José Garrido

Jose M. Garrido - Supervisor of the Insolvency Working Group at the Legal Department of the IMF, and a Senior Counsel at the Financial and Fiscal Law Unit

Jose M. Garrido is the Supervisor of the Insolvency Working Group at the Legal Department of the IMF, and a Senior Counsel at the Financial and Fiscal Law Unit. He is an internationally recognized specialist in insolvency and creditor rights and in financial and company law, with ample experience in legal analysis and the design of law reforms in numerous countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Dr. Garrido is a Professor of commercial and corporate law in Spain and has written extensively on a wide range of legal topics. Jose Garrido served as the General Counsel of the Spanish Securities Commission and was also the director of the legal and enforcement divisions. He practiced law in the corporate department of one of the largest law firms in Madrid and he was a Senior Counsel at the Legal Department of the World Bank, advising on insolvency and creditor rights issues.