Lawyer at San Simón & Duch

Summary

Member of the San Simón & Duch office in Valencia, he holds a Bachelor\’s degree in Law from the Universidad CEU San Pablo of Valencia specialising in corporate Law.

Besides, he also holds a Master\’s degree in maritime Law and Management from the European Institute of Maritime Studies (IEEM) organised by the Universidad CEU San Pablo of Madrid.

Experience

He is an expert in maritime and fishing Law, family Law, criminal Law and administrative Law.

He is also a member of the Spanish Association of Maritime Law.

Working languages: Spanish and English.

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Summary

Member of the San Simón & Duch office in Seville, he holds a Bachelor\’s degree in Law from the Universidad de Huelva.

He also holds a specialised Master\’s degree in maritime Law and business organised by the Spanish Maritime Institute (IME) and the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas of Madrid.

Experience

Expert lawyer in the branches of tax, labour and bankruptcy Law, as well as in commercial Law, procedural Law and economic criminal Law.

He is also an expert in maritime Law.

Working languages: Spanish and English.

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Lawyer at San Simón & Duch

 

Summary

Member of the San Simón & Duch office in Algeciras. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Universidad de
Navarra and a Master’s degree in Administrative Law from the Universidad de Navarra.

Experience

His areas of expertise are Public Law, transport Law and maritime Law.

He provides advice to shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, forwarding agents, importers and exporters, insurance companies, brokers.

Member of the RC and Insurance Spanish Lawyers Association.

Besides, he is a member of the Escuela Práctica Jurídica del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cádiz and Teacher of ASIDEM.

Working languages: Spanish and English.

 

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Lawyer at San Simón & Duch

 

Summary

Practising lawyer since 2010. Member of the San Simón & Duch office in Madrid, he holds a Bachelor\’s degree in Law from the Universidad CEU San Pablo.

Experience

He joined the firm in 2010. Generally, he is devoted to a wide range of transport Law issues, and maritime Law in particular, both contentious and non-contentious.

He provides advice to shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, hauliers, insurance companies, brokers, importers and exporters.

Besides, he also deals with Commercial and Bankruptcy Law issues.

Lawyer of the Distinguised Bar Association of Madrid and member of the Spanish Association of Maritime Law.

Working languages: Spanish and English.

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Lawyer at San Simón & Duch

 

Summary

Practising lawyer since 1993. Member of the San Simón & Duch office in Valencia, he holds a Bachelor\’s degree in
Law from the Universidad Literaria de Valencia specialising in private Law. Besides, he has added to his training a
Master\’s degree in Port Management and Intermodal Transport from ICADE / IPEC.

Experience

His areas of expertise are maritime, commercial, bankruptcy and administrative Law.

He is also a member of the Spanish Association of Maritime Law and of the Division of Maritime Law of the Bar
Association of Valencia.

Working languages: Spanish and English.

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Lawyer at San Simón & Duch

 

Summary

Practising lawyer since 1995. Member of the San Simón & Duch office in Seville. He holds a Bachelor\’s degree in Law
from the Universidad de Sevilla.

He also holds a Master\’s in Corporate Legal Advice along with another one in maritime Law from the Universidad de
Cádiz.

Likewise, he has been granted the P&I insurance companies issued by the SKULD SCHOOL (Oslo, Norway).

Experience

His areas of expertise are maritime, transport and insurance Law. He deals with all kind of transactions, litigation and claims involving the interests of insurance companies as well as with the defence and representation of foreign P&I clubs.

In the academic field, he is a teacher of the Master\’s degree in Law Practice at the Faculty of Law of the Universidad Pablo de Olavide of Seville.

He also teaches insurance Law in postgraduate courses organised by the Universidad de Cádiz and ASIDEM (Association
of Maritime Law Researchers).

Working languages: Spanish and English.

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Partner at San Simón & Duch

 

Legal 500 – Diego de San Simon stands out as a superstar. He is one of the best maritime lawyers on the Iberian Peninsula and a go-to person in Spain

 

Who’s Who Legal 2021 – 2024 – “Global Leader” & “National Leader”

Legal 500 – “Rising Star”

Best Lawyers

 

Summary

Practising lawyer since 2008. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Administration and Master’s degree in Human and Professional Leadership by the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.

He also holds a Master’s degree in Shipping Business & Maritime Law (LLM) by Instituto Marítimo Español (IME) e ICADE Business School-Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, being number 1 of its promotion.

Experience

He joined San Simón & Duch in 2011 and works in Madrid’s office. He provides legal advice on maritime, transport and insurance Law both in contentious and non-contentious procedures.

He also provides advice to shipowners, charterers, P&I clubs, forwarding agents, importers and exporters, insurance companies, brokers, shipyards.

With wide experience in business law, he also provides legal advice on commercial and bankruptcy Law.

Lawyer of the Bar Association of Madrid, member of the Spanish Maritime Law Association, member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) -current member of AIJA TLC Extended Commission-.

Teaching activity

Lecturer of the Master’s degree in Shipping Business & Maritime Law (LLM) at Instituto Marítimo Español (IME) e ICADE-Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.

Lecturer of the Master’s degree in Commercial International at UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA de Valencia.

Lecturer of the Master’s in Shipping Law at Universidad dad on-line TECH EDUCATION, RIGHTS & TECHNOLOGIES.

Author of several articles and chapters.

Recognition

Who´s Who Legal EMEA 2021 – 2024 – “Glogal Leader”.

Who´s Who Legal Transport 2021 – “National Leader”

The LEGAL 500 EMEA 2021 – “Rising Star”.

Best Lawyers 2024

Languages: Spanish, English

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Partner at San Simón & Duch

 

Who’s Who Legal 2021 – «Mercedes Duch draws praise from peers and clients alike for her work advising and litigating across the gamut of shipping matters, such as cargo claims.«

 

Summary

Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Universidad de San Pablo CEU (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Practising
lawyer since 1992.

 

Experience

Practising lawyer for more than 20 years, her experience encompasses maritime Law as well as insurance Law,
particularly, she has a remarkable experience in land transport matters, one of her areas of expertise.

Her professional activities involve in-court and out-of-court issues and arbitration. She also provides advice on
international trade matters.

Vice-President of the Spanish Association of Maritime Law and founding member of WISTA Spain. From the beginning of
her career, she has been a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Languages: Spanish and English.

 

Reconocimientos 

Legal 500 – Band 2

Chambers & Partners – Band 2

Who’s Who legal – Global Leader – Transport – Shipping

Who’s Who Legal – National leader – Transport – Aviation & Shipping

Best Lawyers 2021

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Chambers & Partners 2021 – «Luis is an exceptional clever strategist and clear thinker with no qualms about contesting authorities in high-profile and sensitive cases»

 

Who’s Who Legal – “Is considered to be “a tremendous resource” who should be the first port of call”.

 

Summary

Practising lawyer since 1978, specialising in maritime, transport and insurance Law.

Experience

Teacher of several Master\’s degrees in maritime Law.

Titulary Member of the Comité Maritime International (CMI)

Member of the Spanish Association of Maritime Law.

Member of the Ibero-American Institute of Maritime Law.

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and former chairman of the A1 Subcommittee.

Former advisor to the Kingdom of Spain at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

Honorary Member of the Centre of Law Studies of Salzburg.

Former member of the Advisory Committee of the Latin Law Institute and Tulane Law School.

Creator and founder of the International Maritime Law Seminar.

Former President of the Maritime and Transport Law Section of the Madrid BAR Association.

Arbitrator.

He has published various articles in both national and international journals and he is an author and contributor of
several publications and has given many lectures both in Spain and abroad.

His Professional activity and experience make him present in all types of court and judicial affairs, arbitration and conduct extensive work of national and international advisory.

He has dealt with a wide range of cases like “Sea Harrier”, “Castillo de Bellver”, “la Galga y el Juno” or “Prestige”, among others.

 

Recognitions

Chambers & Partners: Band 1. Luis is an exceptionally clever strategist and clear thinker with no qualms about contesting authorities in high-profile and sensitive cases.”

Best Lawyers: “LAWYER OF THE YEAR 2020“; “LAWYER OF THE YEAR 2021”

Who’s Who Legal: Global Leader.

Languages: Spanish and English.

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