Carlos González-Bueno

Carlos González Bueno is a founding partner of González-Bueno SLP and head of its Arbitration and Litigation Department. He is a State Attorney on leave, a former Director General of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, and a former Undersecretary of State at Spain's Ministries of Industry and Energy, and of Science and Technology. He has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of SEPI, Spain's state holding entity. He is a Fellow of CIArb (FCIArb) and a member of the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators for the 2026–2032 term. Carlos has been recognized by Chambers & Partners since 2013 and is currently listed as one of the 54 most in-demand arbitrators worldwide. Carlos is an international arbitration practitioner as well as a litigator. He has extensive experience in international arbitration, acting both as counsel and arbitrator in proceedings before ICC, ICDR, AAA, CIIAM, CAM, CIMA, TAB, SNA-OSCE and other institutions. He has been involved in commercial arbitration cases across Spain, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Dubai and the U.S. Carlos has handled disputes in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, M&A, insurance, international sale of products, hospitality, sponsorship agreements, intellectual property and many others. He is regularly a speaker at international conferences on arbitration and publishes extensively in arbitration matters. He has published three editions of the "40 Under 40: International Arbitration" series (2018, 2021, and 2024), featuring diverse articles covering various aspects of international arbitration. He also coordinated and coauthored the publication of "Comentarios a la Ley de Arbitraje" and "The Spanish Arbitration Act: A Commentary" both being comprehensive analysis of the Spanish Arbitration Law, in Spanish and English. Additionally, he is the author of numerous articles on arbitration and private international law.