Javier Zambudio is an Of Counsel lawyer at Mirlo, where he practices in the Criminal Law and Litigation departments.
Javier started practicing in 2010, after preparing for the competitive examinations for entry into the judiciary and public prosecution service and has more than sixteen years of professional experience at law firms in Murcia, Alicante and Madrid. He has also founded and led his own legal practice in each of these cities.
He specializes in representing and defending clients in white-collar and financial crime proceedings, as well as in resolving civil and contractual disputes, including family law matters. He also has extensive experience in banking litigation and has successfully represented clients before Spain’s highest courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.
He speaks Spanish and English.
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Preparation for the judicial and prosecutorial service examinations.
LLB in Law, University of Murcia.
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Guest Lecturer in Banking Litigation on the Master's Degree for Admission to the Bar at IE Law School.
Guest Lecturer in Civil Law: Obligations and Contracts at the University of Murcia.
Speaker at the Conference on Unfair Terms in Civil Contracts and Financial Derivatives, held at the Murcia Bar Association.
Speaker at the Conference on Banking Contracts and Consumer Protection, held at Centro Universitario Villanueva in Madrid.
Speaker at Forinvest's 7th Personal Finance Forum, held in Valencia, on the protection of retail investors and savers.
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Litigation Experience
Consumers and borrowers. Lead counsel in Preliminary Ruling Cases C-307/15 and C-308/15 before the Court of Justice of the European Union (Luxembourg), concerning unfair terms in mortgage loan agreements, referred by the Commercial Court of Alicante.
Affected investors. Representation and defence of claimants in the criminal proceedings before the Audiencia Nacional relating to the so-called Nueva Rumasa case.
Affected investors. Representation and defence of claimants in criminal proceedings before the Audiencia Nacional concerning the marketing of participation shares issued by Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM).
Affected investors. Representation and defence of claimants in criminal proceedings before the Audiencia Nacional arising from the initial public offering (IPO) of Bankia.
Affected investors. Representation and defence of claimants in criminal proceedings before the Audiencia Nacional concerning the intervention of Banco Madrid.
Affected investors. Representation and defence of claimants in criminal proceedings before the Audiencia Nacional relating to the accounting fraud committed by Gowex.
Real estate sector company. Representation before the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain in proceedings concerning the annulment of a structured financial derivative linked to shares (stock options).
Family-owned business. Representation before the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain in proceedings concerning the annulment of convertible bonds marketed by a financial institution.
Co-ownership entity operating a photovoltaic installation. Representation before the Provincial Court of Valencia in proceedings concerning the annulment of an interest rate swap (IRS) agreement.
Canning company. Damages claim against a financial institution in relation to the marketing of convertible bonds before the Provincial Court of Cantabria.
Family-owned business. Damages claim against a financial institution in relation to the marketing of convertible bonds before the Provincial Court of Madrid.