Mr Julio Iglesias > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain

Work Department

Litigation, Insurance and Reinsurance

Career

Julio Iglesias is a lawyer in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez since 2004. He has developed his career in the Litigation and Arbitration Practice Area.

Julio is actively involved in proceedings before the Spanish courts and the main Spanish arbitration courts regarding civil and commercial matters, with extensive experience in insurance Law disputes and the coverage of a wide range of insurance policies. He also advises clients at the pre-litigation stages and on out-of-court settlements.

Julio’s practice encompasses the following main areas:

  • Contractual and tort liability: remedies for breach of contract, sale and purchase of businesses, product liability and insurance.
  • Corporate litigation: challenging corporate agreements, shareholder disputes, disputes regarding shareholders’ agreements, liability actions against directors.
  • Proceedings regarding consumer law and class actions.
  • Proceedings regarding the validity and existence of civil and commercial agreements, in particular, advising banks on claims filed by clients and investors.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Club Español del Arbitraje

Education

  • Law Degree (with honours), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Insurance

Covering employment, regulatory and commercial work, Uría Menéndez fields a team of ‘highly experienced people who coordinate and integrate perfectly’ to readily advise on a spread of insurance and reinsurance matters. Transactional work is a core area of strength for the department, which is well versed in the renegotiation of bancassurance agreements. Practice head Guillermo San Pedro handles domestic and cross-border corporate, M&A and regulatory matters, while Jaime Del Fraile is skilled in bancassurance joint ventures, insurance distribution and reinsurance mandates. Julio Iglesias is the name to note for insurance disputes.