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Shipping - Spain
What the Team is Known For
The leading law firm Albors Galiano & Portales enjoys a formidable reputation across the Spanish shipping market. The team is particularly renowned for its expertise in complex maritime insurance claims. Furthermore, clients benefit from the firm's strength in shipping finance and accidents, in addition to regulatory matters, cargo claims and salvage cases. A further area of expertise lies in marine pollution mandates, while the firm also offers capabilities in matters relating to yachts, motorboats and ports. Albors Galiano & Portales rounds off its excellent offering with its prowess in handling shipping litigation as well as arbitration. Its broad client base includes insurance groups and shipping companies. With its offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca, the law firm is in a strong position to offer comprehensive nationwide coverage.
Notable practitioners
Senior practitioner Eduardo Albors is held in high esteem for his long-standing expertise in the Spanish shipping world, handling contentious and non-contentious mandates including charter party and bill of lading disputes, marine insurance and admiralty.
Javier Portales is widely considered to be one of Spain's top shipping experts, handling a broad array of mandates often in connection with marine insurance and admiralty law. He is also experienced in complex arbitration proceedings.
"Javier Portales is a highly skilled, excellent and efficient professional."
"If Javier Portales says something, you know that the other party will not attack it because it knows it has been well done."