Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance (Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho y Finanzas)

What Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance (Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho y Finanzas) does

The Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance (IILF), founded in 2015 and headquartered in Madrid, is a non-profit academic association (C.I.F. G87190518) registered with the Spanish Ministry of Interior. It promotes interdisciplinary research and policy dialogue at the intersection of law and finance across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions, with active national coordinators spanning 13+ Ibero-American countries including Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. Its substantive focus areas include corporate law, insolvency law, banking law, capital markets law, corporate finance, financial regulation, and fintech.

The Institute's core outputs are academic publications (100+ working papers, multiple scholarly books published through Heliasta, Bosch, and Tirant lo Blanch, plus e-books), policy products (Latin American Principles for Out-of-Court Workouts available in three languages, and legislative reform proposals), annual congresses and workshops held in rotating Ibero-American cities, and a multilingual blog (Spanish/English/Portuguese). It operates through a curated membership model: individual membership (€150/year, application-based with CV review) and a four-tier corporate sponsorship program (Silver €1,000, Gold €3,000, Platinum €5,000, Principal €10,000) that grants congress registrations, blog publishing rights, and ordinary-member nomination quotas. Marketing and distribution are content- and event-driven, anchored by the derechoyfinanzas.org website and an annual congress cadence that has produced 10+ events between 2015 and 2025.

The business model is community-led and non-commercial in orientation. Revenue is generated exclusively through individual membership dues, corporate sponsorship contributions, and event registration fees, with no venture capital, private equity, or external institutional ownership disclosed. The Institute derives significant institutional legitimacy from its Honorary Presidency (originally King Felipe VI of Spain, currently Rafael La Porta and Florencio López de Silanes), an International Academic Council drawn from Oxford, Cambridge, Chicago, and Hamburg, and senior leadership affiliated with Oxford, Stanford, and Singapore Management University. It maintains research and policy collaborations with the OECD, World Bank, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), and INSOL International, which position it as a niche but durable node in the regional law-and-finance academic ecosystem.

Name

Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance (Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho y Finanzas)

Legal name

Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho y Finanzas

Website

https://derechoyfinanzas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance is a Madrid-based non-profit academic association founded in 2015 that promotes interdisciplinary law and finance research across 13+ Ibero-American countries through working papers, books, annual congresses, policy guidelines, and tiered individual and corporate memberships.

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Product category

Legal and Finance Academic Research Services

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Legal research publications
• Academic membership programs
• Law finance conferences
• Legislative reform advocacy
• Interdisciplinary academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Fees: Annual membership fees charged to individual members seeking to participate in the academic community, access reduced rates on Institute activities, and gain visibility through website profile inclusion.
2. Corporate Sponsorship: Tiered sponsorship program (Silver €1,000, Gold €3,000, Platinum €5,000, Principal €10,000 annually) providing congress registrations, blog publishing privileges, and member nomination rights.
3. Event Registration Fees: Fees charged for attendance at congresses and workshops organized by the Institute, with reduced rates for members and sponsors.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance is a non-profit academic organization that promotes interdisciplinary research and study of law and finance across the Ibero-American region. It offers individual memberships and tiered corporate sponsorships, organizes annual congresses and workshops, publishes working papers and books, and develops legislative reform proposals on corporate law, insolvency law, financial regulation, and fintech.

Product overview

The Ibero-American Institute for Law and Finance (IIDF) is a non-profit academic organization that promotes interdisciplinary research and debate on law and finance in the Ibero-American community. Rather than a commercial product platform, the institute offers a portfolio of research outputs and professional membership services including academic publications (books, working papers, e-books), policy guidelines (Latin American Principles for Out-of-Court Workouts), and events (annual congresses and workshops). The institute operates a tiered membership model offering individual memberships and corporate sponsorship programs (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Principal) that provide access to its scholarly community, reduced event fees, and professional visibility.

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Products and services

• Individual Membership Annual individual membership (EUR 150/year) for academics and professionals seeking to participate in the academic community, gain access to reduced event rates, and obtain website profile visibility. Membership requires CV submission to the Academic Secretariat and selection committee approval.
• Corporate Sponsorship Program (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Principal) Four-tiered corporate sponsorship program with annual fees ranging from EUR 1,000 (Silver) to EUR 10,000 (Principal), providing congress registrations, blog publishing rights, member nomination quotas, and opportunities to participate in Institute projects.
• Annual Congresses and Conferences Annual academic conferences held across Ibero-American cities (Madrid, Havana, Bogota, Cartagena, Sao Paulo, Guayaquil, Mexico City, Santo Domingo) covering corporate law, bankruptcy law, financial regulation, and capital markets, with reduced registration rates for members and sponsors.
• Workshops in Law and Finance Specialized workshops on law and finance topics, including joint events with partner universities such as Universidad de los Andes in Bogota.
• Working Papers Series Annual series of academic working papers addressing corporate governance, insolvency law, financial regulation, fintech, and capital markets across Latin America, with 100+ papers published.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ working papers published across multiple years
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Rafael Catalá (Spanish Minister of Justice)flagshipOthers · 2 October 2015The I Congress closing ceremony was presided by Rafael Catalá, then Minister of Justice of Spain, indicating government-level support for the Institute's activities.
• King Felipe VI of Spain (Honorary Presidency)flagshipOthers · 1 October 2015The I Congress in 2015 was held under the honorary presidency of His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain, demonstrating high-level institutional endorsement for the Institute's mission.
• Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 2016 Workshop in Law and Finance was jointly organized with Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia, indicating an ongoing academic collaboration for conference organization.
• Heliasta (Publisher)minorOthersPublished books Anatomía del Derecho de sociedades, Principios de Regulación Financiera, and Derecho de la insolvencia through Heliasta publishing house.
• OECDcoreOthersPublished Sustainable Bonds: Trends and Policy Recommendations report; Institute founder is member of OECD Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable and senior advisor to OECD.
• World BankcoreOthersInstitute members serve as World Bank consultants; Working Paper 9/2019 presents proposal for Ecuadorian corporate law reform presented to Ecuadorian National Assembly; Institute collaborates on insolvency and creditor/debtor rights matters.
• European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute founder is Research Member of ECGI; blog posts originally published on ECGI Blog as Special Edition on Corporate Governance in Latin America.
• INSOL InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple Institute members including Paúl Noboa are members of INSOL International and its Early Researcher Academics group.
• Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera del Ecuador (UAFE)minorOthersWorking Paper 1/2020 on financial supervisor responses to COVID-19 is published in collaboration with UAFE.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI): ECGI is an international scientific association that produces research and policy recommendations on corporate governance. The Institute's founder is a Research Member and the organizations cross-publish blog content, making ECGI the most directly comparable peer in mission and governance model.
• Stanford Law and Economics / Rock Center on Corporate Governance: Stanford's law-and-economics programs produce research at the intersection of corporate law, finance, and governance, with strong Latin American ties. The Institute's founder is a Stanford LLM alumnus and the programs overlap in research themes, including financial regulation and corporate governance.
• Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance: Harvard's Program on Corporate Governance is a leading academic forum publishing working papers, blog posts (Forum), and convening on corporate governance and capital markets. The Institute's International Academic Council includes Harvard affiliates, and the programs share a working-paper-plus-blog publication model.
• Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law (3CL) at Cambridge: 3CL is a Cambridge research centre producing scholarship on corporate law, financial regulation, and insolvency. It is a directly comparable academic peer in the same law-and-finance research niche, with overlapping faculty networks represented on the Institute's International Academic Council.
• International Insolvency Institute (III): III is a global, invitation-only organization of leading insolvency scholars, judges, and practitioners that produces research and convenes on cross-border insolvency. It is a directly comparable peer in insolvency-and-restructuring scholarship, operating in the same subject-matter space as the Institute.
• OECD Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable: The OECD Roundtable convenes policymakers, regulators, and academics on Latin American corporate governance. The Institute's founder is a member and they co-publish research (e.g., Sustainable Bonds report), making the Roundtable a directly comparable peer in regional corporate-governance research.
• INSOL International: INSOL International is a global federation of insolvency professionals and academics. Multiple Institute members belong to both organizations and they collaborate through the Early Researcher Academics group on insolvency and restructuring research, making it a directly comparable peer focused on overlapping subject matter.

Broad incumbents

• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): The IDB Group finances and conducts research on Latin American economic and institutional reform, including capital markets and corporate law. The Institute's Academic Coordinator works at BID Invest (the IDB Group's private-sector arm), making the IDB a broad incumbent peer with overlapping regional research focus.
• World Bank Group: The World Bank produces large-scale policy research and convenes academic expertise on insolvency, creditor rights, and corporate governance across Latin America. Institute members serve as World Bank consultants and the Institute co-produces insolvency research, making the World Bank a broad incumbent peer with overlapping mandate.

Regional players

• Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa (IBGC): IBGC is a Brazilian non-profit dedicated to corporate governance research, education, and best-practice dissemination. It is a regional peer in the same corporate-governance research and capacity-building niche, but focused on Brazil rather than the broader Ibero-American scope.

Market position

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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