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Tomás Villatoro

Tomás Villatoro has been a partner at Ius+Aequitas Trial Lawyers since 2016, leading the Litigation and Arbitration Department (ADR). Member of the Mediation Commission of the Centro de Mediación Empresarial de Madrid (CMEM) and of the Mediation Commission of CEIA.

Litigation and Arbitration Area (ADR)

Partner

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BIO

With almost 30 years of experience in the legal field, Tomás Villatoro is since 2016 the partner in charge of the Litigation and ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolutions) areas at IUS+AEQUITAS. Throughout his career, he has played key roles as an associate and, for the last 20 years, as a partner in firms such as Mazars, Miguel Bravo Abogados and MPA Abogados.
A specialist in private law, Tomás has led the legal management of numerous legal proceedings in strategic sectors such as agency and commercial distribution (Schweppes, Eroski, Osborne, CNH), finance and banking (Bankia, Caja Navarra, Globalcaja), engineering and technology, construction and real estate.

He also has experience in the defense of the interests of the tourism sector, having advised the Spanish Federation of Tourist Housing (Fevitur) and the main associations of the sector. In addition, he has handled claims of patrimonial responsibility against public administrations derived from urban development actions.

In arbitration, he has been appointed arbitrator or co-arbitrator in arbitrations related to construction, real estate and finance disputes, administered by entities such as the Madrid Court of Arbitration and the European Arbitration Association. As a lawyer, he has participated in dozens of relevant national and international arbitrations, both commercial and investment.
He has been appointed mediator by the Centro de Mediación Empresaria de Madrid for the resolution of disputes.

AREAS

  • National and International Arbitration
  • Civil and Commercial Procedural Law
  • Administrative Litigation
  • Mediation
  • Sectors: Agency and Distribution, Real Estate and Urban Planning, Engineering and Construction, Corporate, Financial, Tourism

TRAINING

  • Bachelor of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid
  • Competitive Examinations for Notary Public
  • Master's Degree in Urban Planning Law from ICAM
  • Course on Corporate Law at ICAM
  • Course on Civil and Commercial Mediation at ICAM

RANKINGS

  • 2025: Best Lawyers – Recognized in Arbitration and Mediation, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and International Arbitration

  • 2024: Legal500 – Recognized in Dispute Resolution

  • 2023: Best Lawyers – Recognized in Arbitration and Mediation and Insolvency and Reorganization Law

  • 2023: Leaders League – Recognized in International Arbitration

  • 2022: Best Lawyers – Recognized in Arbitration and Mediation

  • 2022: Leaders League – Listed as Highly Recommended in International Arbitration

  • 2021: Leaders League – Recognized as Highly Recommended in International Arbitration

  • 2020: Chambers Europe – Listed in Dispute Resolution in Spain

  • 2020: Chambers Global – Listed in Dispute Resolution in Spain

  • 2020: Legal500 – Listed in Dispute Resolution in Spain:

    "Tomás Villatoro is an exceptional arbitrator who always goes above and beyond for his clients and knows their cases in the smallest detail. It is always a pleasure to work with him." "Tomás Villatoro has excellent skills and extensive professional experience."
  • 2020: Best Lawyers – Listed in Dispute Resolution in Spain
  • 2020: Leaders League – Listed in Dispute Resolution in Spain

MEMBERSHIP

  • Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid – Member since 1997
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France
  • CCI France-Spain, La Chambre, Paris,France
    Spanish Arbitration
  • Club (CEA), Madrid, Spain – Member of the Civil and Commercial Mediation Commission
  • CCBE, Brazil-Spain Chamber of Commerce
  • Insolvency Administrator in the following jurisdictions (Dean's Lists): Courts of Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Ávila, Valladolid, Valencia, Barcelona, and Cantabria
  • Insolvency Mediator included in the Mercantile Registry's list
  • President of the Insolvency Mediation Commission at the Business Mediation Center (CMEM) of the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services of Madrid
  • Estate Distributor included in the lists of the Courts of Madrid

Arbitrator at:

  • Arbitration Court of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

  • European Arbitration Association, Madrid, Spain

  • CAESP, Arbitration Council of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Academic Activities (CV)
Professor of:

  • Course on Arbitration at Villanueva University, Madrid

  • Master's Program on Tourism: Regulations Applicable to Tourist Accommodation at UIB, Palma de Mallorca

Invited Speaker:

  • Presentations on regulations applicable to the tourist accommodation sector delivered in Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, and Ibiza, organized by FEVITUR and HABTUR (2017 to 2019)

  • Presentations on Out-of-Court Payment Agreements and Insolvency Mediation at the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona (2017) and the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid (2019)

  • Presentations on the effects of COVID-19 on obligations and contracts organized by the City Council of Las Rozas de Madrid, the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, the Brazil-Spain Chamber of Commerce, and FEVITUR (2019)

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish
  • English