José María Viñals

Partner at Squire Patton Boggs

Speaker

José María Viñals currently heads the international trade and sanctions practice of Squire Patton Boggs in the EU, and has over 20 years of experience, with a focus on trade, sanctions, export controls and trade compliance. He is active in the fields of foreign direct investment (FDI), investment protection and, more recently, supply chain compliance. He has extensive experience in providing sanctions-related legal assistance to global companies in the energy, financial and transportation sectors, as well as to multilateral institutions.

Recognized in the prestigious international directories The Legal 500, for Project Finance and European Law, and Chambers. Since 2015, he has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Spain for Project Finance. He has also been awarded the Iberian Lawyer Top 40 Under 40 in 2017, conferred on the 40 most prestigious lawyers under the age of 40 in Spain and Portugal.

Jose María has co-authored a Handbook on International Sanctions, which is intended to provide a first guide for companies and in-house counsel in navigating the complex regulatory framework of international sanctions. He has also co-authored the book Investments Abroad: Mechanisms of Protection, published by Thomson Aranzadi in 2017.

Professor of International Law and Trade, and Director of the Master's Program in International Relations at IEB Business School. Furthermore, he is a regular guest speaker on matters such as international law, investment protection and international sanctions at various universities in Spain and abroad, including ICADE, Instituto de Empresa, Menéndez Pelayo International University, Public University of Navarra, Madrid’s Universidad a Distancia, the University of Havana and the University of Alicante.