14 Sep 2026
Félix Fernández Hinojal joins ABB as senior litigation counsel
"Félix Fernández Hinojal joins ABB as senior litigation counsel for EMEA and APAC; he will work in litigation after 14 years at HP handling cross-border competition, commercial, IP, insolvency and anti-counterfeiting matters."
At HP, Fernández-Hinojal served as litigation manager for Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa and as Competition counsel. He managed complex cross-border disputes involving competition, commercial, intellectual property and insolvency matters, and advised on HP’s separation into two Fortune 500 companies and on subsequent acquisitions. Between 2018 and 2023 he provided legal support to HP’s global anti-counterfeiting programme, covering customs, civil and criminal enforcement matters across multiple jurisdictions. Earlier in his tenure he coordinated the company’s Iberian pro bono activities.
Alongside his in-house career, Fernández-Hinojal has been a lecturer at the Escuela de Práctica Jurídica of Universidad Complutense de Madrid since 2021, teaching civil and commercial litigation. Before joining HP in 2012, he gained international experience at the Spanish Embassy in Hanoi and at Dacheng Central Chambers in Beijing.