Lawyer and writer Manuel Medina presented his latest book “Bench for sale for €1” supported by a significant representation of the legal, business, political and sports sectors of our country.
More than four hundred people filled the halls of the InterContinental Hotel Madrid in a heartfelt event in which the author was accompanied at the presidential table by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, president of the Xunta de Galicia, Angel Corcóstegui, founding partner of Magnum Industrial Partners and Cristina Lomba, editor of Plaza & Janés.
The attendees listened attentively to the words of the speakers, who agreed in highlighting the figure of Manuel Medina As a great lawyer, a friend to his friends, and capable of bringing together all branches of the country's justice system, politics, unions, businesses, and financial sector in a single room. All this without losing his simplicity.
Manuel Medina In this book, he conveys a reflection through a simple and accurate analysis from his perspective on the banking crisis that our country has suffered in recent years. The content of this new publication by the author Manuel Medina coincides with the 40th anniversary of the founding of Medina Cuadros Abogados law firm.
“Bench for sale for €1” It is a tribute to the evolution of the customs and major regulatory changes in banking and savings banks in the last quarter of the 20th century that continue to this day.
Luxury guests
The presentation of the new book by the lawyer from Jaén brought together more than four hundred people from all walks of life. In addition to Alberto Núñez Feijóo, president of the Xunta de Galicia and Angel Corcóstegui, Founding partner of Magnum Industrial Partners, prominent figures from the judiciary, as well as a large number of lawyers and leaders from other professional firms, attended.
Also present were: José Ramón Lete, Secretary of State for Sport, Margarita Robles, spokesperson for the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputies, José Manuel Barreiro, spokesperson for the Popular Group in the Senate, Fernando Carlos Rodríguez, President of the Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda Commission of the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Senate, Pablo Casado, Deputy Secretary General of Communication of the PP, Roberta Lajous, Ambassador of Mexico, representatives of the business world, headed by Florentino Pérez, President of Real Madrid and Enrique Riquelme, President of Cox Energy, as well as important executives of companies such as Telefónica, Banco Santander, BBVA, Caixabank or El Corte Inglés.
Other friends were also present on such an important day for Manuel Medina, such as, the singer Emilio José and the patrons from the Princess Kristina of Norway Foundation, of which Manuel Medina is President.
Workers and colleagues from different locations of Medina Cuadros also accompanied Manuel Medina at the book presentation.
From Jaén, the author's homeland, came a good number of friends and family, Among them was the president of Caja Rural de Jaén, José Luis García Lomas.
The act
After the presentation of Cristina Lomba, welcoming the attendees and giving a brief introduction about the book's publisher, it was the turn of Angel Corcóstegui, The author of the prologue, who began by highlighting the author's vision and experience, "recounts in the pages of the book the transition from banks in the 1980s to the solid international financial groups of today." "For a few years, there was fictitious growth, without a solid foundation, and it has been proven that a banker is not a banker until he or she has experienced a major crisis." Corcóstegui He concluded by thanking the author for his analysis, in which he has contributed his work in the legal profession and court attorney's office "which he knows very well" and thanking him for being able to express your affection and professional consideration.
The president of the Xunta de Galicia, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, He began by praising the author as a friend of his for years and highlighting that this new book by Manuel Medina analyzes in depth the banking situation of recent years and has highlighted that it is necessary to "learn of what was done wrong” in the financial crisis that began in Spain in 2007, for which “not all politicians were responsible”, since “most were not managers of financial institutions”.
Feijóo He also noted that it is “comforting” knowing that we can and should learn from the mistakes of the economic crisis and added that "the main thing is to reconcile the immediate with what will have long-term effects," something that "is never easy."
The president of the Xunta concluded by thanking Manuel Medina for his study comprehensive from the banking crisis of recent years.
The author, Manuel Medina, He began his speech, excited, explaining why he wrote this book, “It has taken me a long time to write this work, I have invested many hours dedicated to the investigation to conclude this work of which I am especially proud.”
“In this book I have analyzed the situation and development of savings banks since their origins. As a result of the immense banking crisis we have experienced, financial institutions have had to reinvent themselves to face the new economic scenario of our country.”
Books written by Manuel Medina
“Bench for sale for €1” It is the fifteenth book written by Manuel Medina, published by Plaza y Janés.
Previously he wrote: “Forgotten Field” (1977), “Amelia” (1986), “Juan Carlos I: A King for Humanity” (1988), “Practical Guide to Olive Oil” (2000), “Early retirement: reward or nightmare?” (2001), “The Four Seasons of Life” (2004), “Driving in Spain and not dying trying” (2005), the autobiography “The conquest of life” (2005), “The Mysteries of the Night of San Juan” (2007), “The success of humility” (2008), “Next stop, Catalonia” (2011), “Next station, Madrid Atocha” (2014), “The Flight of the Thrushes” (2016) and “The crisis can wait, life can’t.” (2017), in whose presentations he managed to bring together more than a thousand people, including the first instances of the Spanish judicial sector.
Presentation of Manuel Medina's book "Bench for sale for €1"
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