Pablo Doñate has more than 20 years of experience in civil and commercial legal proceedings before Spanish Courts at all levels, including the Supreme Court, as well as in national and international arbitration before the principal arbitration courts.
Pablo has in-depth experience in construction and energy disputes (including renewable and large civil engineering projects), and he assists clients in financial controversies, commercial litigation, and corporate and post-M&A disputes as well as in directors' liability cases. He also has extensive experience in white collar litigation, including matters handled before the Spanish High Court.
Pablo has advised international clients from a wide range of industries involving infrastructure and construction, energy, insurance, financial services, hotels, tourism, airlines, and retail as part of court cases and national/international arbitration proceedings.
Pablo has been an associate professor of procedural law at the IE Law School for more than 10 years, where he has been presented with the "Excellence in Education" award several times based on student assessment ratings. He also has been an associate professor for a master's degree program at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas and an associate professor of procedural law at European University of Madrid. Pablo is a member of the Spanish and Iberoamerican Arbitration Club and the Spanish Business Litigation Club (CEL).
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia-UNED (Diploma in Advanced Studies, Litigation 2013); IE Law School (Advanced Programs in Arbitration 2010 and Litigation 2004; LL.M. 2003); Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE E-1 (Law Degree and Business Administration Diploma 2002)
- Member 74354 of the Madrid Bar Association
The Legal 500: "shows unique skills to cope with complex matters and to adapt it to a litigation case with clarity and sound knowledge always oriented to client need" and "is a top-level litigator and exceptional in his strategic vision"
Recognized in Best Lawyers for litigation (2012-present) and for arbitration and mediation and criminal defense (2020-present)
- Spanish and English