Isabel del Álamo

About the Lawyer
Isabel del Álamo Powers is a lawyer with over 25 years of professional experience, primarily focused on real estate investment law for international clients in Spain. She is the Founding Partner and CEO of Corelex Global, a firm dedicated to advising national and foreign investors on the purchase, management, and optimization of real estate assets throughout Spain. In her role, she leads the legal and client services departments, designing clear, secure, and efficient processes for property acquisitions and investment structures tailored to cross-border investors. Registered with the Bar Association of Madrid since 2001, she combines deep knowledge of Spanish real estate law with international legal experience to guide clients through complex transactional and regulatory landscapes. Her practice is characterized by a preventive, strategic approach to real estate investments, integrating thorough legal analysis with negotiation and mediation techniques to protect investor interests and ensure legal certainty in every transaction.
Experience
With more than 25 years in practice, Isabel del Álamo has built a career centered on advising international and domestic clients on real estate investments in Spain. As Founding Partner and CEO of Corelex Global, she oversees a multidisciplinary team that supports investors in property purchases, portfolio expansion, and long‑term asset management, particularly in Madrid and other key Spanish markets. Her experience encompasses the full life cycle of real estate transactions, including initial investment strategy, legal risk assessment, and execution of complex acquisitions for individuals, family offices, and corporate investors.
Before establishing Corelex Global, she practiced as a business lawyer, gaining substantial experience in corporate and commercial matters that now informs the structuring of real estate investments and related corporate vehicles. Since 2015, she has also been a partner at Powers Abogados, a firm with a long-standing legal tradition in her family, where she further refined her skills in cross‑border matters that frequently intersect with real estate holdings, such as international inheritances and recognition of foreign judgments affecting property rights. Throughout her career, she has integrated mediation and negotiation into her real estate practice, advocating for solutions that minimize conflict and secure stable, predictable outcomes for investors.
Specialty
Isabel’s core specialization is real estate investment law in Spain, with a strong focus on advising foreign and international investors. At Corelex Global, she leads legal work that covers:

• Structuring foreign investment in Spanish real estate, including choice of legal vehicles, corporate structuring, and alignment with Spanish regulatory and tax requirements.
• Comprehensive legal due diligence on properties, reviewing titles, encumbrances, urban planning status, lease agreements, and compliance issues prior to acquisition.
• Drafting and negotiating real estate contracts, such as reservation agreements, option contracts, purchase agreements, and ancillary documentation required for secure closings.
• Coordinating tax compliance linked to real estate investments, working alongside tax specialists to address acquisition taxes, ongoing property taxation, and exit or divestment scenarios.
• Managing property registration and notarization processes, ensuring that transactions are properly formalized, recorded at the Land Registry, and aligned with Spanish civil and real estate law requirements.
• Advising on investment optimization and risk management, helping clients design long‑term strategies for asset protection, portfolio growth, and succession planning for real estate holdings.
• Handling cross‑border elements that impact real estate, including international inheritance planning and recognition of foreign judgments (exequatur) when these affect ownership or rights over Spanish properties.

She is known for emphasizing legal certainty in every stage of the property acquisition and investment process, combining mediation and negotiation techniques with rigorous legal analysis to secure favorable terms and prevent disputes. Her practice is particularly oriented toward international clients who require clear guidance through Spain’s legal, tax, and administrative frameworks when entering the real estate market.
Education
Isabel del Álamo Powers holds a Law Degree from the Complutense University of Madrid, obtained in 2000. She completed a Master’s Degree in Business Legal Counsel at Instituto de Empresa in 2001, specializing in corporate and commercial law, which provides a strong foundation for the structuring and corporate aspects of real estate investments. In addition, she has pursued advanced courses and certifications recognized by the Bar Association of Madrid in areas that reinforce her real estate practice, including mediation, Anglo‑Saxon law, notarial practice, wills and trusts, bankruptcy law, and negotiation techniques. These studies enhance her ability to navigate cross‑border transactions, coordinate notarial and registry procedures, and integrate succession and asset‑protection considerations into comprehensive real estate investment strategies.