Mr Javier Yáñez > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices

PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Javier Yáñez

Work Department
Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Distress.
Career
Javier Yañez joined the Madrid office in 2014 as counsel in the litigation and arbitration area. Formerly a member of the judiciary, he sat in many courts before specialising in company and commercial law in 2008, after which he presided over Commercial Court No 9 of Madrid until 2014.
He practices in the field of civil litigation and commercial law. He has extensive experience in litigation, particularly in the corporate and insolvency field, thanks to his many years as a judge. He also has extensive experience in consumer contracts and associated disputes, especially related to financial products.
Javier also specialises in the application of competition law and regulations governing unfair competition to private law relationships.
Languages
English.
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association.
Education
Law Degree, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, 1996.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Restructuring and insolvency
Lauded for its ‘outstanding technical knowledge and experience’, the restructuring and insolvency team at Uría Menéndez is a strong choice for advice on a range of matters, including group restructurings, debt refinancings, insolvency proceedings and related litigation. The practice is led by Javier Yáñez, who specialises in litigation involving corporate and insolvency law. Also noted are corporate and finance practitioners Carlos de Cárdenas Smith and Ángel Pérez López; dispute resolution specialist José María Blanco; and Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María, who garners client praise for his ‘great technical knowledge’ of debt restructuring.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Environment
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
- Transport: Other transport
- Private equity
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets: Debt
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Transport: Shipping
- White-collar crime
- Financial services regulatory