Ricardo Alcolado Pérez is a highly qualified lawyer, licensed in Cuba, Spain, and Ontario, Canada, with over 20 years of extensive experience. He is the founder and principal of Alcolado Law, a boutique law firm based in Toronto, Ontario, offering comprehensive legal services across a wide range of practice areas. Ricardo specializes in international trade, foreign investment, international commercial arbitration, corporate law, and real estate. His practice regularly assists both national and international clients conducting business in Canada, Spain, and Cuba.
As a trained arbitrator accredited by the Arbitration Court of the Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Madrid) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Ricardo offers arbitration and mediation services across various dispute resolution matters globally. His deep expertise in both common law and civil law systems, combined with his bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, enables him to provide exceptional service as either arbitrator or legal counsel in disputes involving Spanish-speaking parties or clients from diverse legal jurisdictions.
Education
Bachelor of Laws from the University of Havana (1999)
Mercantile Law Diploma by the Cuban Institute of Foreign Trade (2001)
Expert on Spanish Law, University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid (2007)
L.M. (Master of Laws) from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, Toronto (2010)
Training for arbitrators provided by the Arbitration Court of the Madrid Bar Association (2020)
TCAS Gold Standard Course in Commercial Arbitration (2021)
Professional Associations
Law Society of Ontario
Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
ADR Institute of Canada (Q.Arb)
Bar Association of Madrid (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid)
Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
Canadian Hispanic Bar Association
