Omar Puertas
Partner
Spanish
Chinese
English
French
Specialist in international arbitration, global disputes and crisis management.
Omar Puertas joined the firm’s international litigation and arbitration team at the Barcelona office in 2000. From 2002 to 2003, he worked in the international arbitration team at the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, where he was involved in major international arbitration disputes involving Latin American parties (AAA, ICC).
He moved to Shanghai in 2007 to set up the first Cuatrecasas office in Asia. As managing partner of the Shanghai office until 2019, he consolidated the advisory services for inbound and outbound investments in China and Asia and abroad. He also developed a strong dispute resolution practice with an Asian, European and Latin American dimension (CIETAC, SHIAC, SIAC, HKIAC).
He is a member of the panel of arbitrators of the Shanghai International Arbitration Center.
He lectures on commercial disputes resolution, participates in moot arbitrations and writes about arbitration on a regular basis.
Specialties
Education
Stanford Executive Program, Business Administration and Management
Stanford University Graduate School of Business, 2022Master of Laws
The University of Manchester (UK) and Universität Hamburg (Germany), 2000Master in Business Law
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 1997Bachelor of Laws
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 1996
Directory Mentions
Recommended Lawyer
Chambers & Partners (Global and Asia), Legal 500 Asia, IFLR, Best Lawyers and Tax Directors Handbook in Corporate M&A, Litigation, Arbitration, International Arbitration and Tax
Forty under 40 Award
Iberian Lawyer Review, 2013
Publications and News
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November 30, 2024What Are You Going to Do With Unlimited Reasoning Resources?
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October 31, 2024The Innovator's Dilemma in Big Law: Why AI Will Transform the Legal Industry This Time
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October 16, 2024The Crystall Ball: AI Predictive Analytics in Arbitration Navigating Promise, Pitfalls and (...)
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July 16, 2024Contratos con pluralidad de cláusulas de resolución alternativa de disputas (...)
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April 16, 2024顾博仲裁观察
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February 8, 2024Startup Emily.AI wins eighth edition of Cuatrecasas Acelera
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July 7, 2023Cuatrecasas Arbitration Highlights - Number 1
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March 6, 20232023 litigation trends
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February 10, 20232022 Year in Review China offices
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January 10, 2023Sandra Costas joins Cuatrecasas as new director of firm’s offices in China
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November 8, 2022Unlocking Blockchain Evidence in International Arbitration
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October 26, 2022Latest edition of Cuatrecasas Meta Volante program successfully completed
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March 1, 2022China | Legal Flash 2021 - Year in review
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November 1, 2021Can foreign arbitration institutions validly administer cases in mainland China: The last update
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May 28, 2021Legal Flash Amendment of guarantee and after-sales services system for consumer contracts
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May 18, 2021Two's a Crowd, Three's a Party: The Coming of Age of Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
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January 15, 2021China | Legal Flash 2020 - Year in review
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November 30, 2020The Yukos Appeal Decision on the Role of Arbitral Tribunal’s Secretaries
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March 27, 2019Legal Flash China Offices | China’s Foreign Investment Law | March 2019
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March 13, 2019Legal Flash China Offices | March 2019