César Rivera

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Partner. Specialized in commercial litigation, particularly in national and international arbitrations. He specializes in disputes arising from the buying and selling of companies, and stake acquisitions, as well as corporate disputes (challenges to corporate resolutions and directors' liability) and commercial contracts. He has participated in multijurisdictional teams in numerous international disputes.

Career

He lectures on the Master in International Business Law at ESADE, and on courses and seminars organized by business schools and associations. He frequently participates as a panelist in international arbitration events organized by different associations, including IBA, ICC, CEA, ICAB and AFA and regularly contributes to publications and collective works on arbitration.

Professional Memberships

He is member of the arbitration and litigation committees of the International Bar Association (IBA), of the Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA) and of the Barcelona Bar Association’s (ICAB) Arbitration Commissionof which he was vice-president for several years. He is a founding member and currently vice-president of the Asociación para el Fomento del Arbitraje (AFA). He is also a member of ICAB’s International Relations Commission.

Publications

He has written chapters in several monographs on arbitration.

Personal

Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de Navarra, 1996. LL.M., University of London (University College of London), 1998.