Josep María Balcells

Practice Areas

Commercial law

Corporate M&A

Commercial contracting

Franchise law

International law

Career

Josep M. Balcells is the head of the Commercial Law, Corporate M&A and International Law areas at Toda & Nel-lo. He is a lawyer specialized in Corporate Law, Transactions and International Contract Law. He has a broad experience at advising Spanish and foreign companies in Mergers and Acquisitions, recruitment, trade operations, late payment claims and Corporate law. He has specialized in sales distribution (agency, franchise and distribution), as well as in the energy, retail and automotive fields.

Graduated in Law at the University of Barcelona. Master’s degree on European Community Law at UAB (1988). Licénse Special en Droit Communautaire. Brussels, ULB 1989-90.

Professor in the Master’s programme of Business International Law at ESADE and Master’s Coordinator of the International Legal Practice (MILP) at ISDE.

Member of the Governing Board at Barcelona’s Lawyers’ Association (ICAB) from June 2007 to June 2009. Board Member and Treasurer of the ICAB (2017-2021). Dean of the ICAB Provisional Board in 2021.

Former President of the Section of European Community and International Law at Barcelona’s Lawyers’ Association (2002-2007).

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

French

Catalan