Clifford Chance
Amaia Rivas specialises in international arbitration, including commercial and investor-state disputes and litigation covering the energy, infrastructure, financial services, telecommunications and health sectors.
A State Attorney (on leave of absence), she also has wide experience in public law, international investment and commercial disputes.
- Representing the Kingdom of Spain in forty- two investment arbitrations under ICSID, SCC and the UNCITRAL Rules as member of the International Arbitration team of the Sub Directorate for Litigation for the State Attorney's Office.
- Pre-litigious advice to a Joint Venture of international construction companies in connection with the modification and rebalancing of a public contract signed with a Spanish Public Company for the construction of railways.
- Advising and representing a listed company in a commercial arbitration relating to parasocial agreements.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Madrid
- +34915907580
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- Speaks Spanish and English
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
Career and qualifications
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE (Double Degree in Law and Business Administration and Management (E-3), Extraordinary Award) 2008
- Admitted as State Attorney of the Kingdom of Spain (Abogado de Estado) 2011
- Chief State Lawyer, State Attorney's Office Córdoba 2012
- Deputy Head, Tax Agency's Legal Service 2014
- Counsel of the International Arbitration Team of the Kingdom of Spain, Sub Directorate for Litigation for the State Attorney's Office 2014
- Member of the State Attorney's Office before the National Court 2018
- Legal Director, Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring in Spain (FROB) 2019
- Admitted as an abogado in Spain 2022
- Partner, Pinsent Masons 2023
- Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2025
Professional bodies
- Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)
Awards and citations
- Best Lawyers
International Arbitration, Spain (2024-2025) Administrative Law, Spain (2025)
Top 50 Female Arbitration Lawyers Global Power List 2025 by Jus Connect.