SAN SIMON & DUCH
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SAN SIMON & DUCH’s shipping team handles a wide range of disputes and transactional matters for shipyards, shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, insurers, port authorities and financial institutions. The practice is jointly led by a group of experienced lawyers across multiple offices, all of whom are highly specialised in maritime law: Luis de San Simón, Mercedes Duch and Diego de San Simón in Madrid; Carlos Cerdá in Valencia; Ignacio Rodríguez in Algeciras; and Pedro Abad in Seville.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The senior partners, Luis de San Simón and Mercedes Duch, have long been leading figures in the field, having handled landmark cases. Diego de San Simón is part of the second generation of partners and has firmly established his firm's position in the Spanish market.’
- ‘Diego de San Simón is definitely a strong, active and competent partner, an active figure in some relevant maritime associations, and always well-referred.’
Key clients
- Zodiac Maritime Limited
- KPT Shipmanagement
Work highlights
Defending Carnival UK in multimillion claims arising from a collision in the port of Palma de Mallorca between a cruise vessel, a tanker vessel and the dock.

