spain such as Telefónica, La Caixa, Fincomsum, MoviStar, Yell, Vodafone, Orange, Jyctel, HC Energía, Endesa, Gas Natural, Fimac, Banco Santander, TDX Group, Caixa Penedès, Caja Jaén, La Vanguardia, Agedi, Grupo Planeta, Artel, Obralia, Master D, Clarke Modet & Cia., Propi, etc.

Oriola Abogados also provides comprehensive consulting services to SMES, particularly focussing on outsourcing of collection management and recovering VAT in unpaid invoices.

Oriola Abogados is the only Spanish law firm authorised by the Ministry of the Treasury to claim amounts in the name of the authorities.

Within a strictly legal scope, José (or Pepe) Oriola is specialized in advising companies in all fields, in particular insolvency issues. Oriola Abogados also provides consulting services in various fields of law through collaborators working with his firm.

In this respect, we detail below some of the most relevant cases in which José Oriola has been the managing legal counsel:

• Planasdemunt legal proceedings.
• Legal action brought against Saviola.
• Defending the interests of the parties involved in the “WALL STREET” class action.
• Defending the interests of the parties involved in the “EL CHUPINAZO” class action.
• Defending the interests of the parties involved in the “BBC – Bodas, Bautizos y Comuniones“ class action.
• Defence in the case of bullying a minor in Santa Coloma.
• Achieved the 1st judgement in Spain for joint custody.
• Trade mark claims for the football players Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Stoichkov.
• Defending the various legal interests of well-known personalities both in the sports and artistic worlds, such as Cuellar, Figo, Prosinecki, Kodro, Dani Clos, Pedro Ruiz, Albert Boadella, Aramis Fuster, Fila7, etc.

Oriola Abogados has offices in Barcelona, Madrid, Menorca and Portugal

• Oriola Abogados collaborates with various NGOs in different fields, such as Maria Adam Love of Animals Association, Doctors without Frontiers and the International Josep Carreras Foundation.
• In the field of sport, Oriola Abogados sponsors the Begues football club, the five-a-side football team of Madrid in the business league, two young racing car drivers, Pepe and Jordi Oriola, the young karts driver Anna Gornes and the young golf player Pau Torres.
• Manager and lawyer for the singer BEGOÑA ALBERDI
• Sponsor for the play VITTORIA, premiered in the Capitol theater, Barcelona on March 25th 2010

• He closely collaborates with the Pare Manel Foundation for which he was the promoter and founder, a Foundation involved in projects to defend the development of the rights and standard of living of people suffering social exclusion and discrimination, mainly focussing his actions in the field of children and young people, the world of penitentiaries and community development.
• He is a volunteer at the young peoples’ centre of the Can Brians penitentiary.
• He is the founder of the Sakya Tashi Ling orphanage in Nepal.
• Promoter and ideologist of the Buddhist Monks record (platinum record).
• Former President of the Karmapa Social Service Society Association in Spain.
• Candidate for President of the Barcelona Football Club in 1997.
• Former President of the Spanish Ice Hockey Association.
• From 1995 to 1997 he represented the FCB player Ronaldo and was consultant for other top ranking sports personalities.
• Awarded a Gold Medal by “European Forum 2001”, in 2008, in recognition of his professionalism and pro-European work, a prize that is awarded to the leading personalities from political, economic, cultural and sports life in Spain.
• He has given interviews in the main Spanish media, both in newspapers and on television.
• Discussions on the radio station Onda Rambla from 2004 to 2008, in the programme conducted by Alberto Castillón.
• Discussions in the radio programme El Matí de Catalunya Ràdio conducted by Manel Fuentes.
• Member of the European Freelance Professionals Association.
• José Oriola is also President and Founder of the Spanish Professional Collection Management Association.

A life devoted to his children’s sports and study activities.

Devoted to Buddhism though daily meditation and chanting.