Pol Eduard Culubret - Legal Counsel

Specialized in international contracts and claims for the energy, engineering and infrastructure industries.

About Me

I am an attorney at law (Spain) who has spent most of his career working as an in-house counsel for various multinational companies in the energy, engineering and infrastructure industries.

My main areas of expertise are drafting, reviewing, and negotiating international contracts, as well as providing strategic advice on claims and pre-litigation situations. I am fully independent and support global organizations on a recurrent and on-demand basis.

Services

Contract Drafting

  • EPC contracts: including FIDIC, World Bank and Development Bank model contracts, Orgalime, and a wide range of ad-hoc agreements.
  • Sales, supply, distribution, agency
  • Consortium and joint ventures, R&D collaborations
  • IP licensing and transfer, MoUs, NDAs o Logistics and freight forwarding
  • Oil & gas including offshore

Contract review and negotiation

  • Review contract and tender conditions
  • Align terms and conditions to your company’s contractual and governance policies
  • Implementation of risk avoidance and risk mitigation measures
  • Negotiate legal and commercial terms and conditions

Claim Management and Strategic Advice in Pre-Litigation Situations

  • Risk analysis in dispute and pre-dispute situations
  • Drafting claim notices both as claimant and defendant
  • Strategic management of disputes prior to escalation to litigation or arbitration
  • Managing internal and external resources in cross-border litigation or arbitration

Design contract and risk management policies

  • Design internal processes and policies
  • Streamlining and automation of recurring legal workflows (e.g. standard T&Cs, NDAs) 

Internal trainings in contract and claim management

  • Targeted trainings for commercial and technical teams on contract risk and avoidance and mitigation techniques
  • Practical workshops on claim prevention, documentation and strategy

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Credentials

Professional Experience 

Education

Professional Experience

Education

2026
2022

 

  • ESADE Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property and IT Law (IP&IT) Barcelona, Spain 2005 – 2006

 

  • Tilburg University Tilburg, the Netherlands Erasmus Scholarship in Law 2005

 

  • Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Bachelor’s degree in law 2000 – 2005

Partnerships

Professional experience

  • Since Dec 2024

          Freelance Legal Counsel

Supporting multinational companies in the oil & gas, engineering and logistics sectors, with a focus on contracts, claims and risk management.

  • Apr 2022 – Dec 2024

         Senior Legal Counsel

Gurit Group Girona, Spain Responsible for all legal and contractual matters of various business divisions globally.

  • Nov 2012 – Apr 2022

          Legal Counsel

Andritz Hydro GmbH Ravensburg, Germany Negotiation of large-scale international EPC contracts and advising on contractual, legal and claim-related matters during project execution.

  • Oct 2006 – Nov 2011

          Associate Lawyer

Cuatrecasas Law Firm Girona, Spain Advising on commercial and white-collar litigation matters.

Education

  • ESADE Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property and IT Law (IP&IT) Barcelona, Spain 2005 – 2006
  • Tilburg University Tilburg, the Netherlands Erasmus Scholarship in Law 2005
  • Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Bachelor’s degree in law 2000 – 2005

Contact Form

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