Jose Luis Terron

Jose Luis Terron

Counsel

Email

joseluis.terron@aoshearman.com

Phone

+34 91 782 98 00

Offices

Madrid

V-CARD
José Luis is an expert in managing complex and high-profile disputes. 

He has advised in both domestic and international arbitration procedures regarding disputes concerning many different sectors such as energy, IT, construction and retail companies, administered before the ICC, the LCIA and many domestic Arbitral Institutions such as CIMA, CIAM and CEA. José Luis also has a vast experience in commercial litigation (challenge of companies’ resolutions, M&A litigation and a wide range of contractual disputes). He also has experience in advising important financial institutions in misselling cases (including class actions) related to structured bonds, preferred shares, multicurrency mortgages and swap interest rate clauses.

Graduated top of his class (premio extraordinario) he is an adjunct professor at renowned universities such as Instituto de Empresa (IE University) and Navarra University where he teaches the subjects such as Civil Contracts, Litigation and Arbitration. José Luis is recommended every year for his excellent work in the main legal directories, such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

Experience

Representative matters

  • In an ICC arbitration deriving from the termination of a Sponsorship Agreement. The amount at dispute exceeding Eur 500m.
  • In an ICC arbitration, arising out of a breach of contract of a major construction company. The amount at stake exceeded Eur 250m.
  • In an ICC Arbitration arising out of a breach of contract of the Spanish hotelier leading company. Amount at stake exceeding USD 20m.
  • In an ICC Arbitration deriving from the breach of contract of a JVA in relation to the construction of an oil refinery.
  • In disputes related to Agency Agreement, defending one of the major international banks in a lawsuit exceeding Eur 80m arising out of a claim for compensation for clientele.
  • In several complex disputes arising out of M&A transactions where buyer claimed against seller based on a breach of reps and warranties and exceeding Eur 60m.
  • A major infrastructure company in its Eur 500m arising out of its right to acquire a stake in a listed company.
  • An English important bank in its dispute regarding the breach of a financing agreement. Amount at stake exceeded Eur 15m.
  • An American Bank in a Eur 10m dispute arising out of the breach of an agency agreement.

Pro bono

  • Minority Rights Group: Pro bono project exploring the possibility of prosecuting individuals who have committed crimes in Syria in foreign national courts (primarily in Europe and the US).
  • Save the Children: Advising this NGO in drafting several legal reports related to child labour.
  • Amnesty International: Cooperation in the analysis of barriers to the access to justice within Europe.

Published Work

  • ¿Sigue siendo posible que los tribunales aprecien la falta de legitimación pasiva de oficio sin incurrir en incongruencia? (Published in the Book Practica Contenciosa para Abogados 2018)
  • Reopening floor clause mortgage claims in Spain (Regulatory Risk Note)
  • Pro-Bank arbitration awards annulled by Madrid court: should banks be arbitrating in Madrid? European Financial Litigation Review
  • Demanda de nulidad de Laudo: Caducidad de la acción e importancia de la cuantía a la hora de la tasación de costas. (Published in the Book Practica Contenciosa para Abogados 2015)
  • Transposition of Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions: Some thoughts
  • ECJ ruling on Spanish foreclosure procedure. (European Financial Litigation Review)
  • Court upholds clause providing options for parties. (Global Arbitration Review -GAR)
  • El dies a quo de la acción de anulabilidad de la compraventa de participaciones preferentes. (Published in the Book Practica Contenciosa para Abogados 2016)
  • First Spanish court ruling upholding validity of hybrid dispute resolution clause. (European Finance Litigation Review)
  • Multicurrency loans litigation in Spain. European Financial Litigation
  • Doing Business in Spain 2013 and 2020 (Enforcing Contracts). World Bank publication
  • How should credit risk be disclosed in purchase orders? European Financial Litigation Review
  • Do financial entities have an ongoing duty to advise clients? European Finance Litigation Review
  • Inversión a través de la suscripción de acciones en una SICAR luxemburguesa y falta de legitimación pasiva del banco que participó en su comercialización. Published in the Book Practica Contenciosa para Abogados 2022. Wolters Kluwer
  • Recent interest rate swap litigation. European Finance Litigation Review
  • Supreme Court gives first ruling on minimum interest rate provisions in floating rate mortgage agreements European Finance Litigation Review
  • ¿Es válido el sometimiento a arbitraje de las controversias derivadas de un contrato de agencia? (Published in the Book Practica Contenciosa para Abogados 2019, Wolters Kluwer)

Resolución de un contrato de agencia como consecuencia de la situación financiera no sólida del agente y la existencia de deudas con la agencia tributaria y la seguridad social. Published in the Book Practica Contenciosa para Abogados 2023 by Wolters Kluwer

Speaking Engagements

  • Adjunct Professor at IE University Law School teaching the subject Civil Contracts and the subject Litigation I to undergraduates students of the degree in Law
  • Teaching Procedural law / Arbitration in the LLM (Coach en el Máster de acceso of Universidad de Navarra)
  • Lectures in Universidad de Cádiz and Universidad San Pablo Ceu
  • Assisting as Coach of the Universidad de Cádiz of the Moot Madrid and Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot and the Madrid Moot

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Spanish Arbitration Association

Recognition

“He's very focused on satisfying the client: he wants to know us and how we work and this is what really helps”
Chambers 2017
“He is well known for his excellent technical knowledge, his involvement, his proactivity. He has a deep knowledge of banking matters and handles the most complex issues brilliantly”
Chambers 2018

Awards

  • Premio Extraordinario de Licenciatura  (Award to the best student throughout the whole law degree)

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as abogado, Spain, 2003

Academic

IE Law School: Advance Course on International Arbitration (2003)

IE University Course on Business Administration, 2003

IESE Business School, Course on Business Administration. 2002

Erasmus Scholarship, 2002 (Université de Bretange Occidentale) 

Degree, Law, University of Cádiz, 2003

Languages

English, Spanish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.