ABOUT THE FIRM

With over 40 years of professional experience, Balcells Group provides legal advice to individuals, companies, investors, immigration agencies and other intermediary agents.

Our way of working is the result of the integration of several generations of lawyers that offer a balanced vision based on experience and modernity, covering a wide range of specialties in all legal fields and all aspects of professional work.

We speak Spanish, English, French, Russian, and Hindi.

We are ready to help you!

About The Firm

Multidisciplinary legal office, working for more than 40 years with national and international clients to help them solve their immigration, tax and business related issues in Spain and Andorra.

We are ready to help you!

“We make it happen.”

Cristian Balcells Navarro

CEO / CO-FOUNDER BALCELLS GROUP

A Barcelona native, Cristian belongs to a family of lawyers. Following in his father’s footsteps, Cristian is a graduate from the prestigious ESADE Law School, and has also attended school at the London School of Economics. He started his career working in Geneva for the UN Human Rights commission and then worked for Solvay. Soon after, he joined his father at Balcells Group, and has been a part of this organization for 10 years now. Currently, he is the CEO of the company.

Noémie Melen

Responsible for Immigration

Belonging to Lille, Noémie has a double master’s in International and European Law, as well as International Trade and Investment law. Over the past 2 years, she has been an integral part of the Immigration department at Balcells Group, and is now the person responsible for this field. She is fluent in her native French, English, Spanish and Catalan.

“Que la justice soit forte. Que la force soit juste.”
– Blaise Pascal

“Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.”
– Charles de Montesquieu

Marta Lamora

Responsible for Business

Raised in the city of Barcelona, Marta graduated in Law from Universidad Pompeu Fabra, and completed her Master de Abogacia in the same college. She has previously worked multinational law firms, in various fields, and now specialises in Civil Law. She is fluent in Catalan, Spanish and English.

Eduardo Herranz

Responsible for Legal

Born and brought up in Barcelona, Eduardo has a law degree from University of Salamanca, along with 2 Post Graduate degrees, specializing in Derecho Civil and Derecho Mercantil. With over 3 years of experience in the field, Eduardo has been handling the Legal department at Balcells Group for the past year. He is fluent in Spanish, Catalan and English.

“The true purpose of a lawyer is to unite parties driven asunder.”
– Mahatma Gandhi

“Tolerance is more powerful than force.”

Ilyana Mukhamedshina

Responsible for Russian Desk

Born and brought up in Astana, Kazakhstan, Ilyana has a double masters degree, and specializes in Immigration and Intellectual Property Law, with over 15 years of experience working in various countries. Currently, she is in charge of the Russian Desk, and handles all the cases pertaining to that region. She is fluent in Russian, English and Spanish.

Carme Llobet Lorenzo

Economist

A true Barcelona native, Carme was born and brought up in this city. She is a graduate from Universidad de Barcelona, with a degree in Licenciado en Economia and has 20 years of experience working in this field. Over her illustrious career, Carme has worked for various multinationals and is now a senior member of Balcells Group, working as a Tax and Accountancy specialist.
Carme is fluent in Catalan, Spanish and English

“Mucha gente pequeña en lugares pequeños, haciendo cosas pequeñas pueden cambiar el mundo”
– Eduardo Galeano

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
– Mark Twain

Jose Rodriguez

Economist/Accountant

A native of Madrid, Jose has a Business Management degree, as well as a Master’s in International Business Management from ICEX-CECO. He has had considerable experience working in accountancy and other fields, for various multinationals. He is currently a part of the Accountancy & Business department at Balcells Group. Jose is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Maria Paz Pugliese

Administrative Assistant

Hailing from San Carlos de Bariloche, nestled in the south of Argentina, Maria Paz has a degree in Interior Design, and has over 6 years of working experience, with most of it in the administrative field. Currently, she is in charge of managing the day-to-day workings of our office. Apart from Spanish, she is fluent in English as well, having spent 2 years in Dublin.

“It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.”