Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Juan Alegre

Juan is a partner in the shipping and international trade teams. Based in the Madrid office, he specialises in non-contentious and contentious work, particularly international arbitration and cross-border litigation in the oil and gas, energy, mining and commodity sectors in Spain and Latin America. His clients cover a wide spectrum of jurisdictions and industry sectors ranging from Spanish and Latin American oil companies, European energy companies and Brazilian mining and steel producers to international cement manufacturers and traders, sugar and ethanol producers, paper and cellulose producers and their insurers.

Victor Mata

Victor is a partner in the shipping team in the Madrid office who specialises in shipping, transport, international trade and litigation. He has nearly 15 years’ experience in advising on contentious and non-contentious matters, having appeared before domestic and international arbitration bodies. He has particular expertise in handling personal injury claims before commercial, labour and criminal courts, salvage proceedings, ship arrests, cargo claims and complex recoveries.