Complex and high value litigation and arbitration require a profound knowledge of court and arbitration proceedings. Areilza Abogados is a law firm devoted solely to these areas of practice.
Aceptar un número limitado de asuntos al año nos permite defender a nuestros clientes con la máxima atención en cada caso.
We accept a limited number of cases every year to ensure that our clients receive unmatched service.
We accept a limited number of cases every year to ensure that our clients receive unmatched service.
Our specialization, the limited number of cases we take on, and the global character of our clients allow us to be fully independent in their defense against any business or institution.
Our specialization, the limited number of cases we take on, and the global character of our clients allow us to be fully independent in their defense against any business or institution.
Areilza Abogados is a group of professionals specialized in litigation and arbitration, led by
Mr. Areilza has been a practicing lawyer since 1999 and is a lecturer at Instituto de Empresa (IE) Law School. He holds his law degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from New York University School of Law, and has completed a variety of postgraduate courses in a number of prestigious institutions (Harvard Law School, International Chamber of Commerce, IE Law School, among others).
He has been included in the “Best Lawyers” directory as a specialist in litigation.
Before founding Areilza Abogados, he worked for Clifford Chance and Ariño y Villar.
He has developed his professional career in the field of domestic and international arbitration, as well as judicial processes related to all types of matters of commercial, civil, and administrative law. Throughout his career he has advised and represented both Spanish and international clients in each economic sector, including financial, industrial, commercial, service, and non-profit.
Mr. Areilza practices in both Spanish (in judicial proceedings and arbitrations) and English (in international arbitration proceedings).
He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.
The firm has broad experience in litigation and arbitration in all sectors of economic activity including financial, industrial, commercial, services, real estate, and technology.
The firm has broad experience in litigation and arbitration in all sectors of economic activity including financial, industrial, commercial, services, real estate, and technology. We act as counsel before all Spanish courts and the European Union court, and in the most relevant Spanish arbitration institutions (Corte de Arbitraje de la Cámara Oficial de Comercio e Industria de Madrid (CAM), Corte Española de Arbitraje (CEA), Corte Civil y Mercantil de Arbitraje (CIMA), Corte de Arbitraje del Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona (TAB), among others) as well as international arbitration institutions (International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), among others).
We have acted as counsel in a myriad of cases involving contractual disputes. Such contracts have included stock purchase agreements (SPA), investment and financial intermediation contracts, project finance, shareholders’ agreements, purchase agreements for fixed and movable assets, construction contracts, service contracts in all sectors, distribution contracts, agency and franchise agreements, insurance contracts, insurance brokerage contracts, among others.
In the field of corporate law, the firm has abundant experience in corporate litigation, including disputes between shareholders as well as between corporations and their shareholders and/or directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. A relevant part of our experience in the field of corporate disputes has been focused on avoiding litigation.
With regard to unfair competition, advertising, antitrust and intellectual property, the firm has intervened in a great number of matters. Some of these cases pioneered the application of these regulations to services provided through the Internet in Spain.
We have represented both creditors and debtors in insolvency proceedings before the Spanish courts. Additionally, we have experience defending companies in conflicts related to insolvency, corporate restructuring, and in cases were a fundamental part of the case strategy is based on a possible bankruptcy scenario.
Domestic and international arbitration
Litigation