Expertise
With over 16 years of experience, José provides advice to both national and international clients in civil, commercial and criminal law matters.
He has in-depth knowledge of civil and criminal procedure rules and an extraordinary ability to seek the best approach when dealing with disputes involving different kinds of risks for the client.
- Experience
- Advice to a Swiss state-owned company on arbitration before the Court of Arbitration of Madrid concerning the breach of an EPC Contract for a solar photovoltaic plant in Spain against the contractor claiming payment of €8M.
- Advice to a Dutch real estate company in relation to criminal proceedings concerning the investigation into possible money laundering in the sale of the skyscraper Cepsa Tower for €490 million.
- Advice to a football team of LaLiga on criminal proceedings initiated by minority shareholders against its directors refusing or preventing from exercising their rights of information.
- Advice to a Spanish listed company on a criminal case against several former managers for misappropriation of over €14.6 million.
- Advice to a Portuguese financial institution in relation to investigation proceedings for alleged fraud committed by several former employees of over €42M.
- Advising a Spanish real estate company on a claim against the most relevant construction company in the Spanish eastern coast, concerning a breach of a financial advice agreement regarding a total amount of €110M.
- Advising on three administrative litigation proceedings regarding handling services to be provided in 6 Spanish airports before the National High Court (Audiencia Nacional) amounting 120M€.
- Advice to a telecom state-owned company in the proceedings started by a third party against several administrative resolutions granting subsidies for €76M for the establishment of broadband in remote areas in Spain.
- Advising a leading insurance company on several court proceedings against, among others, two former sales agents for the commission of the criminal offenses of forgery of commercial documents, fraud, and libel/slander on a plot of improper collection of commissions of 4M€.
- Publications
- Lexology Panoramic – Arbitration
- Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Catalan
- Recognition
- Best Lawyers Spain since 2018
- Testimonials
- A trusted adviser to domestic and international clients on civil, commercial, and criminal matters (Legal 500)
- I also highlight José Carlos Fraga for his commitment and dedication (Legal 500)
- Education
- Law degree (University Carlos III de Madrid)
- Master’s degree in business legal advice from ADM International Business School
- Professional Memberships
- Madrid Bar Association (2010)
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