Bernadette Barker FCIArb

Partner Barker Consultants. Member Steering Committee Iberian Chapter EU Branch Ciarb

Bernadette Barker is a Chartered Architect, Chartered Arbitrator, and Chartered Building Engineer with extensive experience in construction disputes, defect claims, and expert witness work. She is the founder of Barker Consultants, with particular expertise in shop fitting, building safety, and high-value commercial and residential projects. Bernadette holds the Ciarb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration and the Ciarb Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration.

She is a council member of the Academy of Experts, a committee member of the Iberian Chapter of Ciarb European Branch, a member of the Spanish Arbitration Court, and an expert as well as a member of the arbitration tribunal of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the Unified Patent Court.

Abdelkader Kahalladi FCIArb

Freelance Consultant. Member Steering Committee Iberian Chapter EU Branch Ciarb

Abdelkader Khalladi is a Senior Civil Engineer, has a diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) in structures’ vibration, Master’s Degree in Photovoltaic, and a Master’s Degree in Construction Law and Arbitration from the Robert Gordon University, Scotland. He has 38 years of experience in the construction sector. Abdelkader has worked for several international companies, including Canadian Company SNC Lavalin and Spanish companies Ferrovial and OHLA. From 2014 to 2023, he was the Contract Administration Director of OHLA.

Abdelkader Khalladi is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Member of l’Ordre des Ingénieurs de la Tunisie. He is Committee Member Iberian Chapter EU Branch Ciarb.

Carmen Pérez Andujar MCIArb

Partner, Maio Legal

Carmen Pérez Andújar is a Partner in the Litigation and Arbitration Department at Maio Legal. She has 29 years of professional experience, having developed her career in firms such as Iter Law, Estudio Jurídico Alliantia, Evergreen Legal and Garrigues. Carmen has extensive experience in both national and international litigation and arbitration matters, primarily in the corporate, construction and engineering sectors. She has been a practicing lawyer since 1996, having pursued her professional career both in Spain and abroad (Poland and Romania).

Carmen is a permanent arbitrator at the European Arbitration Association and the Barcelona Arbitration Court and is also a mediator registered with the Spanish Ministry of Justice as well as with the Singapore International Mediation Centre. She served as an elected member of the General Council of the Spanish Bar from 2014 to 2024.

Shai Sharvit

Partner, Herzog Fox & Neeman

Shai is a partner in the international arbitration practice of Herzog. His practice focuses mainly on international arbitration and complex commercial disputes, which have cross-border or multi-jurisdictional aspects where he acts as counsel, expert and arbitrator in international disputes. His international arbitration experience ranges from investment disputes, to construction, energy and infrastructure through insurance, commercial, corporate and shareholders’ disputes to licensing, technology (including IP and IT) and high-tech disputes under the rules of all major arbitral institutions.

Admissions and affiliations list includes his positions as a Court Member of the LCIA Court, former member for Israel at the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, member of the international arbitration committee of the Tel-Aviv Bar Association, ambassador of the ICC Commission on the Belt & Road Initiative and he is also a member of the panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration and CIETAC (China). In addition, I also served as a member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centre International Task Force on International Arbitration, was a member of the experts’ group assisting UNCITRAL on High-Tech and Technology Disputes and is also an observer at Working Group II of UNCITRAL on behalf of the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration, and took an active part in the drafting of UNCITRAL SPEDR Rules. I also took part in the legislative work with the Israeli MoJ on the new international arbitration law, based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, which was adopted in Israel in 2024.

He is regularly invited by the Ministry of Justice in Israel to advise on draft legislation as well as other policy issues relating to Investment Arbitration, private international law and cross-border legislation. He is also a co-founder and the chairman of Tel-Aviv Arbitration Week, Israel’s leading conference on international arbitration, a co-founding member of the organizing committee of Cyprus Arbitration Day, a faculty member at the Delos ROAP (Remote Oral Advocacy Program) EMEA Course, a lecturer on international arbitration at the arbitrators’ accreditation course of Tel-Aviv University Faculty of Law and was invited to speak in recent years in conferences around the world, including in New York, London, Paris, Stockholm, Berlin, Edinburgh, Dubai, Lisbon, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Moscow, Cyprus and more.

Man Sing Yeung FCIArb

Partner, Li & Partners

Mr. Yeung is a practising arbitrator, mediator, and construction lawyer. He studied surveying and law in Hong Kong and read engineering at Cambridge. He is a chartered arbitrator, chartered quantity surveyor, and accredited mediator/adjudicator.

He is the former Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch), and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre - Hong Kong Mediation Council. He was a member of the Steering Committee on Mediation of the Department of Justice, HKSAR. He is the Chair of the Law Society’s Arbitrators Admission Sub-committee, and a Vice President of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Malaysia. He has been involved in training arbitrators locally and internationally. Having acted as an arbitrator in a fair number of cases, he serves on the arbitral panels of various jurisdictions. He mediated construction-related and cross-border investment disputes. He also acted for parties in arbitrations involving infrastructure-related and building projects, established an adjudication mechanism for the security of payment legislation, and prepared standard construction contract documentation for the public sector.

Alexander Maciel FCIArb

Partner, Maciel Arbitration

Alexandre Maciel, Portuguese, 46 years old, Law Degree since 2002, Lawyer since 2004, based in Portugal, with experience in domestic and international arbitration, as Lawyer, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and Presiding Arbitrator.

Member of arbitration panels in national and international arbitration centers. Fellow(FCIArb, Fellow (ACICA), Certified Arbitrator (Fellow AIADR).

Aitor Santana Trujillo MCIArb

Ramón Hermosilla Abogados

Head of the Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Department at Ramón Hermosilla Abogados. With more than 15 years of experience, he specializes in civil and commercial litigation, with a strong focus on New Technologies Law. He is a member of the list of arbitrators of the Civil and Commercial Court of Arbitration. He is also registered as a mediator with the Civil and Commercial Court of Arbitration and an officially registered mediator in Spain. He is Steering Committee member of the Iberian Chapter EU Branch Ciarb and member of the Committee of the European Branch Ciarb (YMG Representative).

Michelle Vasco

Madrid International Arbitration Center (CIAM – CIAR)

Michelle Vasco is an Ecuadorian lawyer specializing in international arbitration, with experience in commercial and investment disputes as counsel and arbitral secretary. She has worked as a senior associate in prestigious firms, participating in cases under UNCITRAL and ICC rules. She has also been part of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Ecuador, as a lawyer in the National Directorate of International Affairs and Arbitration.

Pierre Raoul-Duval

Arbitral Tribunal of the Principality of Andorra (TAPA)

Lawyer specialized in international contracts and litigation, he has acted in both ad hoc and institutional proceedings, demonstrating extensive experience in designing litigation strategies and resolving complex disputes before arbitral tribunals. He currently serves as President of the Arbitral Tribunal of the Principality of Andorra and Honorary Lawyer of the Paris Bar. His practice also encompasses alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, offering broad expertise in managing sophisticated cross-border conflicts.

Ana Gerdau de Borja Mercereau

Citadelle Disputes

For almost 20 years, Ana has worked on international and domestic arbitration, she has acted in both ad hoc and institutional proceedings as counsel and arbitrator in complex cross-border disputes. Having founded Citadelle Disputes in February 2025, she provides strategic advice and legal opinions on matters involving international litigation and arbitration. Her practice has particularly focused on representing clients from Portuguese and Spanish-speaking jurisdictions, including Brazil, Spain and Colombia.

Alberto Fernández Matia

Uría Menéndez

Lawyer specialized in arbitration and international dispute resolution, he has acted in both ad hoc and institutional proceedings, litigation proceedings and mediations. He is also an officially registered mediator in Spain. With more than six years of experience at Uría Menéndez, he regularly advises and represents Spanish and foreign companies, as well as foreign States, in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes and arbitrations. His practice includes experience in sectors such as construction, engineering, transport, commodities trading and renewable energy.

Ana Argente FCIArb

Argente Legal. Iberian Chapter Ciarb Steering
Committee Member

Ana Argente, Spanish Legal Counsel and Arbitrator, is the founder and managing partner of Argente Legal, a boutique law firm based in Málaga (Spain) specializing in Transport & Construction Law. With more than 30 years of experience in the legal practice, Ana holds a Master Degree in Transport Law from Jaume I University, reflecting her deep commitment to complex transport matters. A seasoned litigator since the mid-1990s, she is also highly experienced in alternative dispute resolution. Ana is a certified mediator and an accredited arbitrator, serving currently on the Executive Committee of the Malaga Arbitration Court (TAM).

Internationally, Ana is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and holds the Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration (2024) from Ciarb. She is also a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitration Association (LMAA) and part of the Ciarb Iberian Chapter Steering Committee.In addition to her practice and while advising a prominent building company based in Marbella, she contributes significantly to the broader legal community by managing the Maritime, Aviation and Transport Law Section in the Bar Association of Malaga.

Marieke Witkamp FCIArb

ARbDB Chambers

Marieke Witkamp FCIArb is an international arbitrator based in Houston, TX and a member of ArbDB Chambers. Marieke worked on 3 continents and has over 20 years of dispute resolution experience. She has gained her dispute resolution experience as (i) a commercial judge at the court of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, (ii) an arbitration attorney in Qatar with K&L Gates, (iii) as (foreign) lawyer at a boutique litigation firm in Houston, TX and as (iv) in-house counsel in the Dutch energy industry and Qatar’s sports industry.When Marieke was acting as a judge, she was one of only four maritime district judges in the Netherlands and many of her arbitrator cases are also maritime-related.

Marieke has an LLM in US and Dutch Law, is licensed in Texas, and holds a Ciarb diploma in International Maritime Arbitration. Last but not least, she is an Aspiring Full Member of the LMAA, a board member of the Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association and listed in arbitration rosters around the world, including DIAC.

Frederic Munné Catarina

Abogado, Árbitro. Chair Arbitral Tribunal Barcelona, TAB

Dr. Frederic Munné Catarina, born in Barcelona and father of three children, is a practicing lawyer and arbitrator specializing in civil and commercial law. He is a partner in his own firm (a boutique arbitration firm in Barcelona). He also holds a PhD in Arbitration Law, is President of the Barcelona Arbitration Court (TAB), President of the Spanish Institute of Evidence and Probative Law (APDP), and teaches arbitration in various university courses and master’s programs (ISDE, UAO, ESADE, UPF, UB) and professional courses (Ciarb, CGAE, ICAB, ICAV). He is also the editor of the journal “Probology” published by Wolters Kluwer and a member of the editorial board of the journal “Arbitration and Mediation” published by the same publisher.

Anna Mestre

Mestre Abogados, Working Group Maritime TAB

Managing partner and founder of the law firm MESTRE ABOGADOS in 1994. Member of the Spanish Maritime Law Association and of the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho marítimo (IIDM). Ex-Spanish delegate of the transport commission of the Spanish Committee at the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), Officer at the maritime &Transport Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), regular attendee at ICMA (International Congress of Maritime Arbitration).

Lecturer at various Universities and institutions (UPC, Abat Oliba CEU, etc.) Regular contributor to various national and international publications. She regularly lectures in International Shipping Forums and attends regularly the CMI (Comité Maritime International) colloquiums and congress. Working Group Maritime TAB.

Raúl Villa Caro

Doctor Ingeniero Naval y Oceánico. Fundación EXPONAV

Dr. Raúl Villa Caro holds a naval engineering degree and a PhD by A Coruña University (UDC). In 2015, he obtained his PhD in Naval and Ocean Engineering from the University of A Coruña (UDC). In 2003, he earned his professional title as a Captain in the Merchant Marine. Since October 2010, he has been employed by the UDC as an associate professor, teaching at the Ferrol Polytechnic School of Engineering (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Naval and Ocean Engineering), as well as in the UDC’s Master’s program in Occupational Risk Prevention.

He is an officer in the Navy’s Engineering Corps and holds a Master’s degree in Management and Acquisition of Defense Systems from the University of Zaragoza.

Since January 2013, he has served as Secretary of EXPONAV (Foundation for the Promotion of Knowledge of Shipbuilding and Maritime Activities), whose website hosts a blog on maritime topics, which he updates monthly, and he regularly contributes to newspapers and radio programs on the subjects he writes about. His scientific output comprises over 350 publications, including books, journal articles, and conference papers, all focused on naval topics. In 2021, he was appointed a member of the Royal Academy of the Sea (RAM) and the Academy of Military Sciences and Arts (ACAMI).

Jaime Rodrigo de Larrucea

Professor Maritime Law (UPC) | Phd Law and PhD Nautical Engineering

Jaime Rodrigo de Larrucea is a professor of Maritime Law and Maritime Safety at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He holds a PhD in Law and Nautical Engineering.

He is the coordinator of the Legal and Maritime Law Department at the Barcelona Nautical Faculty. He is also the president of the Maritime Law Section of the Barcelona Bar Association. Director of the Institute for Maritime Studies at the PHILIPPE COUSTEAU FOUNDATION. Member of the Royal Academy of the Sea and the Royal European Academy of Doctors. Lawyer listed in the best international directories: CHAMBERS; BEST LAWYERS; LEGAL 500.

Prof. Nazareth Romero FCIArb

Chair Ciarb Iberian Chapter EU Branch, Partner Ovoli Frugoni Romero Arbitration Litigation

Nazareth Romero is a Lawyer of the Madrid Bar Association ICAM 1990 and Council of Bars and Law Societies CCBE. Arbitrator Fellow Ciarb. International Mediator. ArbitralWomen Partner Ovoli Romero Abogados S.L. Head Arbitration and International Litigation Ovoli Frugoni Romero. Chair and co-founder of the Iberian Chapter European Branch — Ciarb which includes the territorial areas of Andorra, Spain and Portugal. Member of the Committee of the European Branch Ciarb. Ciarb Member EUIPO MCSN Mediation Centre Stakeholder Network.

Antonio Bosch

Notary Public

Antonio has been a professor at various Catalan universities (1989-2020), associate professor of Civil Law at the International University of Catalonia (UIC) (1999-2022) and a member of the board of directors of the Notary Association of Catalonia (2004-2008).

He has been a member of the Codification Commission of Catalonia and Notary in Barcelona. He is vice-president of the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona [Barcelona Arbitration Court], a member of the Notarial Mediation Foundation and a member of the Ethics Committee of Barcelona City Council.

Sonsoles Moreno MCIArb 

Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring Manager | Insolvency Lawyer

Sonsoles is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) and one of the founders & Controller of Iberian Chapter. She serves on the steering committee of its Iberian Chapter within EU Branch Ciarb.

In addition, she is corporate insolvency & restructuring Manager/Business legal proceedings ( SMEs & Large Enterprises) at Deutsche Bank SAEU. Besides, she is insolvency lawyer, ICAM Nº 95627.

Sonsoles is a lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in the legal banking sector, where she passionately advocates for negotiation and agreement as a starting point for resolving conflicts.

In the last five years, she has actively participated in the sale of five portfolios of debts/non-performing assets (a total of more than 5,000 debts for over 500M€ in each NPLs sale: Granada, Dzor, Halley, Spinel, and Peridot).

Francesc Badia

Lawyer

Francesc Badia studied law at the University of Navarra, where he obtained his degree in 1979.

Since then, he has practised as a lawyer, developing a long professional career in the legal field.

Between 2012 and 2016, he held the position of Dean of the Andorra Bar Association. Subsequently, from 2016 to 2021, he served as Mediator (Ombudsman) for the University of Andorra.

He is currently a member of the Philosophy and Social Sciences Section of the Institute of Catalan Studies.

Dr. José Jareño MCIArb

Lawyer at Jareño Abogados

José Jareño is a lawyer at Jareño Abogados, a litigation and arbitration boutique focused on corporate and commercial disputes. José is an expert in litigation and arbitration with more than 13 years of experience developed at leading dispute resolution firms. He advises Spanish and international companies on all types of commercial and civil disputes. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) and serves on the steering committee of its Iberian chapter.

Luis López Alonso MCIArb

Partner in Litigation and Arbitration at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo

Luis López serves as a Partner in Litigation and Arbitration at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, possessing extensive experience in corporate law where he advises on complex commercial litigation concerning corporate disputes and agreements. His career includes broad practice in commercial and investment arbitration, both nationally and internationally, participating in proceedings before recognized institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Court of Arbitration, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the Madrid-Iberoamerican Arbitration Centre (CIAM-CIAR). Recognized by Iberian Lawyer as the Best Litigator Under 40 in Spain and Portugal in 2024, and awarded by Leaders League as one of the 4 Future Leaders Under 40 in 2025, he also collaborates as a lecturer at prestigious institutions. He is member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Beatriz Orbis MCIArb 

Counsel in Litigation and Arbitration at TKL Abogados

Beatriz Orbis serves as Of Counsel in Litigation and Arbitration at TKL Abogados, she is an expert in litigation, arbitration, and insolvency law, and her carrer has a developed at leading dispute resolution firms.

She possesses extensive experience in corporate arbitration and corporate disputes, commercial litigation, contractual and non-contractual liability, and insolvency proceedings, advising diverse international clients in sectors like construction, energy, and banking.

She is member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Fernando Messias

Lawyer LL.L, PGDip, LL.M, Ph.D, POSTDOC

Fernando holds a degree in Law (L.L.L), and a postgraduate qualification in International Arbitration (PGDip) and a master's degree in International Trade Law (L.L.M).

He has practiced both in Portugal and internationally, advocating for the values of creativity, innovation, and responsible legal practice.

He has played a vital role in resolving both domestic and international disputes among companies, facilitating smoother international trade relations through alternative dispute resolution methods.

He has specialized in areas such as real estate, tourism, industry, investment, and business law. He is a dedicated researcher and a prolific author.

Steering Committee Member Iberian Chapter European Branch CIArb

Pierre Raoul - Duval

President of the Court of Arbitration of the Principality of Andorra TAPA

Pierre is currently the President of the Court of Arbitration of the Principality of Andorra TAPA, an Honorary Lawyer of the Paris Bar Association, a former Senior Partner of the law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris and a former Advisor to the law firm Cuatrecasas in Barcelona.

Dr. Stefan Rating MCIArb 

Arbitrator, litigator and expert in Competition Law, admitted to the Barcelona, Brussels and Frankfurt Bars.

Stefan is an arbitrator, litigator and expert in Competition Law, admitted to the Barcelona, Brussels and Frankfurt Bars.

Widely recognised for his EU law expertise in sectors such as telecommunications and sports, he regularly appears before arbitration tribunals, national courts, the CJEU, and the EU General Court, particularly in State aid cases.

Carlos Valls Martínez MCIArb

Partner at GIRÓ MARTÍNEZ

Carlos is a business, IP and arbitration specialist who started his career at Clifford Chance and left its equity partnership (Barcelona Office) in 2022, to found his law firm. After merging it with Augusta Abogados, he recently joined Giró Martínez, an IP boutique with offices not only in Spain and Portugal, but also in most Latin American jurisdictions.

Carlos has been arbitrator ad hoc and at the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona. He has been involved as counsel in arbitrations related to disputes between shareholders, and post-M&A and international trade disputes.

Carlos regularly writes and participates in conferences and on ethics of arbitrators and counsel and on AI application to arbitration proceedings. He is currently the President of the Barcelona based Associació pel Foment de l’Arbitratge (Asociation for the Promotion of Arbitration), a former Co-Chair of the IBA Professional Ethics Committee (2019-2020), and a former member of the Board of the Barcelona Bar Association (2011-2013).

Victoria D. Liouta FCIArb 

Attorney, Mediator, International Arbitrator and Fellow of Ciarb

Victoria is an Attorney, Mediator and Trainer of Mediators, International Arbitrator and Fellow of CIArb, Negotiator, Facilitator and has master’s degree in Maritime Law. She has worked in the shipping field for the last 30 years with a focus on Marine Insurance, Claims handling and Shipping Law and presently runs a company in marine insurance and claims sector. She has consulted clients in commercial, business and shipping mediations and arbitrations worldwide.

Victoria trains Mediators in Greece in collaboration with IMC (Institute of Mediation in Canada), on basic Mediation training programs and advanced programs in workplace, shipping and commercial Mediation. She is also a member of the Mediation Committee with the Ministry of Justice in Greece.

Victoria is a member of LMAA, Piraeus Association of Maritime Arbitrators, CEDR, and ICC. She writes articles about Arbitration and accepts appointments as International Commercial Arbitrator.

She mediates commercial and shipping cases worldwide and is an active member of the “peace building” worldwide community. 

James Clanchy FCIArb

Arbitrator

James is a full-time arbitrator and an associate member of Six Pump Court chambers in London. He is a Full Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) and served as its Honorary Secretary between 2021 and 2022.

A solicitor in England & Wales (admitted 1990, non-practising since 2019), James was also an avocat at the Paris bar from 1994 to 2008.  He spent 20 years as a commercial disputes lawyer in London and Paris, with Withers, Holman Fenwick Willan, and Stephenson Harwood.

He was Registrar and Deputy Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) from 2008 to 2012. He contributed a chapter on the LMAA’s Small Claims Procedure to Expedited International Arbitration: Policies, Rules and Procedures, ed. Alan M Anderson and Herman Verbist (Wolters Kluwer, 2024).