Arbitration

Comprising over 40 lawyers with specialized training, fluent in several languages and with experience in national and international arbitration.

We have experience in many economic sectors and areas, such as construction and engineering, energy (oil & gas), maritime industry, insurance and reinsurance, investments and state contracts, sports and leisure, intellectual property, and pharmaceutical and civil liability. The lawyers in this practice also handle disputes arising from commercial distribution and agency, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholders agreements and corporate disputes.

Our arbitration lawyers appear before the most prestigious arbitral institutions, including ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, CIAC, the Spanish Arbitration Court (Corte Española de Arbitraje), the Arbitration Center of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Centro de Arbitragem da Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Portuguesa), CIMA (Civil and Commercial Court of Arbitration), the Madrid Arbitration Court (Corte de Arbitraje de Madrid), the Arbitration Court of the Madrid Bar Association (Corte de Arbitraje del Colegio de Abogados de Madrid) and the Barcelona Arbitration Court (Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona).

Europe and Latin America are two key locations for our practice. In addition to our extensive experience in Europe, our practice is particularly strong and acknowledged in Latin America. Our offices in Bogotá, Mexico City, Lima and Santiago de Chile are strategic hubs, not only for developing our practice in the region, but also in other Latin American countries, where we have handled several arbitrations, such as in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

Domestic arbitration: Spanish and Portuguese economic operators are increasingly using arbitration as an alternative to domestic courts to resolve disputes, especially in cases that are complex due to the sector or subject matter and require specialized judges and lawyers.

International arbitration: Our lawyers have acted in arbitrations conducted in Spanish, Portuguese, English and French, and subject to different national laws, representing clients from Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia, in an array of venues such as Madrid, Lisbon, London, Paris, Geneva, Stockholm, New York, Washington, Miami, Mexico City, São Paulo, Bogotá and Santiago. Our international arbitration team has lawyers experienced in international commercial and investment arbitration and international business transactions, who have trained in jurisdictions such as Spain, Portugal, the United States, England, France, Germany and Mexico.