Mr Agustín Capilla Casco > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

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

Litigation, Company Law and Corporate Governance.

Career

Agustín Capilla Casco has been a lawyer in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez since September 2000. After a six-month seat in the Corporate Law Practice Area, he has developed his career in the Litigation and Arbitration Area.

Agustin provides legal advice on different areas of business law, both in out-of-court negotiations and litigious proceedings:
  • Conducting cases before the Spanish civil and commercial courts.
  • Advising clients in domestic arbitration tribunals –Spanish Arbitration Court, Civil and Commercial Arbitration Court, Madrid Arbitration Court–.
His expertise covers judicial and arbitration proceedings including, among others:
  • Claims for payment and disputes arising from breaches of contract.
  • Civil liability: sale and purchase of businesses, financing transactions, banking and stock exchange agreements, defects in construction projects, indemnities regarding agency, distribution and franchise agreements.
  • Product liability and defence against class actions.
  • Protecting interests in unfair competition actions and the protection of intellectual property rights.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association.

Education

Law Degree, Universidad CEU San Pablo, 2000; San Raimundo de Peñafort First Prize for Legal Research (II Edition, Universidad San Pablo -CEU) for the dissertation “Los delitos de agresión y abuso sexual en el Código Penal del 95”.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Dispute resolution

Offering assistance with litigation, international arbitration, and civil and commercial proceedings, the dispute resolution team at Uría Menéndez is capable of handling high-value, multijurisdictional, and complex matters. The group’s expertise has amassed an impressive client roster which continues to expand, and consists of government entities, financial institutions, and construction companies, among others. National and international arbitration specialist José Miguel Fatás co-heads the practice alongside litigation, judicial, and arbitration proceeding expert Agustín Capilla Casco, and investment arbitration authority Gabriel Bottini. Other notable names in the team include Heidi López Castro – who is adept in leading on energy, construction, and corporate arbitrations – and Javier Yáñez Evangelista – who concentrates on civil litigation with a particular focus on corporate and insolvency disputes.