Overview
Ignacio Zabala Alonso focuses his practice on cross-border dispute resolution, with an emphasis on international arbitration and civil litigation matters. He represents clients in complex international disputes, provides strategic counsel on arbitration proceedings, and helps clients navigate the intricacies of multijurisdictional litigation.
Ignacio has experience with both common law and civil law traditions, giving him a dual perspective that blends these legal systems to offer comprehensive solutions to clients. He has represented clients under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Dubai International Arbitration Court (DIAC), and Spain’s Civil and Commercial Court of Arbitration (CIMA). Ignacio also handles M&A, copyright, construction, and insurance matters.
Results
- Supporting an arbitrator in an ICC arbitration related to an engineering contract concerning a major infrastructure project in Mexico which involves a Mexican state-owned entity
- Acting for a leading multinational company in an ICC arbitration relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights over a medical software
- Advising a Middle Eastern services company in a DIAC dispute seated in Cyprus against a European construction company and its Middle Eastern subsidiary, subject to Qatari law
- Representing an international winemaking distributor in a JAMS arbitration under California law and New Jersey law
- Defended a Spanish dental clinic in a CIMA arbitration related to the acquisition of a company under Spanish law for an amount in excess of €1 million*
- Represented a Spanish architecture firm in a CIMA arbitration related to the breach of a construction contract under Spanish law*
- Represented financial and banking entities before Spanish courts and tribunals in disputes relating to financing contracts, tort and consumer law*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott.
