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LinkedInChristian Castellá Hammerstein is a litigation and arbitration lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in complex, high-value business disputes.
He has advised and represented Spanish and international companies across a broad range of sectors and has extensive experience in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters.
His experience covers sectors including industry, real estate, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, financial services, media, technology, consumer goods and distribution, and automotive.
Before founding Castellá Hammerstein, Christian was a Litigation and Arbitration partner at SLJ Abogados and RSM Spain, having previously spent much of his career in the Dispute Resolution practice of Freshfields.
- Education
- Christian holds a law degree from Abat Oliba CEU University, Barcelona (1996). He completed the Master in Business Law at Instituto de Empresa (1997) and later obtained an LL.M. in Intellectual Property from Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London (2000).
- Professional associations
- He is a member of the Barcelona Bar Association, the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club and the Spanish Business Litigation Club.
- Recognition
- Recognised by Best Lawyers® for Litigation since 2020.
- Languages
- Spanish, English, German and Catalan.