International Arbitration

Our International Arbitration group comprises over 40 lawyers fluent in several languages with specialized training and extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration.

Our team comprises lawyers from different nationalities fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, English and French. They have represented clients from Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia in arbitration proceedings subject to different national laws in venues such as Beijing, Bogotá, Geneva, Lima, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Paris, São Paulo, Santiago, Shanghai, Stockholm and Washington.

In addition to our extensive experience in Europe, our practice is particularly strong and acknowledged in Latin America. Our offices in Bogotá, Mexico City and Santiago are strategic hubs for developing our practice in the region, as well as in other Latin American countries, where we have handled several arbitrations, such as in Argentina, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panamá, and Venezuela.

Our client portfolio includes Spanish and Portuguese companies with foreign interests, as well as international companies seeking advice on their arbitrations with venues in Europe and Latin America.

Our lawyers appear before the most prestigious national and international arbitration institutions, including AAA, CIAC, CIETAC, LCIA, ICC, ICSID, the Center of National and International Arbitration of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the Dubai International Arbitration Center, the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Santiago, the Arbitration Center of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Civil and Commercial Arbitration Court of Madrid (CIMA), the Spanish Arbitration Court, the Madrid Arbitration Court, the Arbitration Court of the Madrid Bar Association and the Barcelona Arbitration Court.

Our lawyers are also the authors of many specialized articles and publications.

Our Arbitration Practice is acknowledged as a leader in the main legal directories and rankings. Global Arbitration Review (GAR) includes our firm year after year in the ranking of 100 best law firms in the world and, in 2012, it listed us in its GAR30 ranking.

It excels in ICSID arbitration, where it has represented various clients against the Kingdom of Spain in cases under the ECT.

Legal 500, 2023