Pablo Doñate Gazapo de Badiola

Pablo Doñate is Global Disputes partner at Jones Day.

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 (ceia) and the Spanish Business Litigation Club (cel).

CORPORATE Experience

• Jones Day- Global Disputes Partner, Madrid Office, 2024-present.

• Andersen - Partner, Head of Litigation & Arbitration department at Andersen’s Madrid office, 2022-2024. 

• Doñate de badiola abogados- Founding Partner, 2016-2021 (last period integrated in Martínez-Echevarría Abogados). 

• Ashurst- Senior Associate at Litigation & Arbitration department, 2012-2015. 

• Clifford chance- Senior Associate at Litigation & Arbitration department, 2007-2012.

• Cuatrecasas- Associate at Litigation & Arbitration department, 2003-2006. He started his career at Suárez de Lezo & Asociados (2003-2004) which was taken over by Cuatrecasas. 

Academic experience

• Professor of Procedural Law and Arbitration at ie law school, 2010-present.

• Associate Professor of Procedural Law at the european university of madrid (uem), 2023-2024.

• Profesor of Arbitration at eserp digital business and law school, 2022-2023. Professor of law in the master’s degree of legal practice at universidad pontificia comillas icade-icai, 2013-2021.

• Civil law professor at the european university of madrid (uem) and Centro de estudios financieros (cef), 2005-2007.

Academic background

• Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia-UNED (Diploma in Advanced Studies, Litigation 2013).

• IE Law School- Advanced Programs in Arbitration, 2010. 

•IE Law School- Advanced Programs in Litigation, 2004.

• IE Law School- LL.M., 2003.

• Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE-e-1 (Law Degree and Business Administration Diploma, 2002).