Cuatrecasas honored lawyers Pedro Pérez-Caballero and Inês de Oliveira Soares for their technical excellence in the third edition of the awards
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SubscribeCuatrecasas has awarded the Premio Excelencia Jurídica (Excellence in Law Award) in its third edition to Pedro Pérez-Caballero, associate of the Zaragoza office, in the senior category, which is open to mid-level and senior associates; and to Inês de Oliveira Soares, associate of the Lisbon office, in the junior category, for junior associates and associates.
At a time when combining the practice of law with legal research demands time, rigor, and dedication, this initiative seeks to recognize the technical excellence and legal quality of articles written by the firm's lawyers, both unpublished and published in academic journals, while also promoting intellectual production on revealing and highly topical issues.
Beyond the recognition, the award highlights an increasingly valued aspect of the profession: young talent that is not content with daily practice but continues to delve deeper into knowledge to provide more robust, innovative, and useful solutions. In this edition, the winning works address two very different issues, united by a shared intellectual ambition: to understand more precisely how the practice of law evolves in the face of new technical and social challenges.
Pedro Pérez-Caballero was awarded for his article “Responsabilidad por daños en la construcción modular de edificios” (Liability for damages in modular building construction), a monograph on the liability regime of the agents involved in the modular construction of buildings. The jury particularly valued the depth of the analysis, the originality of the topic, the solidity of the structure, and the development of the work.
Upon receiving the award, Pedro Pérez-Caballero stated: “Receiving the Excellence in Law Award means a great deal to me because it recognizes a way of practicing law based on rigor, technical excellence, and a strong commitment to service. I also see it as an incentive to continue researching, learning, and contributing from Cuatrecasas to an increasingly demanding and higher-quality legal culture.”
Inês de Oliveira Soares was awarded for her article “Neurociências e Processo Penal: A admissibilidade da utilização do exame neurológico P300 como meio de prova e a colisão com direitos fundamentais,” (Neuroscience and Criminal Procedure: the admissibility of using the P300 neurological test as evidence and its conflict with fundamental rights), which focuses the debate on a crucial question: what criteria govern the admissibility of scientific methods as evidence in criminal proceedings. The jury highlighted the originality of the work, its structure, and its solid foundation.
“I am especially thrilled to receive this Premio Excelencia Jurídica, which is a decisive stimulus to continue pursuing continuous training and rigorous study. I receive it with gratitude, but also with a commitment to continue deepening my knowledge and perfecting my professional practice. Ultimately, it is an award that reinforces my desire to keep growing and learning every day,” Inês de Oliveira Soares highlighted.
Chaired by Raimundo Segura, the jury was made up of lawyers from different practices and jurisdictions: Serena Cabrita Neto and Ignacio Costa (Tax), Fedra Valencia (Litigation and Arbitration), Ignacio Jabato (Labor and Employment), Luís Miguel Cortés (Corporate), Marco Antonio de la Peña (Energy and Infrastructure), and Aurora Campins, a lawyer from the Knowledge and Innovation Group. In its assessment, the jury took into special account the innovative aspect of the works, the relevance and technical complexity of the topics addressed, the clarity of exposition, their practical application, and the doctrinal support.
Once again, the award reflects the Cuatrecasas commitment to knowledge, technical excellence, and continuous learning of its lawyers. “With this award, we aim to highlight scholarly articles that are also practical for the day-to-day practice of the profession. We also focus on articles that are original, well-written, comprehensive, and include relevant quotes that provide depth—texts from which one can learn. We have read works on cryptocurrencies, AI, and neuroscience applied to law, among other interesting topics. All have been of truly remarkable, if not outstanding, quality,” Raimundo Segura commented at the awards ceremony.
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