Practice areas

Disputes and litigation

Shareholder disputes and commercial and estate disputes, before the courts or in arbitration. Mediation is provided through Alta Mediación.

A dispute between shareholders, with another company or within the family consumes time, money and attention. Before starting a lawsuit it is worth knowing what can be won, how much it will cost and whether there is a better way out. When there is not, the firm defends the client before the courts or in arbitration.

How we can help

  • Disputes between shareholders and deadlock situations in the company.
  • Breaches of contract and claims arising from the sale of a company.
  • Directors’ liability.
  • Disputes between heirs and estate disputes within the family.
  • Strategy beforehand: a realistic assessment of risks, alternatives and the cost of each route, and a reading of what really drives the other side.
  • Court proceedings and arbitrations.

Mediation, through Alta Mediación

Not every dispute has to end before a judge. Mediation, private conciliation and acting as an independent expert are provided through Alta Mediación, the practice Pablo Gómez-Acebo Calonje founded to resolve disputes without going to court.