With demonstrable experience in the construction, energy, and infrastructure sectors, Jones Day‘s dispute resolution practice is well equipped to represent clients in proceedings at all levels of the Spanish court system, as well as in international arbitration cases before major tribunals, including ICSID and ICC. The team operates on a global scale, regularly liaising with the firm’s offices across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the US. Mercedes Fernández , lauded as ’an authority in construction arbitration' spearheads the group, and her litigation experience includes disputes involving construction contracts, civil engineering projects, and energy projects. Also of note is Antonio Canales, an ESG expert who assists clients with a range of judicial and arbitration proceedings.
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‘They truly pay attention to detail and show great availability and mastery of the facts of the case.'
‘Jones Day dispute resolution attorneys are in charge of developing an effective strategy. This is an exceptional team at managing the client's expectations and establishing the type of evidence that is necessary to provide in each case. Virtual project management is exceptional, providing the tools for meetings to flow even though attendees are not in the same room.’
‘The personal treatment is simultaneously very professional and close. From my last collaboration with Mercedes Fernández, Antonio Canales and Gonzalo Hierro, I would highlight their understanding and dedication to the methodologies used in expert reports. Always with time to clarify doubts and align the strategy. ’
‘An excellent team, very outstanding at the level of the partners that make it up.’
‘Mercedes Fernández is an authority in construction arbitration and also brings extensive experience in managing conflicts in their pre-arbitral stage. Antonio Canales is a great expert in the subject of infrastructure in its contentious side.’
‘Mercedes Fernández and Antonio Canales are excellent people, with great finesse and legal solidity and great work capacity.’
‘Jones Day has a great dispute resolution team in Madrid. The strategic vision of the team and the involvement of the partners in the issue is especially interesting. From the point of view of diversity, technology and collaboration, it is at the highest standard of international arbitration with which we have been able to work. ’
‘Mercedes Fernández is surely one of the most brilliant and dedicated lawyers we have been able to work with in international arbitration. She is firm, clear, writes very well and her performance in court is forceful. Senior Associate Carlota Domínguez is impeccable.’
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Mercedes Fernández