B. Cremades & Asociados was founded in 1969 by the lawyer and professor Bernardo Cremades, a world-renowned professional in the field of dispute resolution. Some of his contributions have marked a before and after in the history of litigation and arbitration, including the recognition of the lex mercatoria, the formation of the arbitration agreement under investment protection treaties and the definition of the term “investment” in international law. Who’s Who Legal refers to Bernardo Cremades as the “number one practitioner in Spain for commercial arbitration” and “one of the top names in the industry”. Among other honors, Bernardo Cremades has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of San Raimundo de Peñafort and has been appointed numerary member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. He was also made an honorary member of the Peruvian Academy of Law in 2022 and received the Medal of Honor of the Official Bar Association of Madrid.
B. Cremades & Asociados enjoys national and international prestige as counsel. In this regard, we have strong expertise in both commercial and investor-State arbitrations relating to various sectors, including energy, oil, gas, natural resources, construction, engineering, pharmaceuticals, transportation, telecommunications, intellectual property, sport, corporate governance, capital markets, joint ventures, international sale of goods, and distribution contracts. We also have considerable experience in disputes involving FIDIC construction contracts.
Our litigation practice is integrated with our arbitration practice and enjoys a world-class reputation. The lawyers of B. Cremades & Asociados regularly represent their clients before the courts and tribunals of all jurisdictional bodies in Spain, including the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. The international litigation experience of the lawyers at B. Cremades & Asociados allows them to assist their clients abroad or in multi-jurisdictional proceedings and to represent them before international institutions such as the Court of Justice of the European Union or the European Court of Human Rights.
The firm regularly manages complex, cross-border litigation proceedings, including matters related to restructuring and insolvency proceedings; family and inheritance disputes; mortgage foreclosure; and matters related to arbitral proceedings such as the annulment and enforcement of awards as well as interim measures. The firm is also active in legal proceedings before courts in the United States as several of its associates and partners are admitted to the bar in various U.S. jurisdictions such as New York, California, Washington, D.C., and Illinois. Among other matters, the firm has participated in the United States in class actions, debt recognition, recovery of works of art plundered by the Nazi Regime, and the recognition and execution of judgments or foreign arbitral awards.
The firm regularly advises third-party funders in relation to their potential investments in arbitration and litigation proceedings.
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