E: hugo.cardona@jmbeneytoyasociados.com

Hugo is a lawyer specialized in International Business Law and International Dispute Resolution through negotiation and arbitration. Before joining JM Beneyto & Asociados, Hugo worked at the commercial law department and arbitration area of an important Madrid-based firm, advising clients of the banking, construction and energy sectors. Among his academic activities, Hugo is a member of the International Centre for Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation (CIAMEN), a leading institution in Spain dedicated to the promotion, research and training in arbitration and ADR.

He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• JM Beneyto & Associates – Arbitration & ADR
• International Centre for Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation (CIAMEN) – Academic research on International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Law.
• Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo – Corporate/Commercial Law department – Arbitration department

EDUCATION

• The Hague Academy of International Law (Private international Law – General International Law)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
• Master in International Business Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. (Cum laude)
• Law Degree. Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” and  Law Degree in Spain.(Cum laude)

LANGUAGES

• Spanish
• English
• Portuguese

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
• International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
• Spanish Club of Arbitration (CEA-40)

PUBLICATIONS

• CARDONA, H.,«O Direito Aplicável ao Mérito da Causa na Arbitragem de Investimento. Lex Causae Considerations», en Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem (73), Kuwer Law International, 2022.
• CARDONA, H., Book Review Section.  Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, 2022 (I). (Forthcoming).
• CARDONA, H., Book Review. Salacuse, J. The Law of Investment Treaties. 3 Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, 2021 (II).
• CARDONA, H., Book Review. Lim, C., Ho, J., Paparinskis,.International Investment Law and Arbitration: Commentary, Awards and Other Materials. 2 Ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, 2021 (II).
• CARDONA, H., Book Review. Scherer, M., International Arbitration in the Energy Sector. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, 2021 (II).
• CARDONA, H., Book Review. Beneyto, J. M., Arbitraje. Presente y Futuro. Las Conferencias Hugo Grocio. Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021. Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, 2021 (II).
• CARDONA, H., Book Review. Beneyto, J. M., Manual de Arbitraje Internacional: Legislación, Práctica y Procedimiento. Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021. Arbitraje. Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, 2021 (II).
• CARDONA, H., «El ordenamiento aplicable al fondo de la diferencia en el arbitraje de inversión», en COLLANTES, J. L., (coord.), La sede y el ordenamiento aplicable en el arbitraje internacional; Enfoques cruzados, Biblioteca de Arbitraje. Lima, Estudio Castillo Freyre, 2021.
• CARDONA, H., Newsletter, Derecho de la Unión Europea. J. M. Beneyto & Asociados, agosto 2020, pp. 1-20.
• CARDONA, H., Newsletter, Arbitraje (III). J. M. Beneyto & Asociados, junio 2020, pp. 1-19.
• CARDONA, H., Newsletter, Arbitraje (II). J. M. Beneyto & Asociados, mayo 2020, pp. 1-18.
• CARDONA, H., Newsletter, Arbitraje (I). J. M. Beneyto & Asociados, abril 2020, pp. 1-14.