‘THE MAKER BEHIND THE MODERNIZATION’ - Cuatrecasas managing partner, Jorge Badía, has passed away unexpectedly, Law.com International’s Alex D’Elia reports. He was 59 years old. An expert lawyer in litigation and arbitration, Badía was named the firm’s managing director in 2015, and then managing partner in 2019. He managed the firm’s strategic development and, as a fee earner, advised on complex corporate disputes, particularly shareholder disputes that arose during corporate investment and merger and acquisitions processes. “He demonstrated professionalism and good management throughout his career, and his name is a synonym of quality and efficiency in the legal world,” Cuatrecasas said in a statement. “As the firm’s managing partner, he led the firm’s strategic development, growth and expansion wisely and with serenity, bringing it to the leadership position it occupies today. Jorge Badía was the maker behind the modernization of a firm that has become one of the best international firms.”

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