Javier Fernandez-Samaniego

Partner and head of Miami (FL) office of UK headquartered law firm Osborne Clarke. Admitted in Spain and Certified Foreign Legal Consultant of Florida Bar. Appointed by Spain as Conciliator for ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators (2020-2026). Javier is a CPR distinguished neutral o and he is part of most international arbitration rosters. Specialist in Technology Law and Data Protection. Member of IBA-ICCA Taskforce on Data Protection in International Arbitration. He founded Samaniego Law (Madrid & Miami) and launched and head the Madrid office of Bird & Bird and worked previously at Linklaters and Cuatrecasas law firms. Javier started his career as in-house lawyer in the Spanish Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (national representative of ESA -European Space Agency-)