Luis Capiel
Europe Guide 2024
Band 6 : Dispute Resolution
About
Provided by Luis Capiel
Practice Areas
Dispute resolution
Career
Luis Capiel is a partner at Arias SLP. He has over 15 years’ experience practicing international arbitration with international law firms in Europe and Latin America. He has acted as counsel and as arbitrator in international arbitrations under a variety of applicable domestic laws, administered by the major arbitral institutions in Europe and the Americas (ICC, PCA, ICSID, ICDR and Swiss Arbitration Centre, among others). He has focused his practice on complex commercial and construction disputes in the engineering and construction, banking and finance, insurance, private equity, electricity, and oil & gas sectors.
Professional Memberships
Luis is a member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre. He is also a member of the board of the Spanish Arbitration Club and deputy director of its journal, Spain Arbitration Review. He was admitted to the Munich Bar in 2007 and to the Madrid Bar in 2008.
Personal
Luis has been an honorary professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and guest lecturer and speaker at universities and conferences. He holds a law degree from the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and LL.M. (First Class Honours) from The University of Auckland. He speaks Spanish, English and German.
