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Cristian Gual

Cristian Gual

Europe 2026

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About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Practice Areas

International Arbitration and Litigation.

Career

Cristian Gual joined Uría Menéndez in 2001. He is based in the Barcelona office. He moved to New York in 2011 to join Wachtell Lipton as a visiting attorney, where he worked with the Litigation and Restructuring and Finance groups.

He focuses in complex civil and commercial disputes for both national and multinational companies. He has a wide experience on matters relating to competition and non-material assets (antitrust private enforcement, unfair competition and IP litigation cases), corporate disputes (director’s liability, takeover litigation), as well as more general contractual liability and tort cases, mostly in the fields of distribution and construction.

Cristian represents his clients before Spanish courts at all instances and in national and international arbitration proceedings. He has also handled mediation proceedings and has been appointed arbitrator in both institutional and ad hoc proceedings.

Professional Memberships

Barcelona Bar Association.

Personal

Languages: English, French and Catalan.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Dispute Resolution: Barcelona - Spain

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Head of the international arbitration and litigation department, Cristian Gual is a skilled lawyer who assists clients with damage claims, construction contracts and unfair competition proceedings. He boasts additional expertise and recognition in international arbitration.

Strengths

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  • Cristian Gual takes on matters with a very unique perspective.

    Dispute Resolution: BarcelonaChambers European Guide
  • Cristian is really impressive. He has deep legal and economic knowledge and is very honest and practical. He is a fantastic lawyer.

    Dispute Resolution: BarcelonaChambers European Guide

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