Uría Menéndez‘s dispute resolution team adopts an interdisciplinary approach, providing insight and advice on civil and commercial proceedings, international and domestic arbitration, as well as administrative, constitutional, and criminal law. The team is under the joint leadership of a capable trio: José Miguel Fatás, who assists with administrative and civil litigation, and arbitration proceedings at the domestic and international level; Gabriel Bottini, who oversees the international arbitration practice; and Javier Garcia Sanz, who is in charge of the litigation group. The team also includes commercial litigation specialist Carles Vendrell; Álvaro López de Argumedo, who is experience in the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards; and Jesús Remón Peñalver, who takes the lead on administrative litigation issues.
Key clients
- Banco Santander, S.A.
- Boliden
- DAF Trucks, N.V.
- Government of Malaysia
- Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte
- La Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
- Mota-Engil Ingeniería y Construcción, S.A.
- REPSOL, S.A.
- Telefónica, S.A.
- Toyota España, S.L.U.
Work highlights
- Representing the State of Malaysia, as global lead counsel, in a multijurisdictional dispute with seven private individuals (alleged descendants of a 19th Century sultan) regarding a 1878 cession agreement over specific territories in North Borneo.
- Representing Banco Santander in a claim for damages brought against it by former shareholders of Abengoa, S.A. in connection with a forecasted capital increase in 2015.
- Representing La Liga Nacional de Fútbol in two major cases against Real Madrid, C.F., FC Barcelona, and Athletic Club.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
José Miguel Fatás, Javier García Sanz, Gabriel Bottini