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Practice Areas
Partner. Mr. Iglesia is an outstanding lawyer with over 30 years of experience leading Spanish and international arbitration and court proceedings; specializing in international arbitration, mainly concerning the construction, engineering and energy sectors.. He has represented clients in disputes relating to the implementation of projects in many countries, including Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Panama, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. His advisory services range from the contract negotiation phase to defending clients in courts of justice and arbitration courts, including negotiation procedures, mediation, expert determination and disputes boards. He also serves regularly as an arbitrator.
Career
He has participated in ad hoc arbitrations, UNCITRAL arbitrations and arbitrations administered by the main international arbitration courts (e.g., ICC, CIADI, CPA) and Spanish arbitration courts (e.g., Court of Arbitration of Madrid, CIMA and TAB). He also lectures in the Master in Business Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICADE in Madrid.
Professional Memberships
He is president of the Spanish and Iberoamerican Arbitration Club and one of the two members for Spain of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC World Council). He is also a fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers, and a member of the Chartered institute of Arbitrators, the ICC Institute of World Business Law and the International Bar Association. He is also the secretary of the board of directors of the Spanish branch of the International Law Association.
Publications
He has participated in publications and collective works on arbitration and construction.
Personal
Bachelor of Laws, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1987. Advanced Management Program, IESE Business School, Madrid, 2005.
