AntonioCanales

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Antonio Canales representa a clientes globales en arbitrajes internacionales ante los principales tribunales de arbitraje, así como en litigios civiles y mercantiles ante los tribunales españoles a todos los niveles, incluido el Tribunal Supremo. Antonio asesora a clientes en litigios de construcción y energía (relacionados con contratos de construcción y grandes proyectos de ingeniería civil), reclamaciones por daños y perjuicios, proyectos energéticos, litigios comerciales, infracción de patentes y controversias financieras. Lidera la Práctica de Global Disputes en Madrid.

Antonio ha asesorado a empresas en una amplia gama de sectores, incluyendo energía, infraestructuras, servicios financieros, inmobiliario, manufacturero y telecomunicaciones. Entre sus compromisos más recientes se incluyen la representación de clientes, como miembros de un consorcio, en un procedimiento arbitral ante la CCI, como consecuencia de un conflicto derivado de la ejecución de obras civiles en Latinoamérica; y la representación de un cliente en un complejo caso transfronterizo derivado de un contrato de concesión para la construcción, explotación y mantenimiento de importantes obras de agua e infraestructuras en un país latinoamericano.

Antonio forma parte de un equipo de arbitraje reconocido por Global Arbitration Review como uno de los despachos líderes en arbitraje internacional en el GAR 30 y es reconocido en directorios jurídicos como The Legal 500 Powerlist 2023 (Arbitration, Iberia Region), Best Lawyers y The Legal 500, donde ha sido elogiado por sus clientes por su "Gran capacidad para entender el negocio y las operaciones de sus clientes".

Experiencia

  • Vibrantz completes US$140 million new STS trade receivables securitisation and €10 million trade receivables factoring programmeJones Day assisted Vibrantz Corporation in relation to a new (i) US$140 million cross-border STS trade receivables securitization transaction with ING Belgium NV/SA and NORD/LB and (ii) €10 million bilateral factoring programme with ING Commercial Finance.
  • Global manufacturer of wind turbines takes part in restructuring plan proceedings of key supplierJones Day advised the client, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, in relation with a restructuring plan of one of its key suppliers that was challenged by certain lenders.
  • Group of Spanish-issuer shareholders enter into arbitration proceedingsJones Day advised a group of shareholders on arbitration proceedings of a Spanish listed company.
  • ACCIONA sells 31,000-square-meter multifamily residential scheme in Madrid to HinesJones Day advised ACCIONA in the sale of the completed Valdebebas 125 scheme, a 31,000-square-meter multifamily rental residential scheme in Madrid, to Hines, the international real estate firm.
  • Spanish company arbitrates dispute surrounding wind power plant in GreeceJones Day successfully represented a major Spanish company in an ICC arbitration relating to a contract dispute over wind power plants in Greece.
  • Comienzos Siglo XXI sells minority investment in Grupo Paraguas to Dream International B.VJones Day advised Comienzos Siglo XXI, S.L. in connection with the sale of a minority investment in Grupo Paraguas, a well-known group of restaurants in Madrid, as well as the project to expand their business in Spain and in different countries and cities, to Dream International B.V (Dogus Group).
  • Investment firm acquires toll highway debtJones Day assisted a global institutional investment firm with the legal review and acquisition of debt instruments advanced to several borrowers who operate toll highways in Spain and which are subject to bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Publicaciones adicionales

    • 2023
      2023 Arbitration Yearbook "Emergency arbitration and the request for precautionary protection". CIVITAS
    • 2023 - June
      2023 Contentious Yearbook: "Measures for securing evidence in industrial and intellectual property matters." LA LEY Soluciones Legales, S.A.
    • 2022 - June
      2022 Arbitration Yearbook "The exhibition of documents held by third parties."Thompson Reuters
    • 2020 - July
      2020-2021 Memento on Arbitration. Section III. Lis Pendens, Res Judicata and Review of Awards
    • 2020 - June
      2020 Arbitration Yearbook. Recognition and Enforcement in Spain of Arbitral Awards Rendered Against Foreign States. Specialities. Thomson Reuters
    • 2019 - June
      The particular status of the immunity applicant justifies that it is legitimated to hold the double condition of appellant and appealed party in the different sets of proceedings initiated against the same resolution - Commentary on the Order rendered by the Administrative Chamber of the Spanish National High Court on 14 May 2018
    • 2018 - June
      The liability arising from the termination of the contracting procedure, at the stage between the contract award and its completion, is of a non-contractual nature - Commentary on Judgment number 653/2017 rendered by the Madrid High Court of Justice (Section 10th), of November 10, 2017.
    • 2017 - October
      The dissolved and liquidated company has the capacity to be a party in the claim for outstanding debts. Legal Today Magazine
    • 2017 - October
      Commentary on the Law 29/2015, on international legal cooperation in civil matters
    • 2017 - January
      Exceeding the maximum sanction limit for business associations due to breaches of Spanish competition law - Competition law 2017 Yearbook
    • 2016 - January
      2016 Yearbook of Competition Law. Practical problems and present of Competition Law. The crystallization of facts in the penalty procedure

    • September 24, 2024
      U.S. Climate Change Litigation – Developments, Risks, & Trends.
    • May 6, 2024
      Session on Legislative Developments and Trends in Class Actions in Spain - Global overview.
    • March 13, 2024
      IJ Global LATAM 2024 - Managing Risk Masterclass "How to get the deal over the line in Latin America."
    • October 19, 2023
      Where the Rubber Hits the Road: A Practical Discussion of Certain Risks & Mitigation Tips.
    • June 8, 2023
      The importance of ESG criteria and litigation risks. Compliance to build ESG culture.
    • September 15, 2022
      Panorama, Perspectives and Challenges of the Electricity Market in Mexico
    • July 22, 2022
      ESG post-Shell: potential litigation against financial institutions.
    • April 29, 2022
      The importance of ESG criteria and the risks of litigation in this matter.
    • December 1, 2021
      Roundtable discussion: Beyond Shell: Is international ESG litigation a risk?
    • September 24, 2018
      Blockchain Banking Seminar
    • 2 agosto, 2018
      El arte de la persuasión en el arbitraje internacional: una visión comparada (civil law & common law)
    • 13 junio, 2018
      Arbitraje y litigios transnacionales en las nuevas tecnologías: Blockchain y Criptomoneda