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In his over 30 years of professional legal experience José María Beneyto has practiced in the areas of Corporate law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Competition law and European Union law. Throughout his professional career he has counselled more than one hundred larger acquisitions and restructurings of companies in many different sectors (transportation, energy, telecommunications, defence, infrastructure and construction, media, health, distribution, industrial equipment, financial services). Areas of work have included joint ventures, corporate and commercial law and Corporate Governance. He has been a member of the Board of several multinational companies.

In the area of Competition and EU law, he has represented multinationals and Spanish undertakings in cases before the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, the Spanish Competition authorities and other national antitrust authorities. Among other publications in the fields of European law, he is the editor of a 2-volume treatise on Competition law and of a 12-volume treatise on European law and policies. He has been recognized as a “Leading lawyer” in his areas of expertise by professional publications.

José María Beneyto has extensive experience in international commercial arbitration, having acted as counselor, sole arbitrator, party-appointed arbitrator or Chairman in cases involving major corporations in domestic and international arbitration. He is also called upon to appear as expert witness on arbitration law issues in arbitration proceedings or enforcement actions before domestic courts.

Professor Beneyto is Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Professor of International Public and European Law and Jean Monnet Chair at the University San Pablo CEU in Madrid. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal “Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones”, a leading arbitration journal in Spain and Latin America, which is published three times a year, and theManaging Director of the Centre for International Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation (CIAMEN), a Spanish academic institution on ADR based in Madrid.

Mr. Beneyto is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. He has been a member of several task forces on international arbitration issues established by the ICC and has also participated in the revision of several other institutional arbitration rules. He is the Director of the Joint Programmes between CIAMEN and, respectively, the Chartered Institute of Arbitration, ICSID and WIPO on international arbitration. Mr. Beneyto is on the panel of the major international arbitration institutions and has written a number of books and articles on international arbitration.

Professor Beneyto has been an adviser to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the UN and a number of foreign Governments. He was an adviser to the Prime Minister of Spain and from 2011 to 2016 he was a member of the Spanish Parliament, Spokesman for Foreign Affairs, and Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Professor Beneyto speaks and writes English, German, French and Spanish and has a working knowledge of Italian, Portuguese and Russian.

EDUCATION INFORMATION:

• D. in Law, University Münster (Germany)
• D. in Philosophy and History, University Münster (Germany)
• M., Master in Law, Harvard University (USA)
• D., Law Degree, University of Navarra (Spain)

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

• Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge/Ma.
• Professor of International Public Law, EU Law and International Relations, University San Pablo CEU, Madrid.
• Jean Monnet Chair in European Law.

LANGUAGES:

• Spanish
• English
• German
• French

PUBLICATIONS:

• M. Beneyto / J.C. Fernández-Rozas / I. Rodríguez-Roblero / G. Stampa / E. Verdera “Jurisprudencia española de arbitraje – 60 años de aplicación del arbitraje en España”, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2013.
• M. Beneyto (dir.): “Tratado de Derecho y Políticas de la Unión Europea”, 10 vols., Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2009-2019.
• M. Beneyto / E. Fanjul (dirs.): “El papel de España en la Nueva Ruta de la Seda”, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2018.
• M. Beneyto (dir.):”Tratado de Derecho de la Competencia. Unión Europea y España”, 2 vols., Bosch, Barcelona, 2017.
• M. Beneyto / J. Maíllo (ed.): “The Fight against Hard Core Cartels in Europe”, Bruylant, Bruselas, 2016.
• M. Hinojosa-Martínez / J. M. Beneyto (eds.): “European Banking Union. The New Regime”, Wolters Kluwer, Aalphen aan den Rijn, 2015.
• M. Beneyto / J. Maíllo (eds.): ”Fostering Growth in Europe: Reinforcing the internal market”, CEU Ediciones, Madrid, 2014.
• M. Beneyto / D. Kennedy (eds.): ”New Approaches to International Law – The European and the American Experiences”, TMC Asser Press/Springer, La Haya, 2012.
• F. Bellis / J.M. Beneyto (eds.): “Reviewing Vertical Restraints in Europe”, Bruylant, Bruselas, 2012.
• M. Beneyto / R. Largo (dirs.):”Transmisiones de empresas y modificaciones estructurales de sociedades”, Bosch, Barcelona, 2011.
• M. Beneyto / R. Largo (dirs.): “Régimen jurídico de las Ofertas Públicas de Adquisición (OPAs)” Bosch, Barcelona, 2009.
• M. Beneyto / J. Maíllo (dirs.): “La nueva Ley de Defensa de la Competencia”, Bosch, Barcelona, 2009.
• M. Beneyto / Ch. Powell (dirs.): “Unión Europea y Rusia. ¿Competencia o Cooperación?”, Biblioteca Nueva, Madrid, 2009.
• M. Beneyto (dir.): “Cincuenta años de construcción europea. Grandes logros del pasado y desafíos para el futuro”, Biblioteca Nueva, Madrid, 2008.
• M. Beneyto (ed.): “Tratado de Fundaciones”, 2 vols., Bosch, Barcelona, 2007.
• López-Ibor / J.M. Beneyto (dirs.):”Comentarios a las Leyes Energéticas”, 2 vols., Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2006.
• M. Beneyto (dir.): ” Control de concentraciones empresariales. Reforma de las normativas comunitaria y española. Análisis sectorial.” Dykinson, Madrid, 2005.
• M. Beneyto / A. Martínez Echevarría (dirs.):”El espacio financiero único en la Unión Europea. Los mercados de valores”, Marcial Pons, Barcelona, 2005.
• M. Beneyto / Ingolf Pernice (dirs.): “The Government of Europe: Which Institutional Design for the European Union?”, European Constitutional Law Network-Series, vol. 3, Baden-Baden,2004.
• M. Beneyto (dir.):”Regulación y competencia en telecomunicaciones”, Dykinson, Madrid, 200PUBLICATIONS:
• M. Beneyto / J.C. Fernández-Rozas / I. Rodríguez-Roblero / G. Stampa / E. Verdera “Jurisprudencia española de arbitraje – 60 años de aplicación del arbitraje en España”, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2013.
• M. Beneyto (dir.): “Tratado de Derecho y Políticas de la Unión Europea”, 10 vols., Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2009-2019.
• M. Beneyto / E. Fanjul (dirs.): “El papel de España en la Nueva Ruta de la Seda”, Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2018.
• M. Beneyto (dir.):”Tratado de Derecho de la Competencia. Unión Europea y España”, 2 vols., Bosch, Barcelona, 2017.
• M. Beneyto / J. Maíllo (ed.): “The Fight against Hard Core Cartels in Europe”, Bruylant, Bruselas, 2016.
• M. Hinojosa-Martínez / J. M. Beneyto (eds.): “European Banking Union. The New Regime”, Wolters Kluwer, Aalphen aan den Rijn, 2015.
• M. Beneyto / J. Maíllo (eds.): ”Fostering Growth in Europe: Reinforcing the internal market”, CEU Ediciones, Madrid, 2014.
• M. Beneyto / D. Kennedy (eds.): ”New Approaches to International Law – The European and the American Experiences”, TMC Asser Press/Springer, La Haya, 2012.
• F. Bellis / J.M. Beneyto (eds.): “Reviewing Vertical Restraints in Europe”, Bruylant, Bruselas, 2012.
• M. Beneyto / R. Largo (dirs.):”Transmisiones de empresas y modificaciones estructurales de sociedades”, Bosch, Barcelona, 2011.
• M. Beneyto / R. Largo (dirs.): “Régimen jurídico de las Ofertas Públicas de Adquisición (OPAs)” Bosch, Barcelona, 2009.
• M. Beneyto / J. Maíllo (dirs.): “La nueva Ley de Defensa de la Competencia”, Bosch, Barcelona, 2009.
• M. Beneyto / Ch. Powell (dirs.): “Unión Europea y Rusia. ¿Competencia o Cooperación?”, Biblioteca Nueva, Madrid, 2009.
• M. Beneyto (dir.): “Cincuenta años de construcción europea. Grandes logros del pasado y desafíos para el futuro”, Biblioteca Nueva, Madrid, 2008.
• M. Beneyto (ed.): “Tratado de Fundaciones”, 2 vols., Bosch, Barcelona, 2007.
• López-Ibor / J.M. Beneyto (dirs.):”Comentarios a las Leyes Energéticas”, 2 vols., Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, Madrid, 2006.
• M. Beneyto (dir.): ” Control de concentraciones empresariales. Reforma de las normativas comunitaria y española. Análisis sectorial.” Dykinson, Madrid, 2005.
• M. Beneyto / A. Martínez Echevarría (dirs.):”El espacio financiero único en la Unión Europea. Los mercados de valores”, Marcial Pons, Barcelona, 2005.
• M. Beneyto / Ingolf Pernice (dirs.): “The Government of Europe: Which Institutional Design for the European Union?”, European Constitutional Law Network-Series, vol. 3, Baden-Baden,2004.
• M. Beneyto (dir.):”Regulación y competencia en telecomunicaciones”, Dykinson, Madrid, 2003.
• M. Beneyto (dir.):”El nuevo derecho comunitario español de la competencia. Descentralización, análisis económico y cooperación internacional”, Bosch, Madrid, 2002.
• “The World’s Largest Market. A Business Guide to Europe 1992” (conjuntamente con Robert Williams y Mark Teagan), Amacom, Nueva York, 1990.
• “The European Communities’ Single Market and the East European Countries”, Harvard Law School, Cambridge/MA., 1990.3.
• M. Beneyto (dir.):”El nuevo derecho comunitario español de la competencia. Descentralización, análisis económico y cooperación internacional”, Bosch, Madrid, 2002.
• “The World’s Largest Market. A Business Guide to Europe 1992” (conjuntamente con Robert Williams y Mark Teagan), Amacom, Nueva York, 1990.
• “The European Communities’ Single Market and the East European Countries”, Harvard Law School, Cambridge/MA., 1990.