His legal practice is broad, with expertise in Criminal, Civil, Family, Property, Mercantile, Administrative, and Inheritance Law .
In a famous 1988 interview with El País , Villanueva de Montoto stated: “A chef feeds the stomach. The restaurateur feeds the soul. Anyone can sauté a mushroom. But can you create a room where a marriage is saved, a deal is made, or a poem is written? That is the work of Juan Luis Villanueva de Montoto.” juan luis villanueva de montoto
In the mid-19th century, Madrid was a medieval mess crammed inside a walled perimeter. The Manzanares River (usually a muddy trickle) was a barrier to the west. Montoto submitted a proposal to the City Council that was so radical, so expensive, and so beautiful that it paralyzed the government. His legal practice is broad, with expertise in