B. Cremades & Asociados

Diversity

Since its establishment in 1969, B. Cremades & Asociados has been committed to maintaining a high level of diversity among its workforce. It is through B. Cremades & Asociados’ diversity of culture and backgrounds that it is able to offer its clients a highly specialized and developed practice in areas of international law. The firm is comprised of a large mix of nationalities and languages with legal training from a multitude of both common law and civil law jurisdictions. The maintaining of B. Cremades & Asociados’ strong commitment to cultural diversity allows the firm’s teams to work together in a highly creative, collaborative, and innovative environment, where diversity of opinion is encouraged rather than repressed. The firm’s differences in background, language, perspectives and training fortifies the firm’s strong values and ensures the provision of a tailored service to meet and exceed clients’ needs. B. Cremades & Asociados is focused on ensuring the continuity of its diversity and making it a larger part of our future growth.

In recent years, B. Cremades & Asociados has become increasingly committed to addressing the under-representation of women on international arbitral tribunals and increasing the appointment of women in arbitration and has signed the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge. Similarly, the firm has sought to increase its engagements of women or female-led teams of experts.

Pro Bono / Community

B. Cremades & Asociados maintains a strong record of working in and seeking to serve the needs of the community at large. The firm has taken on a number of pro bono cases including, more recently, advocating for the return to its rightful owner of artwork stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust. The firm’s commitment to exercising a social conscience is evidenced by the numerous cases in which the firm has been involved in over the course of its long and rich history.

The firm is further devoted to ensuring the passing on of its knowledge and expertise to the next generation of lawyers. A number of the firm’s partners are regularly engaged and volunteer with universities and law student groups in discussing the development of exciting and pressing legal issues. The firm expends its time and resources both at home and abroad in furthering the development of the law and ensuring that these conversations take place in an open and inclusive environment.