Aurelio GURREA MARTINEZ
Full-time Faculty
Professor of Law
Yong Pung How School of Law
YPHSL
- JSM, Stanford University
- MSc in Law and Finance, University of Oxford
- PhD in Law, CEU San Pablo University
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Granada
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Granada
Academic Positions Held
Current Appointment:
- Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, January 2026- Present
- Head, Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, SMU Centre for Commercial Law in Asia, May 2020-present
Previous Appointment:
- Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, January 2023- December 2025
- Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, August 2018- December 2022.
- Visiting Lecturer and Senior Fellow in Law, Melbourne Law School, June 2024
- Visiting Professor, Reichman University, Harry Radzyner Law School, May 2023
- Visiting Scholar, Becker-Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago, June 2022.
- Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems and Program on Corporate Governance, September 2016-July 2018.
- Visiting Researcher, Columbia Law School, January 2014-March 2015.
- Advisor, Ministry of Justice, Government of Spain, June 2015-May 2018.
- Visiting Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, Germany, March-June 2015.
- Lecturer in Comparative Corporate Law, University of Los Andes, Summer School, 2015-2019.
- Lecturer in Business Law, CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain, September 2010-September 2014.
- Partner, Corporate, Finance & Restructuring Department, Dictum Abogados, September 2010-July 2018.
- Auditor, Audifaith Europe, July 2008-September 2010
Other Positions
- Research Member, European Corporate Governance Institute, February 2025-present
- Consultant, World Bank Group, April 2024-present
- Chair, Insolvency Law Academy’s Task Force on Insolvency Law in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies, 2023-present
- Member, Editorial Board, International Corporate Rescue, 2023-present
- Member, World Bank Task Force on Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes, 2021-present
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2021-present
- Member, OECD-Latin America Corporate Governance Roundtable, 2017-present
- President, Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance, 2015-present
- Member, American Law and Economics Association, 2014-present
- Member, Spanish Bar Association, 2009-present
- Member, Spanish Registry of Qualified Auditors, 2009-present
Honours & Awards
- Cross-Border Insolvency Academic of the Year, Global Restructuring Review, 2024
- American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 under 40 Award, 2021
- Master of Laws Teaching Award, SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, 2021
- Research grant for project on the use of litigation funding in insolvency proceedings, INSOL International and University of South Australia, 2021
- Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, Singapore Management University, 2021-2024
- Research Grant, Ministry of Law, 2020
- Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, SMU School of Law, 2019
- Silver Medal in International Insolvency Studies, International Insolvency Institute, 2017
- Rising Star of Corporate Governance Award, Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Columbia University, 2016
- Cruz de la Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort, Spanish Ministry of Justice, 2016
- Talentia Fellowship to pursue studies at the University of Oxford, Andalusian Government, 2013
- FPU Fellowship for Young Researchers, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, 2010-2014
Courses Taught in SMU
- Comparative Corporate Governance
- International and Comparative Insolvency Law
- The Law and Finance of Corporate Transactions
- Securities and Financial Regulation
- Company Law
Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation
- Corporate insolvency law
- Business restructuring
- Corporate governance
- Capital markets and financial regulation
- Law and finance
- Fintech
Selected Publications
For additional publications, please see SSRN and Curriculum Vitae.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Insolvency Law in the Global South: Lessons for the Global North' (Forthcoming) American Journal of Comparative Law.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Digitalization of Insolvency Proceedings' (2025) 34(2) International Insolvency Review, pp. 475-491.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Building a Restructuring Hub: Lessons from Singapore' (2025) 62(4) American Business Law Journal, pp. 271-287.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez (with Anthony J. Casey and Robert K. Rasmussen), 'A Commitment Rule for Insolvency Forum' (2025), 4(1) University of Chicago Business Law Review, pp. 51-76.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Reinventing Insolvency Law in Emerging Economies', Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Debtor-in-Possession Financing in Reorganization Procedures: Regulatory Models and Proposals for Reform' (2023), 24(3) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 555-582.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Rise of Pre-Packs as a Restructuring Tool: Theory, Evidence and Policy' (2023), 24(1) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 93-116.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'The Future of Insolvency Law in a Post-Pandemic World' (2022) International Insolvency Review, 31(3) International Insolvency Review, pp. 385-402.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'Towards an Optimal Model of Directors' Duties in the Zone of Insolvency: An Economic and Comparative Approach' (2021) 21(2) Journal of Corporate Law Studies, pp. 365-395
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'Implementing an Insolvency Framework for Micro and Small Firms' (2021) 30 International Insolvency Review, pp. 46-66
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Theory, Evidence, and Policy on Dual-Class Shares: A Country-Specific Response to a Global Debate' (2021) 22 European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 475-515.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Future of Reorganization Procedures in the Era of Pre-Insolvency Law' (2020) 21(4) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 829-854.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez (with Martin Gelter), 'Addressing the Auditor Independence Puzzle: Regulatory Models and Proposal for Reform' (2020) 53 (3) Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, pp. 787-827.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez (with Nydia Remolina), ‘The Law and Finance of Initial Coin Offerings’, in Chris Brummer (ed.), Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory and Monetary Perspectives, Oxford University Press, pp. 117-156 (2019).
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Avoidance of Pre-Bankruptcy Transactions: An Economic and Comparative Approach' (2018) 93(3) Chicago-Kent Law Review, pp. 711-650.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Re-examining the law and economics of the business judgment rule' (2018) 18(2) Journal of Corporate Law Studies, pp. 417-438.
Selected Blog Posts
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, How to Strengthen the International Competitiveness of Capital Markets, Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, 29 September 2025.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Insolvency Law as a Catalyst for Growth, Oxford Business Law Blog, 23 June 2025.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Theory, Evidence and Policy on Dual-Class Shares: A Country-Specific Response to a Global Debate, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, 15 July 2019.
Press and Selected Cited Work
- Leading academics and lawyers urge UNCITRAL to replace the concept of COMI, Global Restructuring Review, 14 September 2023.
- Dual-Class Stock: Background and Policy Debate, Congressional Research Service, United States Congress, 8 December 2021.
- Audit committees need a ‘makeover’ to help fix audit, Board Agenda, 3 December 2019.
- Enhancing consumer and investor protection in Initial Coin Offerings, Business Times, 20 November 2019.
Research Areas and Areas of Expertise
Strategic Priorities
HighlightsAurelio Gurrea-Martínez is an internationally recognized scholar and thought leader in law and finance, specializing in corporate governance, capital markets, financial regulation, and insolvency law, with a strong impact on legal reform, policy, and education across multiple continents.
Bridges academic research and policy with practical impact, influencing legal reforms and regulatory frameworks in multiple jurisdictions; widely cited by courts, regulators, and international organizations; recognized for advancing insolvency and restructuring law in emerging and developed markets; recipient of major awards including Cross-Border Insolvency Academic of the Year (2024) and American Bankruptcy Institute's 40 under 40 (2021); combines comparative, economic, and functional approaches to legal scholarship; active in global academic, policy, and professional networks.
Focused research areas include Intersection of law and finance with emphasis on corporate governance, insolvency and restructuring law, capital markets, financial regulation, and the role of legal reforms in promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, access to finance, and economic growth; comparative and international approaches to insolvency systems; digitalization of insolvency and financial regulation.
Bridges academic research and policy with practical impact, influencing legal reforms and regulatory frameworks in multiple jurisdictions; widely cited by courts, regulators, and international organizations; recognized for advancing insolvency and restructuring law in emerging and developed markets; recipient of major awards including Cross-Border Insolvency Academic of the Year (2024) and American Bankruptcy Institute's 40 under 40 (2021); combines comparative, economic, and functional approaches to legal scholarship; active in global academic, policy, and professional networks.
Focused research areas include Intersection of law and finance with emphasis on corporate governance, insolvency and restructuring law, capital markets, financial regulation, and the role of legal reforms in promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, access to finance, and economic growth; comparative and international approaches to insolvency systems; digitalization of insolvency and financial regulation.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate lawInsolvency lawFinancial regulation
Past Awarded Grant
- Research grant for project on the use of litigation funding in insolvency proceedings, INSOL International and University of South Australia, 2021
- Research grant for the development of the Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, Singapore Ministry of Law, 2020
- Fellowship for research stay, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, 2015
- CEU-Santander fellowship for research stay, Columbia Law School, 2014
- Talentia Fellowship granted to pursue studies at the University of Oxford, Andalusian Government, 2013
Latest Publications
Showing up to 6 latest publications from the past 5 years.
- N REMOLINA LEON, A GURREA-MARTINEZ, D LIUOxford University Press, 2026
- A Gurrea‐MartínezAmerican Business Law Journal 62 (4), 271-287, 2025
- A Gurrea‐MartínezInternational Insolvency Review 34 (2), 475-491, 2025
- A Gurrea-MartínezAvailable at SSRN, 2025
- JF Albertus, A Gurrea-Martínez, ES Hotchkiss, X ZhengAvailable at SSRN 5199770, 2025
- AF MARTÍNEZ, A GURREA-MARTINEZ, H NATARAJAN
This highlights are AI-generated content using the faculty's CV.
- JSM, Stanford University
- MSc in Law and Finance, University of Oxford
- PhD in Law, CEU San Pablo University
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Granada
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Granada
Academic Positions Held
Current Appointment:
- Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, January 2026- Present
- Head, Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, SMU Centre for Commercial Law in Asia, May 2020-present
Previous Appointment:
- Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, January 2023- December 2025
- Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, August 2018- December 2022.
- Visiting Lecturer and Senior Fellow in Law, Melbourne Law School, June 2024
- Visiting Professor, Reichman University, Harry Radzyner Law School, May 2023
- Visiting Scholar, Becker-Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago, June 2022.
- Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems and Program on Corporate Governance, September 2016-July 2018.
- Visiting Researcher, Columbia Law School, January 2014-March 2015.
- Advisor, Ministry of Justice, Government of Spain, June 2015-May 2018.
- Visiting Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, Germany, March-June 2015.
- Lecturer in Comparative Corporate Law, University of Los Andes, Summer School, 2015-2019.
- Lecturer in Business Law, CEU San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain, September 2010-September 2014.
- Partner, Corporate, Finance & Restructuring Department, Dictum Abogados, September 2010-July 2018.
- Auditor, Audifaith Europe, July 2008-September 2010
Other Positions
- Research Member, European Corporate Governance Institute, February 2025-present
- Consultant, World Bank Group, April 2024-present
- Chair, Insolvency Law Academy’s Task Force on Insolvency Law in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies, 2023-present
- Member, Editorial Board, International Corporate Rescue, 2023-present
- Member, World Bank Task Force on Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes, 2021-present
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2021-present
- Member, OECD-Latin America Corporate Governance Roundtable, 2017-present
- President, Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance, 2015-present
- Member, American Law and Economics Association, 2014-present
- Member, Spanish Bar Association, 2009-present
- Member, Spanish Registry of Qualified Auditors, 2009-present
Honours & Awards
- Cross-Border Insolvency Academic of the Year, Global Restructuring Review, 2024
- American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 under 40 Award, 2021
- Master of Laws Teaching Award, SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, 2021
- Research grant for project on the use of litigation funding in insolvency proceedings, INSOL International and University of South Australia, 2021
- Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, Singapore Management University, 2021-2024
- Research Grant, Ministry of Law, 2020
- Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, SMU School of Law, 2019
- Silver Medal in International Insolvency Studies, International Insolvency Institute, 2017
- Rising Star of Corporate Governance Award, Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Columbia University, 2016
- Cruz de la Orden de San Raimundo de Peñafort, Spanish Ministry of Justice, 2016
- Talentia Fellowship to pursue studies at the University of Oxford, Andalusian Government, 2013
- FPU Fellowship for Young Researchers, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, 2010-2014
Courses Taught in SMU
- Comparative Corporate Governance
- International and Comparative Insolvency Law
- The Law and Finance of Corporate Transactions
- Securities and Financial Regulation
- Company Law
Research Areas / Areas of Specialisation
- Corporate insolvency law
- Business restructuring
- Corporate governance
- Capital markets and financial regulation
- Law and finance
- Fintech
Selected Publications
For additional publications, please see SSRN and Curriculum Vitae.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Insolvency Law in the Global South: Lessons for the Global North' (Forthcoming) American Journal of Comparative Law.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Digitalization of Insolvency Proceedings' (2025) 34(2) International Insolvency Review, pp. 475-491.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Building a Restructuring Hub: Lessons from Singapore' (2025) 62(4) American Business Law Journal, pp. 271-287.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez (with Anthony J. Casey and Robert K. Rasmussen), 'A Commitment Rule for Insolvency Forum' (2025), 4(1) University of Chicago Business Law Review, pp. 51-76.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Reinventing Insolvency Law in Emerging Economies', Cambridge University Press, 2024.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Debtor-in-Possession Financing in Reorganization Procedures: Regulatory Models and Proposals for Reform' (2023), 24(3) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 555-582.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Rise of Pre-Packs as a Restructuring Tool: Theory, Evidence and Policy' (2023), 24(1) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 93-116.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'The Future of Insolvency Law in a Post-Pandemic World' (2022) International Insolvency Review, 31(3) International Insolvency Review, pp. 385-402.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'Towards an Optimal Model of Directors' Duties in the Zone of Insolvency: An Economic and Comparative Approach' (2021) 21(2) Journal of Corporate Law Studies, pp. 365-395
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, 'Implementing an Insolvency Framework for Micro and Small Firms' (2021) 30 International Insolvency Review, pp. 46-66
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Theory, Evidence, and Policy on Dual-Class Shares: A Country-Specific Response to a Global Debate' (2021) 22 European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 475-515.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Future of Reorganization Procedures in the Era of Pre-Insolvency Law' (2020) 21(4) European Business Organization Law Review, pp. 829-854.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez (with Martin Gelter), 'Addressing the Auditor Independence Puzzle: Regulatory Models and Proposal for Reform' (2020) 53 (3) Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, pp. 787-827.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez (with Nydia Remolina), ‘The Law and Finance of Initial Coin Offerings’, in Chris Brummer (ed.), Cryptoassets: Legal, Regulatory and Monetary Perspectives, Oxford University Press, pp. 117-156 (2019).
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'The Avoidance of Pre-Bankruptcy Transactions: An Economic and Comparative Approach' (2018) 93(3) Chicago-Kent Law Review, pp. 711-650.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, 'Re-examining the law and economics of the business judgment rule' (2018) 18(2) Journal of Corporate Law Studies, pp. 417-438.
Selected Blog Posts
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, How to Strengthen the International Competitiveness of Capital Markets, Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, 29 September 2025.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Insolvency Law as a Catalyst for Growth, Oxford Business Law Blog, 23 June 2025.
- Aurelio Gurrea-Martínez, Theory, Evidence and Policy on Dual-Class Shares: A Country-Specific Response to a Global Debate, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, 15 July 2019.
Press and Selected Cited Work
- Leading academics and lawyers urge UNCITRAL to replace the concept of COMI, Global Restructuring Review, 14 September 2023.
- Dual-Class Stock: Background and Policy Debate, Congressional Research Service, United States Congress, 8 December 2021.
- Audit committees need a ‘makeover’ to help fix audit, Board Agenda, 3 December 2019.
- Enhancing consumer and investor protection in Initial Coin Offerings, Business Times, 20 November 2019.
