Victor BONNIN

Victor Bonnin is an arbitration lawyer qualified in Spain and a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. Additionally, he also holds a law degree in Swiss law and a Master in Business Law from the University of Geneva. Currently, Victor is the Secretary General of the Spanish Club of Arbitration.

Victor’s practice is focused to sit exclusively as arbitrator. He has acted in more than 50 cases as coarbitrator, chair or sole arbitrator under the rules of institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, Swiss Center, the Madrid Court of Arbitration, the Spanish Court of arbitration, Amcham Peru, etc. with seat in New York, Mexico, Madrid, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, London, Hong Kong, Casablanca, Lisbon or Lima and conducted in Spanish, English, French or Portuguese languages.

Before starting his own arbitration practice, Victor was a senior associate of the Madrid and London offices of Allen & Overy. There, he represented foreign investors in several investment proceedings in the renewable sector. Previously, Victor was a senior associate at the arbitration department of the Spanish law firm, Garrigues. During that period, he worked at the New York office of Skadden Arps as visiting attorney. He has a vast experience in commercial, investment and sports arbitration in ad hoc and institutional arbitral proceedings.

He is listed in international rankings such as Chambers: Most in Demand Arbitrators (2020 to 2025), Who’s Who Global and in Leaders League: Spain's Best Arbitrators
He has also written numerous articles on arbitration law, participates frequently in arbitration congresses and seminars as speaker and collaborates with universities in arbitration related courses. In 2020 he has co-coordinated the Spanish Arbitration Handbook (Memento Lefebvre).