PROFILE
LUIS BRAVO is an Attorney at Law (Spain), PhD, LL.M., specializing in national and international contract law and commercial arbitration. He has primarily worked in transactions and disputes under the law of Spain, Switzerland and England and Wales. The main sectors of practice he focusses on are Engineering & Infrastructure, Sport, Foreign Trade, and Finance & Banking. Jointly with his work as lawyer, he is appointed as arbitrator and also as secretary of the arbitral tribunal in international arbitration proceedings.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Luis is a partner at GAMERO & BRAVO ABOGADOS. He has an extensive experience in commercial litigation after having participated in over 200 proceedings before judicial courts and arbitral tribunals in cases related to breach of contract, sport law, engineering & construction, financial products or corporate disputes, among others.
He provides advices in corporate gobernance and corporate dispute resolution. He is experienced in the field of commercial contracting and has participated in transactions related to renewable energy, Real Estate, maritime transport and engineering projects (located in Catar, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Central Africa or United States , among others) drafting and negotiating joint venture contracts, shareholder's agreements, contracts for the provision of services or EPCs, among others. Luis has participated in related to the following technologies and infrastructures:Photovoltaic.
Wind.
Biomass.
Treatment of solid urban waste.
Water treatment and distribution.
Inspection and audit of infrastructures at height.
Before founding GAMERO & BRAVO ABOGADOS, he worked in the commercial law department at GARRIGUES, the litigation and arbitration department at CUATRECASAS, and at the arbitration law firm inARB; he was also a legal associate at the UK Legal Division of QUINTAS ENERGY.
He provides advices in corporate gobernance and corporate dispute resolution. He is experienced in the field of commercial contracting and has participated in transactions related to renewable energy, Real Estate, maritime transport and engineering projects (located in Catar, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Central Africa or United States , among others) drafting and negotiating joint venture contracts, shareholder's agreements, contracts for the provision of services or EPCs, among others. Luis has participated in related to the following technologies and infrastructures:
EXPERIENCE IN ARBITRATION
Luis has participated in arbitration proceedings subject to different laws and jurisdictions both as counsel and secretary of the Arbitral Tribunal. In particular, he has worked in arbitrations related to different fields: i.e., engineering, commercial contracts, sport law or financial products.
He has experience in arbitration proceedings administered under the following institutions: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS/TAS), Madrid Court of Arbitration, Spanish Court of Arbitration and the Asociación Europea de Arbitraje (AEADE). Luis has also participated in ad hoc arbitrations.
He has been appointed as arbitrator in the following cases:
- Spanish company v. Spanish company. Madrid Court of Arbitration (CAM). Co-arbitrator. Franchise agreement. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2023).
- Spanish company v. Spanish company. Madrid Court of Arbitration (CAM). Co-arbitrator. Franchise agreement. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2023).
- Spanish company v. Spanish company. Madrid Court of Arbitration (CAM). Sole Arbitrator. Franchise agreement. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2022).
- Spanish party v. Spanish company. ad hoc arbitration. Sole Arbitrator. Lease contract for business premise. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2021).
He has also been appointed as Administrative Secretary of the Arbitral Tribunal in the following cases:
- American party v. African party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. Español. (2023).
- European party v. Asian party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2021).
- Asian party v. European parties. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2020).
- Argentinian party v. Chilean party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English and Spanish. (2020).
- Asian party v. European party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2020).
- American party v. European party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). disciplinary sanctions. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2019).
- Spanish investor v. Spanish bank. Madrid Court of Arbitration (CAM). Complex financial products. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2018).
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- PhD from the Università di Bologna (Italy) and from the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain).
- Master in International Business Law, Contracting and International Relations from the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ranked #1 of his class).
- Law degree from the University Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain).
- Business administration degree from the University Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain).
- During his law and business administration studies, he carried out a one-year long stay at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland).
PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES
- «Ley aplicable: determinación y aplicación» en Memento Arbitraje 2020-2021, (Coord.) ALONSO, J.M. y BONNÍN, V., Lefebvre (co-author) (2020). See more
- Procedimientos arbitrales abreviados. Guatemalan Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA). 8 September 2020. See more
- Arbitraje y Fogones: El proceso arbitral y su solución al conflicto. Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (Madrid Bar Association). 16 June 2020. See more
- Implied Choice of the Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement: The Effect on Non-Signatories in International Arbitration. Kluwer Law International. Association Suisse de l'Arbitrage. ASA 1/2019 (2019). See more
- Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method. Seminars of International Trade and Investment Law. University of Bologna (Italy). 20 March 2019. See more
- La extensión del convenio arbitral a terceros no firmantes. El Convenio Arbitral (collective work). Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre (co-author) (2019). See more
- La ley aplicable a la validez, interpretación y alcance del convenio arbitral: efectos sobre su extensión a los no signatarios. Spain Arbitration Review. No 32/2018 (2018). See more
- Introducción al arbitraje comercial. Seminar “Registro de la Propiedad y arbitraje”. Universidad de Sevilla (Spain). 2 April 2018.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Practicing lawyer admitted to the Madrid Bar Association.
- Co-founder of the Madrid Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (MAD VYAP).
- Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA-40).
- Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA-40).
- Member of the Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP).
- Member of the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI-40).
- Member of the ICC Young Arbitration Forum (ICC YAF).
LANGUAGES
- Spanish.
- English.
- Italian.
PROFILE
LUIS BRAVO ABOLAFIA is an Attorney at Law (Spain), PhD, LL.M., specializing in national and international contract law and commercial arbitration. He has primarily worked in transactions and disputes under the law of Spain, and England and Wales. The main sectors of practice he focusses on are Engineering & Infrastructure, Foreign Trade, and Finance & Banking.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Luis is a partner at GAMERO & BRAVO ABOGADOS. He has an extensive experience in commercial litigation after having participated in over 200 proceedings before judicial courts and arbitral tribunals in cases related to breach of contract, sport law, engineering & construction, financial products or corporate disputes, among others.
He provides advices in corporate gobernance and corporate dispute resolution. He is experienced in the field of commercial contracting and has participated in transactions related to renewable energy, Real Estate, maritime transport and engineering projects (located in Catar, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Central Africa or United States , among others) drafting and negotiating joint venture contracts, shareholder's agreements, contracts for the provision of services or EPCs, among others. Luis has participated in related to the following technologies and infrastructures:Photovoltaic.
Wind.
Biomass.
Treatment of solid urban waste.
Water treatment and distribution.
Inspection and audit of infrastructures at height.
Before founding GAMERO & BRAVO ABOGADOS, he worked in the commercial law department at GARRIGUES, the litigation and arbitration department at CUATRECASAS, and at the arbitration law firm inARB; he was also a legal associate at the UK Legal Division of QUINTAS ENERGY.
He provides advices in corporate gobernance and corporate dispute resolution. He is experienced in the field of commercial contracting and has participated in transactions related to renewable energy, Real Estate, maritime transport and engineering projects (located in Catar, Saudi Arabia, Germany, United Kingdom, Portugal, Central Africa or United States , among others) drafting and negotiating joint venture contracts, shareholder's agreements, contracts for the provision of services or EPCs, among others. Luis has participated in related to the following technologies and infrastructures:
EXPERIENCE IN ARBITRATION
Luis has participated in arbitration proceedings subject to different laws and jurisdictions both as counsel and secretary of the Arbitral Tribunal. In particular, he has worked in arbitrations related to different fields: i.e., engineering, commercial contracts, sport law or financial products.
He has experience in arbitration proceedings administered under the following institutions: International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS/TAS), Madrid Court of Arbitration, Spanish Court of Arbitration and the Asociación Europea de Arbitraje (AEADE). Luis has also participated in ad hoc arbitrations.
He has been appointed as arbitrator in the following cases:
- Spanish company v. Spanish company. Madrid Court of Arbitration (CAM). Franchise agreement. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2022).
- Spanish party v. Spanish company. ad hoc arbitration. Lease contract for business premise. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2021).
- European party v. Asian party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2021).
- Asian party v. European parties. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2020).
- Argentinian party v. Chilean party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English and Spanish. (2020).
- Asian party v. European party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). Sport contract. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2020).
- American party v. European party. Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS). disciplinary sanctions. Seat in Switzerland. Swiss law. English. (2019).
- Spanish investor v. Spanish bank. Madrid Court of Arbitration (CAM). Complex financial products. Seat in Spain. Spanish law. Spanish. (2018).
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- PhD from the Università di Bologna (Italy) and from the Universidad de Sevilla (Spain).
- Master in International Business Law, Contracting and International Relations from the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ranked #1 of his class).
- Law degree from the University Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain).
- Business administration degree from the University Pablo de Olavide (Seville, Spain).
- During his law and business administration studies, he carried out a one-year long stay at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland).
PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES
- «Ley aplicable: determinación y aplicación» en Memento Arbitraje 2020-2021, (Coord.) ALONSO, J.M. y BONNÍN, V., Lefebvre (co-author) (2020). See more
- Procedimientos arbitrales abreviados. Guatemalan Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA). 8 September 2020. See more
- Arbitraje y Fogones: El proceso arbitral y su solución al conflicto. Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (Madrid Bar Association). 16 June 2020. See more
- Implied Choice of the Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement: The Effect on Non-Signatories in International Arbitration. Kluwer Law International. Association Suisse de l'Arbitrage. ASA 1/2019 (2019). See more
- Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Method. Seminars of International Trade and Investment Law. University of Bologna (Italy). 20 March 2019. See more
- La extensión del convenio arbitral a terceros no firmantes. El Convenio Arbitral (collective work). Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre (co-author) (2019). See more
- La ley aplicable a la validez, interpretación y alcance del convenio arbitral: efectos sobre su extensión a los no signatarios. Spain Arbitration Review. No 32/2018 (2018). See more
- Introducción al arbitraje comercial. Seminar “Registro de la Propiedad y arbitraje”. Universidad de Sevilla (Spain). 2 April 2018.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Practicing lawyer admitted to the Madrid Bar Association.
- Co-founder of the Madrid Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (MAD VYAP).
- Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA-40).
- Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA-40).
- Member of the Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP).
- Member of the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI-40).
- Member of the ICC Young Arbitration Forum (ICC YAF).
LANGUAGES
- Spanish.
- English.
- Italian.
