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Daniel Jiménez Portrait

Daniel Jiménez García | Founder and Partner         

Daniel leads the firm’s litigation practice and is responsible for its most significant international matters. Recognised in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as a leading litigation lawyer, and selected for The Best Lawyers in Spain in the areas of criminal compliance and litigation, he has led civil and criminal proceedings of particular complexity and economic impact before the Spanish courts. He has represented domestic and international companies, investment funds and institutions before the Supreme Court and the National High Court, as well as in commercial arbitrations, both domestic and international. His practice spans commercial and civil litigation, criminal prosecution and defence, and the coordination of proceedings across multiple jurisdictions.

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EXPERTISE

  • Civil and commercial litigation.
  • Business criminal litigation.
  • National and international arbitration.
  • Extraordinary appeals: cassation and review.
  • Coordination of multi-jurisdictional disputes.

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Experience

  • Founder of SLJ Abogados (2014).
  • Partner and head of the Litigation and Arbitration department of Ashurst’s Spanish office.
  • Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration of the Madrid Bar Association.
  • Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club and the International Bar Association.

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Recognitions

  • Chambers & Partners: leading litigation lawyer, 2012 to 2025.
  • Best Lawyers: litigation and criminal compliance.

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Education

  • Degree in Law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1992).
  • LLM in Private Law, Instituto de Estudios Superiores, Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU (1996).

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Languages

  • Spanish.
  • English.

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Bar admission

  • Madrid Bar Association.