A full-time forensic practitioner, Mr. Valderas’ experience includes national and international investigations (fraud, corruption, accounting manipulation and other regulatory investigations), independent expert in litigation before both national and international arbitration courts (damages, loss of profit, commercial disputes, acquisition price adjustments, unfair competition, investment arbitration, etc. having given evidence in over 200 cases) and insolvency related assignments (advisory, court appointed administrator).   

Mr. Valderas has worked across Europe and Latin America for lawyers, regulators, and public and private sector clients across a range of industries, including construction, retail, shipping, energy, advertising, utilities, automotive, manufacturing, telecoms, financial services and professional services. He also brings extensive experience handling and reviewing large volumes of electronic data, using advanced forensic computing and data analytical techniques. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Valderas led FTI’s Forensic practice in Spain. Previously, he worked with Deloitte in Spain, where he built and led its Forensic department for 12 years and was appointed Deloitte Forensic Leader for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Valderas began his professional career in auditing at KPMG before joining the London forensic department. He was key to setting up the firm’s forensic department in Spain.  

Mr. Valderas earned degrees in law and economics from ICADE (Comilla University in Madrid). A qualified Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner, he is internationally recognized as a leading forensic accountant by Who’s Who Legal in WWL Investigations from 2016 to 2023 and WWL International Arbitration 2021, 2022 and 2023. Mr. Valderas has authored articles about forensics issues.