Jaime Fernández Cortés

Co-Managing Partner

Aviation

Class Actions

Construction

German Desk

Litigation & Arbitration

Private International Law

Public Law

Regulated Industries

Space

Tourism and Leisure

Transportation and Logistics

j.fernandez@augustaabogados.com

Barcelona | Madrid

PUBLICATION

Augusta Abogados achieves its strongest results in Chambers Europe 2026

19/03/2026

PUBLICATION

The Three Key Takeaways from the General Court Judgment of 21 January 2026: A Turning Point in the Interpretation of “Extraordinary Circumstances” under Regulation 261/2004

26/01/2026

PUBLICATION

Law 10/2025, on customer care services: a challenge for the airline and tourism industry

05/01/2026

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Lawyer and economist with extensive experience in planning and executing commercial litigation strategies and in preventive advice in conflict environments. Focused on adding value in leading sectors such as aeronautics and space.

Also dedicated to various areas of business law such as corporate acquisitions, construction, real estate law and corporate disputes, preferably when an international component is involved or when high technical requirements or specialization converge.

Training

Law Degree. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1998).
Degree in Business Administration. Universtitat de Barcelona (1999).
PADE IESE (2016).

Professional associations

Spanish Business Litigation Club, member of the Board (2023).
Conscious Capitalism, board member (2021).
One Sky Solution (2020).
L2b Aviation Lawyers (2015).

Publications and Conferences

Spain joins Artemis project: space sector set to take off, International Law Office (June, 2023).
Entry into force of binding ADR in air transport claims, International Law Office (May, 2023).
Latest updates on Spain’s new ADR procedure for air passenger disputes, International Law Office (February, 2023).
Extraordinary circumstances and knock-on effect in Spain, International Law Office (November, 2022).
New ADR proceeding for air passenger claims: legality of new regulation, International Law Office (May, 2022).
New ADR proceeding aims to improve resolution of air passenger disputes, International Law Office (March, 2022).
Information technology at the service of legal areas – Passenger claims management, ALTA Aviation Congress – Quito (September, 2019).
International Civil Procedure Handbook, Kluwer Law (2003).
Lectures in the Master’s Degree in Procedural Law, ISDE (2010-2015).