About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Our Barcelona Dispute Resolution team is composed by highly skilled practitioners.
The department is best known for its strength in the following key areas:
Civil and commercial litigation: This is undoubtedly a key strength of the department.
Domestic and international arbitration: Baker McKenzie's position as a leading global firm lends it a unique ability to handle high-level international arbitration cases, involving international clients and top multinationals. On a national scale, we receive regular mandates from domestic Spanish companies that we represent, and we presently provide legal advice for firms in the construction, hotels, industrial, retail and financial sectors.
We work closely with the Firm's Banking and Finance department to advise on a number of financial litigation cases and insolvency arbitrations. We act as representative of creditors to reach agreements and settlements out of court. We are involved with numerous clients in the financial sector, including multiple litigation cases with major banks advising on interest rates and mortgage issues. We advise on insolvency liabilities and distressed asset deals as insolvency filings, homologation of refinancing agreements and restructuring processes.
Criminal Litigation: We assist and represent domestic and international clients in complex criminal litigation cases involving corporate criminal offences. We handle some of the most prominent mandates in the market. .
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie offers a dispute resolution department experienced in handling contentious issues, including commercial, civil and criminal litigation. The law firm represents local and international clientele, comprising significant companies in the food and beverage, technology and hospitality sectors. Its lawyers additionally boast long-standing involvement in cross-border disputes, including international arbitration proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have a very focused and committed team."
"A strong point of Marc Prat and his team is the commercial vision they have and the business sense. They always take into account the best options for the company."
"The treatment has been professional, diligent, rigorous and attentive, with a high degree of commitment and involvement."
"They have a very focused and committed team."
"A strong point of Marc Prat and his team is the commercial vision they have and the business sense. They always take into account the best options for the company."
"The treatment has been professional, diligent, rigorous and attentive, with a high degree of commitment and involvement."
Notable Practitioners
Marc Prat is a highly regarded lawyer who is at his most visible in commercial disputes. He routinely advises clients in the food and beverage and construction spheres.
"I have been very pleasantly surprised by the understanding that he demonstrates in different areas, and not just procedural matters."
"Marc Prat has a broad ability to identify problems, analyse them and prioritise at all times what requires more attention."
"His extensive experience in court means that he always has a proposal or recommendation to offer very quickly with a commercial point of view."
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Clients
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Football Club Barcelona (FCB)
Mr. Thomas Heurtel