Personal bio
He started his career at Clifford Chance (1989), becoming a partner and founding the Barcelona office in 1993, being managing partner until 2002. He left Clifford Chance to found his own firm, Iuris Valls Abogados (2003-2013). He then became partner of Augusta Abogados (2013-2021), and is currently joined Giró Martínez as a partner. IP is and international commerce and distribution is his current substantive areas of expertise. As sole arbitrator, he has been involved in commercial leasing, corporate and non compete consultant disputes, and as party arbitrator in a corporate dispute. As counsel, in corporate disputes, and currently in an international sales ICC dispute related to commodities. Currently President of the Barcelona based Association for the Promotion of Arbitration (Associació pel Foment de l'Arbitratge).