Dispute Resolution Lawyer at Pérez-Lorca
Celia Cañete is a Spanish qualified lawyer specialised in arbitration and litigation.
She joined Pérez-Llorca in 2020, where she is part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution area; Celia also worked in the Energy and Corporate areas during her time at the firm. Prior to joining Pérez-Llorca, Celia spent more than a year at a Swiss boutique specialised in arbitration, where she gained experience in commercial and sports arbitration before the ICC, SCAI, CAM and CAS.
Celia is currently the secretary of the International Arbitration Seminars & Courses Association (IASC), coordinator at Madrid Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (MAD VYAP) and co-founder of the Sports Arbitration Moot (SAM). Celia has also been very involved in the Willem C. Vis Moot, obtaining the Honourable Mention for the Eric E. Bergsten Award as a participant, and collaborating as trainer and arbitrator thereafter.
She is a graduate in Law from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where she has also completed the Master’s Degree in Spanish Legal Practice. She has also contributed to several academic publications and projects led by professional associations. Celia is a member of Club Español de Arbitraje -40, Young ICCA and MAA.
Celia works in Spanish, English and French.