Global Class Actions Symposium 2026
This year's Global Class Actions Symposium, taking place on 10 and 11 November at the Palacio Neptuno, Madrid, Spain is packed with exciting panel discussions covering every aspect of collective redress.
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09:30 – 10:10 | Class Actions in Spain
Chaired by Carlos Menor Gómez, Legal Director and Compliance Officer, Renault Group Iberia
With Spain’s collective actions regime still maturing, this panel will look at how far the jurisdiction has come, and what it has to do to take its place at the European class-actions top table. |
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Carlos Menor Gómez
Renault Group Iberia
Legal Director and Compliance Officer |
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Cristian Gual Uría Menéndez Partner |
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Estefanía Portillo Cuatrecasas Counsel |
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10:10 – 11:05 | Class Actions Across Europe
Chaired by Catherine Longeval, Partner, Van Bael & Bellis
European jurisdicitions’ class-actions regimes are at very different stages, with the UK, Netherlands and Portugal leading the pack. Here we take a close look at the wider European landscape. |
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James Brady-Banzet Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton Partner |
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Rita Samoreno Gomes PLMJ Partner |
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Damiën Berkhout Lindenbaum Partner |
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Sophie Vermeille Vermeille & Co Partner |
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11:35 – 12:20 | The Role of the Experts Chaired by Elisa Mariscal, Principal, Cornerstone Research Lawyers and claimants may grab all the headlines, but their success depends on an army of backroom experts; this panel provides an insight into experts’ essential input. |
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