Luis Divar
Partner | Litigation and Arbitration | Corporate Crime
LLM Fordham School of Law (2017, New York)
Degree in Law from San Pablo CEU University (Madrid)
Litigation (civil/commercial)
Corporate crime
International and national arbitration
Corporate governance, criminal compliance and internal audits
He has almost 25 years of experience in the areas of litigation (civil/commercial, corporate crime), criminal compliance and arbitration. His professional career has been with several international law firms, living and working in New York from 2015 to 2018, involved in international affairs.
In the areas of civil/commercial litigation and arbitration, he has dealt with particularly complex matters, in different jurisdictions with different regulatory schemes and partners in different countries. He has been involved in matters such as financial law, banking, AML/regulatory affairs, contracts, debt collection, buying and selling companies, unfair competition, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and rulings and arbitration proceedings.
In the field of corporate crime, he has acted as defence or private prosecution in some of the most high-profile criminal proceedings in recent times: Operation Guateque, Operation Trojan Horse, Operation Kio Towers, Operation Goldfinger.
In the field of criminal compliance/money laundering, and as head of Litigation and Arbitration at Deloitte Spain, he helped to implement criminal prevention and anti-money laundering models in a large number of IBEX 35 companies, assisting the board of directors.
At national level, he has appeared before all judicial bodies, including the Supreme Court, in civil, commercial and criminal matters. At the international level, he has appeared before the Luxembourg Court in defence of the interests of the European Commission. He has also intervened in domestic and international arbitration before institutions such as the LCIA (London), ICC (Paris) and AAA (USA).
During his professional career, he has been recognized in international directories such as the Legal 500 (2011) and Best Lawyers (2014-2023), among others.
Author of several books and articles in scientific journals. He is a regular speaker, both nationally and at international conferences.
Working languages: Spanish and English
Luis Divar represents and legally advises different national and international clients from a wide variety of sectors. Some examples of his expertise are:
- Independent advisor in corporate crime, criminal compliance and internal audits of a financial institution
- Representing the CEOs of various technology companies (start-ups), accused of crimes against the Public Treasury and Social Security before the courts of Madrid.
- Representing the European Communities Commission before the Court of First Instance of Luxembourg with respect to 15 complaints brought by Spanish companies engaged in the cotton industry because of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), valued at approximately 600 million euros.
- Representing the European Communities Commission before the National Appellate Court of Spain in a case related to the so-called “milk fraud” valued at approximately 200 million euros.
- In the last fifteen years he has acted in some of the most high-profile criminal proceedings in Spain, such as: “Operación Caballo de Troya; “Guateque”; “Golden Eye”; “Torres Kio”…etc.
- Defending one of the foremost groups of companies in the Dominican Republic against Swiss companies considered to be among the world leaders in cement production, in a suit worth 80 million Euros. Representing a client in a civil trial before the National Appellate Court of Spain and, along with the assistance of a US firm, in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) of Miami.
- Representing a Swiss engineering company in arbitration proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.
- Acting on behalf of a Spanish securities agency in arbitration before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) with respect to a 60-million euros dispute related to an asset swap between two leading US investment banks.
- Acting as an expert in Spanish law before the Court of Leeds (United Kingdom) on behalf of a Spanish multinational company in proceedings related to unfair competition and an agency agreement.
- Representing a group of companies (minority shareholders) in the electricity sector, in arbitration before the Asociación Gallega para el Arbitraje y Mediación (ASGAME) valued at approximately 7 million euros, in challenging different resolutions adopted by the shareholders at the general meeting
- Representing an Olive Oil company in a dispute between shareholders as a consequence of minority shareholders’ right of separation (article 348 bis TRLSC) in a suit worth 2 million euros.
- Advice to different clients (a chain of hotels, technology companies, textile companies) in civil matters (“Rebus Sic Stantibus” clause), because of Covid-19.
- Advice to listed (Ibex-35) and unlisted companies for the protection of legal entities due to the reform of the Criminal Code by basic law 5/2010. “Corporate compliance” for Endesa (coordinating Italy, Chile and Spain), and Vodafone (with the involvement of the London office).
- Representing the eighth largest global wine producer in a dispute before the Courts of London (UK) related to national and European trademark infringement against a French multinational company, and in a derivative proceeding for unfair competition.
- Representation and defence for Banco Popular in all types of financial products (swaps, clips, sovereign bonds, floor clauses).
- Representing a group of shareholders in proceedings to maintain control of a group of Spanish multinational corporations valued at approximately 600 million euros. This included shareholders’ meetings, hearings to contest corporate resolutions before commercial courts and arguments before local arbitrators.
- Preparing letters rogatory on behalf a South American government for Spanish judicial assistance related to the theft of pre-Colombian art.
- Renewal of liquidity, placement and payment agency contracts in relation to the ninth and tenth CAF´s (Corporación Andina de Fomento) Commercial Paper Issue Programs (Nov 2008 / Nov 2009) for 500 Million Euros each. Negotiation and communication with the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the Bank of Spain, Spain’s benchmark market for Corporate Debt and Private Fixed Income (AIAF), the Spanish Central Securities Depository (Iberclear). Carried out as many public/official announcements as necessary for the renewal of the issue programme, including the Official State Gazette (BOE). In general, carried out all the necessary acts for the renewal of both issue programmes.
- Representing international bodies, listed companies, multinational corporations from various European, South American and North American countries and governments of several South American countries.
- Participated in testamentary lawsuit related to a 60-million euros estate with assets located in Spain, Europe, the US, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
Partners
Luis Divar
Partner | Litigation and Arbitration | Corporate Crime
LLM Fordham School of Law (2017, New York)
Degree in Law from San Pablo CEU University (Madrid)
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Litigation (civil/commercial)
Corporate crime
International and national arbitration
Corporate governance, criminal compliance and internal audits
He has almost 25 years of experience in the areas of litigation (civil/commercial, corporate crime), criminal compliance and arbitration. His professional career has been with several international law firms, living and working in New York from 2015 to 2018, involved in international affairs.
In the areas of civil/commercial litigation and arbitration, he has dealt with particularly complex matters, in different jurisdictions with different regulatory schemes and partners in different countries. He has been involved in matters such as financial law, banking, AML/regulatory affairs, contracts, debt collection, buying and selling companies, unfair competition, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and rulings and arbitration proceedings.
In the field of corporate crime, he has acted as defence or private prosecution in some of the most high-profile criminal proceedings in recent times: Operation Guateque, Operation Trojan Horse, Operation Kio Towers, Operation Goldfinger.
In the field of criminal compliance/money laundering, and as head of Litigation and Arbitration at Deloitte Spain, he helped to implement criminal prevention and anti-money laundering models in a large number of IBEX 35 companies, assisting the board of directors.
At national level, he has appeared before all judicial bodies, including the Supreme Court, in civil, commercial and criminal matters. At the international level, he has appeared before the Luxembourg Court in defence of the interests of the European Commission. He has also intervened in domestic and international arbitration before institutions such as the LCIA (London), ICC (Paris) and AAA (USA).
During his professional career, he has been recognized in international directories such as the Legal 500 (2011) and Best Lawyers (2014-2023), among others.
Author of several books and articles in scientific journals. He is a regular speaker, both nationally and at international conferences.
Working languages: Spanish and English
Luis Divar represents and legally advises different national and international clients from a wide variety of sectors. Some examples of his expertise are:
- Independent advisor in corporate crime, criminal compliance and internal audits of a financial institution
- Representing the CEOs of various technology companies (start-ups), accused of crimes against the Public Treasury and Social Security before the courts of Madrid.
- Representing the European Communities Commission before the Court of First Instance of Luxembourg with respect to 15 complaints brought by Spanish companies engaged in the cotton industry because of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), valued at approximately 600 million euros.
- Representing the European Communities Commission before the National Appellate Court of Spain in a case related to the so-called “milk fraud” valued at approximately 200 million euros.
- In the last fifteen years he has acted in some of the most high-profile criminal proceedings in Spain, such as: “Operación Caballo de Troya; “Guateque”; “Golden Eye”; “Torres Kio”…etc.
- Defending one of the foremost groups of companies in the Dominican Republic against Swiss companies considered to be among the world leaders in cement production, in a suit worth 80 million Euros. Representing a client in a civil trial before the National Appellate Court of Spain and, along with the assistance of a US firm, in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) of Miami.
- Representing a Swiss engineering company in arbitration proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.
- Acting on behalf of a Spanish securities agency in arbitration before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) with respect to a 60-million euros dispute related to an asset swap between two leading US investment banks.
- Acting as an expert in Spanish law before the Court of Leeds (United Kingdom) on behalf of a Spanish multinational company in proceedings related to unfair competition and an agency agreement.
- Representing a group of companies (minority shareholders) in the electricity sector, in arbitration before the Asociación Gallega para el Arbitraje y Mediación (ASGAME) valued at approximately 7 million euros, in challenging different resolutions adopted by the shareholders at the general meeting
- Representing an Olive Oil company in a dispute between shareholders as a consequence of minority shareholders’ right of separation (article 348 bis TRLSC) in a suit worth 2 million euros.
- Advice to different clients (a chain of hotels, technology companies, textile companies) in civil matters (“Rebus Sic Stantibus” clause), because of Covid-19.
- Advice to listed (Ibex-35) and unlisted companies for the protection of legal entities due to the reform of the Criminal Code by basic law 5/2010. “Corporate compliance” for Endesa (coordinating Italy, Chile and Spain), and Vodafone (with the involvement of the London office).
- Representing the eighth largest global wine producer in a dispute before the Courts of London (UK) related to national and European trademark infringement against a French multinational company, and in a derivative proceeding for unfair competition.
- Representation and defence for Banco Popular in all types of financial products (swaps, clips, sovereign bonds, floor clauses).
- Representing a group of shareholders in proceedings to maintain control of a group of Spanish multinational corporations valued at approximately 600 million euros. This included shareholders’ meetings, hearings to contest corporate resolutions before commercial courts and arguments before local arbitrators.
- Preparing letters rogatory on behalf a South American government for Spanish judicial assistance related to the theft of pre-Colombian art.
- Renewal of liquidity, placement and payment agency contracts in relation to the ninth and tenth CAF´s (Corporación Andina de Fomento) Commercial Paper Issue Programs (Nov 2008 / Nov 2009) for 500 Million Euros each. Negotiation and communication with the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the Bank of Spain, Spain’s benchmark market for Corporate Debt and Private Fixed Income (AIAF), the Spanish Central Securities Depository (Iberclear). Carried out as many public/official announcements as necessary for the renewal of the issue programme, including the Official State Gazette (BOE). In general, carried out all the necessary acts for the renewal of both issue programmes.
- Representing international bodies, listed companies, multinational corporations from various European, South American and North American countries and governments of several South American countries.
- Participated in testamentary lawsuit related to a 60-million euros estate with assets located in Spain, Europe, the US, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
Partners
Luis Divar
Partner | Litigation and Arbitration | Corporate Crime
LLM Fordham School of Law (2017, New York)
Degree in Law from San Pablo CEU University (Madrid)
Litigation (civil/commercial)
Corporate crime
International and national arbitration
Corporate governance, criminal compliance and internal audits
He has almost 25 years of experience in the areas of litigation (civil/commercial, corporate crime), criminal compliance and arbitration. His professional career has been with several international law firms, living and working in New York from 2015 to 2018, involved in international affairs.
In the areas of civil/commercial litigation and arbitration, he has dealt with particularly complex matters, in different jurisdictions with different regulatory schemes and partners in different countries. He has been involved in matters such as financial law, banking, AML/regulatory affairs, contracts, debt collection, buying and selling companies, unfair competition, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and rulings and arbitration proceedings.
In the field of corporate crime, he has acted as defence or private prosecution in some of the most high-profile criminal proceedings in recent times: Operation Guateque, Operation Trojan Horse, Operation Kio Towers, Operation Goldfinger.
In the field of criminal compliance/money laundering, and as head of Litigation and Arbitration at Deloitte Spain, he helped to implement criminal prevention and anti-money laundering models in a large number of IBEX 35 companies, assisting the board of directors.
At national level, he has appeared before all judicial bodies, including the Supreme Court, in civil, commercial and criminal matters. At the international level, he has appeared before the Luxembourg Court in defence of the interests of the European Commission. He has also intervened in domestic and international arbitration before institutions such as the LCIA (London), ICC (Paris) and AAA (USA).
During his professional career, he has been recognized in international directories such as the Legal 500 (2011) and Best Lawyers (2014-2023), among others.
Author of several books and articles in scientific journals. He is a regular speaker, both nationally and at international conferences.
Working languages: Spanish and English
Luis Divar represents and legally advises different national and international clients from a wide variety of sectors.
Some examples of his expertise are:
- Independent advisor in corporate crime, criminal compliance and internal audits of a financial institution
- Representing the CEOs of various technology companies (start-ups), accused of crimes against the Public Treasury and Social Security before the courts of Madrid.
- Representing the European Communities Commission before the Court of First Instance of Luxembourg with respect to 15 complaints brought by Spanish companies engaged in the cotton industry because of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), valued at approximately 600 million euros.
- Representing the European Communities Commission before the National Appellate Court of Spain in a case related to the so-called “milk fraud” valued at approximately 200 million euros.
- In the last fifteen years he has acted in some of the most high-profile criminal proceedings in Spain, such as: “Operación Caballo de Troya; “Guateque”; “Golden Eye”; “Torres Kio”…etc.
- Defending one of the foremost groups of companies in the Dominican Republic against Swiss companies considered to be among the world leaders in cement production, in a suit worth 80 million Euros. Representing a client in a civil trial before the National Appellate Court of Spain and, along with the assistance of a US firm, in arbitration proceedings before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) of Miami.
- Representing a Swiss engineering company in arbitration proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris.
- Acting on behalf of a Spanish securities agency in arbitration before the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) with respect to a 60-million euros dispute related to an asset swap between two leading US investment banks.
- Acting as an expert in Spanish law before the Court of Leeds (United Kingdom) on behalf of a Spanish multinational company in proceedings related to unfair competition and an agency agreement.
- Representing a group of companies (minority shareholders) in the electricity sector, in arbitration before the Asociación Gallega para el Arbitraje y Mediación (ASGAME) valued at approximately 7 million euros, in challenging different resolutions adopted by the shareholders at the general meeting
- Representing an Olive Oil company in a dispute between shareholders as a consequence of minority shareholders’ right of separation (article 348 bis TRLSC) in a suit worth 2 million euros.
- Advice to different clients (a chain of hotels, technology companies, textile companies) in civil matters (“Rebus Sic Stantibus” clause), because of Covid-19.
- Advice to listed (Ibex-35) and unlisted companies for the protection of legal entities due to the reform of the Criminal Code by basic law 5/2010. “Corporate compliance” for Endesa (coordinating Italy, Chile and Spain), and Vodafone (with the involvement of the London office).
- Representing the eighth largest global wine producer in a dispute before the Courts of London (UK) related to national and European trademark infringement against a French multinational company, and in a derivative proceeding for unfair competition.
- Representation and defence for Banco Popular in all types of financial products (swaps, clips, sovereign bonds, floor clauses).
- Representing a group of shareholders in proceedings to maintain control of a group of Spanish multinational corporations valued at approximately 600 million euros. This included shareholders’ meetings, hearings to contest corporate resolutions before commercial courts and arguments before local arbitrators.
- Preparing letters rogatory on behalf a South American government for Spanish judicial assistance related to the theft of pre-Colombian art.
- Renewal of liquidity, placement and payment agency contracts in relation to the ninth and tenth CAF´s (Corporación Andina de Fomento) Commercial Paper Issue Programs (Nov 2008 / Nov 2009) for 500 Million Euros each. Negotiation and communication with the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the Bank of Spain, Spain’s benchmark market for Corporate Debt and Private Fixed Income (AIAF), the Spanish Central Securities Depository (Iberclear). Carried out as many public/official announcements as necessary for the renewal of the issue programme, including the Official State Gazette (BOE). In general, carried out all the necessary acts for the renewal of both issue programmes.
- Representing international bodies, listed companies, multinational corporations from various European, South American and North American countries and governments of several South American countries.
- Participated in testamentary lawsuit related to a 60-million euros estate with assets located in Spain, Europe, the US, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.
