About
With more than 10 years of experience, Carlos regularly acts for global banks, investment funds, life sciences companies, and US tech giants in a wide range of complex and cross-border disputes before the Spanish civil and administrative courts. His practice focuses on M&A and shareholder conflicts, unfair competition, capital markets, banking and financial disputes, consumer and data protection, antitrust damages, and product liability matters.
He also has extensive experience in commercial arbitration across a variety of sectors, as well as in arbitration-related court proceedings, including the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Spain and other jurisdictions.
Carlos is admitted to practice in Spain and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Catalan.
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Representing a European private equity fund in a €200 million post-M&A dispute before the Spanish courts.
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Representing four Premier League football clubs in shareholder disputes in Spain.
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Representing a global technology multinational in Spanish administrative proceedings relating to the defence of its €4 billion takeover bid of an affiliated company.
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Representing a global medical devices manufacturer in multiple product liability claims before the Spanish civil and administrative courts, including advising on the implications of related criminal proceedings.
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Advising and representing leading US technology companies in connection with consumer protection, product liability, unfair competition, data privacy, and antitrust damages litigation exposure in Spain.
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Representing a global mining company in Spanish recognition and enforcement proceedings concerning a US$270 million PCA arbitral award.
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Advising an international investment fund in the recognition of two ICSID awards in Portugal with a combined value of US$800 million.
Carlos Hernández
Torre Europa
Paseo de la Castellana, 95
Madrid 28046