Mr Miguel Virgós > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Miguel Virgós
Position
Practice areas: International Arbitration.
Career
Miguel Virgós is a lawyer in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm as counsel in 2004 and became partner in 2008.
Since 1997, Miguel has been a permanent member of the commercial law section of the General Commission of Codification.
Languages
English; Italian.
Memberships
American Society of International Law; Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage; CARAT – Comité Argentino de Arbitraje Nacional y Transnacional; Commission on Arbitration of the Spanish ICC Committee; International Insolvency Institute; LCIA; Madrid Bar Association; Spanish Arbitration Club.
Education
Law Degree, Universidad de Oviedo, 1978, award for the best academic results; Doctor in Law (Ph.D.), summa cum laude, Universitá degli Studi di Bologna, 1981; LL.M. Columbia University, New York, 1982.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Dispute resolution
(Hall of Fame)Uría Menéndez is known for its expertise in civil and commercial proceedings, international and domestic arbitration, administrative law, constitutional law and criminal law. The firm is increasingly active in the Latin American market and brings broad sector expertise to its disputes practice, including corporate law, financial transactions, infrastructure projects, IT and commercial contracts. Jesús Remón Peñalver leads the team and is experienced in a range of judicial and arbitration proceedings. Also notable are Álvaro López de Argumedo, who specialises in civil litigation and international arbitration; Alex Ferreres Comellas, who focuses on contractual liability and torts; and international arbitration expert Miguel Virgós. The department is representing Banco Santander in a damages claim brought against it by former shareholders of Abengoa.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution - Spain
- Hall of Fame - Spain > Dispute resolution
- Leading individuals - Spain > Dispute resolution
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