Arias SLP

Spanish

Spain

Madrid

15 years of experience in the field of arbitration and litigation with international law firms.

He has participated as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal assistant in domestic and international arbitrations administered by some of the main arbitration institutions (ICC, CAM, CEA and CIMA). He has also litigated before courts throughout Spain at all instances, including commercial courts, cassation before the Supreme Court and exequatur of foreign decisions and awards. Blas is also an accredited mediator by the Spanish Ministry of Justice. His experience focuses on contractual and non-contractual disputes in various sectors, including software, energy, construction, corporate, financial, food and pharmaceutical.

Blas has been awarded by the Madrid Bar Association Sections Award (3rd ed.) in the ADR Section. He has participated in the commissions for the study of the annulment of awards and on Spanish jurisprudence of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA). He has more than twenty specialised publications in various journals and books in collaboration.

Blas is a lecturer in Private International Law and ADR at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, and regularly collaborates with other teaching institutions. He holds a degree in Law and International Relations (E-1) from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (UPCO-ICADE). He also holds an official Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property from the same university. Blas was admitted to the Madrid Bar Association in 2008.

Spanish and English

Law and International Relations Degree from the Pontificia Comillas University (ICADE)

Official Master’s degree in Intellectual Property from the Pontificia Comillas University

https://es.linkedin.com/in/blas-pinar-guzman

Panelist in the event held by the Spanish Arbitration Club (-40) about 'What should I consider when selecting a mediator?' (16 December 2021)

Knocking on dispute resolution’s door: the ‘Secretary-Mediator’ as a fresh new mediation window in international arbitration. Chapter 1 of "40 under 40 International Arbitration (2021)", ISBN 978-84-1377-439-8, Dykinson 2021, pp. 23-35.

Collective actions under the GDPR: A civil law perspective from Spain. PL&B International, 155, October 2018; escrito con Javier Fernández-Samaniego y Manuela Rojas.

Licensed to practice law in Spain, admitted to the Madrid Bar (No 84094),

Seating as arbitrator of the Madrid Court of Arbitration, the Spanish Arbitration Court, and the Madrid Bar’s Court of Arbitration. Associate of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce’s Court of Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA -40), Young ICCA, ICC-YAF, WIPO ADR Young, and ICDR Young & International.

Accredited mediator by the Spanish Ministry of Justice

A conflict resolution specialist in the fields of litigation, arbitration, and mediation.