Allen & Overy

Spain

• Madrid

Allen & Overy has a large and diverse Litigation practice renowned for its expertise in high-value, complex cases that are frequently cross-border in nature.
 
Our global practice is recognised for protecting clients’ interests across the full range of contentious issues that a multinational business may encounter, whether we are handling complex international issues or local matters. We handle the full range of corporate and commercial disputes, including competition and antitrust litigation, employment litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency, class actions, insurance litigation, securities litigation and issues arising from corporate transactions. We also have extensive experience handling contentious regulatory proceedings, investigations and criminal matters. 
 
A&O’s leading litigators work seamlessly in integrated teams with our transactional and advisory colleagues, providing in-depth market expertise and product knowledge that gives clients an edge in disputes and enables us to pre-empt and protect against potential risks to their businesses. 
 
Our Madrid litigation and arbitration team is a reference advising local and international clients in before Spanish Courts and the leading arbitral institutions in Spain and Europe. Our key areas of expertise are arbitration, commercial litigation, financial litigation and special situations (including insolvencies and enforcement of securities).
 
Moreover, members of the Madrid team are actively involved in a number of high-profile commercial arbitrations arising out of the breach of agreements in a wide range of sectors, such as Sponsorship Agreement, Turn-key contracts or Agency agreements. These arbitration  proceedings are both domestic and international, and are being administered under the main arbitral rules, as demonstrated by the case summaries in this submission. 
 
Further, we have a strong corporate litigation practice, advising in M&A transactions, complex contractual litigation, shareholders or JV disputes, corporate controversies, damage claims arising from competition law infringements, lawsuits related to agency and distributorship agreements, contracts with public entities governed by civil law, and contractual disputes in insolvency scenarios. The team has also a vast experience in challenging corporate resolutions and in defending our clients in the context of director’s liabilities.