Ernesto Benito Sancho

Practice Areas

His main activity focuses on litigation and arbitration, both in civil and in contentious-administrative proceedings. He has acted as counsel in some of the most important proceedings before the Spanish courts and arbitration tribunals. 

He has extensive experience as an arbitrator.

Career

State Attorney since 1998, on voluntary leave of absence since 2005. 

Professor of Procedural Law and Insolvency at Carlos III University Law School, Madrid.

As a State Attorney, he was national coordinator of matters related to contentious-administrative jurisdiction, having the opportunity to intervene in some of the most relevant legal proceedings in the field of infrastructures, telecommunications, energy and tax matters. He also acted as a State Lawyer in the civil and commercial jurisdiction. 

Later, for 15 years he was head of the Litigation & Arbitration Department of one of the four leading law firms in Spain.

Founding partner of RRBS Legal and head of the Litigation & Arbitration Department. 

Professional Memberships

Law degree, Complutense University of Madrid. 

State Lawyer, on voluntary leave of absence. 

Professor of Procedural Law at Carlos III University Law School.

Member of CIMA Court of Arbitration, Spanish Court of Arbitration and Madrid International Arbitration Center (MIAC). 

Member of Spanish Club of Arbitration

Publications

- "2023 Arbitration Yearbook", Thomson Reuters.

- "Contentious Practice for Lawyers Yearbook”, Wolters Kluver, author of different works between 2012 and 2022.

- “Handbook of Administrative Penalties“ (co-author). Second Edition, 2009. Ed. Aranzadi and Ministry of Justice.

- “The Extension of Judgment Effects in Contentious Administrative Jurisdiction “. Center of Legal Studies of the Administration of Justice. 2005.

- “Handbook of Liability of the Public Administration” (Coordinator of the Chapter I and author of the work dedicated to “Administrative Procedures to ensure the liability of the Public Administration”) 2004. Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Economy and Finance.

- “The need for occupation in forced expropriation”. 2003. Center of Legal Studies of the Administration of Justice.

- “Insurance Company Payment Default”. Annals of the General State Attorney´s Office 2002. Ministry of Justice.

- “Accreditation of the content and validity of the foreign law applicable to a dismissal”. Annals of the General State Attorney´s Office 1998-1999. Ministry of Justice.