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Carmen García

Associate
About

Carmen García is an associate in the Litigation and Regulatory department at DLA Piper’s Madrid office. Since joining the firm in 2023, she has developed a practice focused on civil and commercial litigation, alongside advising national and international clients on the interpretation and application of Spanish private law.

Carmen has been involved in complex disputes across sectors, such as energy or telecommunications, advising on the representation of clients before the Spanish civil courts. Her experience spans contractual and extracontractual liability claims, breaches of representations and warranties, enforcement proceedings, and general contractual conflicts within regulated and non‑regulated industries.

She has also participated in arbitration proceedings of significant value, particularly in matters involving breaches of contractual commitments, which has strengthened her understanding of cross‑border dispute dynamics and evidentiary strategy.

In parallel, Carmen provides ongoing advisory support to corporate clients on civil and commercial matters, including contractual interpretation, risk allocation, and regulatory considerations under Spanish law. This combined contentious and advisory background enables her to adopt a practical, structured and business‑oriented approach to dispute resolution and preventive legal analysis.

Carmen also contributes to multi‑jurisdictional matters, internal analyses, and pro bono projects touching on civil procedure, further strengthening her grounding in Spanish litigation strategy. 

Professional QualificationsAbogada registered with Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid

EXPERIENCE

  • Arbitral proceeding of significant value involving a dispute arising from breaches of representations and warranties under a share purchase agreement, requiring complex analysis of contractual liability and the accuracy of essential information provided during the transaction.
  • Exequatur proceeding to obtain recognition in Spain of an arbitral award issued in Brazil imposing a high‑value judgment in favour of an international energy‑sector company.
  • Judicial proceeding advising a nationwide telecommunications company on repeated contractual breaches committed by various network operators under telecommunications infrastructure lease agreements, including claims for damages arising from such breaches.
  • Advising an international banking entity in proceedings arising from breaches of put option agreements, including claims for the pecuniary equivalent of the share price and associated damages.
  • Advising an international banking entity in a civil liability proceeding arising from fraudulent transfers, focusing on the bank’s due‑diligence obligations, fraud‑prevention protocols and international jurisdiction issues.
  • Advising an international aeronautics‑sector company in litigation concerning airport concession tender procedures, including challenges to tender specifications, interim relief measures and claims linked to alleged irregularities in the award process.
  • Advising an international aeronautics‑sector company in proceedings arising from an unfair‑competition claim, including the defence against allegations of improper commercial practices in airport‑related services and the coordination of procedural strategy in parallel tender‑related actions.
  • Advising a financial entity in proceedings relating to alleged breaches of obligations as administrator of securitised loan portfolios, including high‑value claims arising from the removal of certain contractual clauses and the calculation of resulting damages.
  • Advising an international investment services entity in proceedings concerning the marketing of financial instruments, focusing on compliance with Spanish and EU regulatory obligations, including client‑information duties and suitability assessments.
  • Disputes with online gambling players concerning the validity of general terms and conditions and reimbursement claims, in a rapidly developing area of litigation where several claims have already been fully dismissed by the courts.
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French
Education
  • Universidad Carlos III (Madrid), Master's Degree in International Advocacy, 2024
  • Universidad Carlos III (Madrid), Master's Degree in Legal Practice, 2023
  • IE University (Madrid),Dual Degree in Law and International Relations, 2022

Publications and media

  • A un paso de la nueva regulación de las acciones colectivas (class action) en España, 12 February 2026.
  • Novedades y modificaciones que introduce la Ley Orgánica del año 2025 de medidas en materia de eficiencia del servicio público de justicia, 16 January 2025.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Madrid Bar Association