Begoña Charro de Mendieta

Begoña is Managing Senior Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration department of Pinsent Masons Madrid. Begoña has experience in complex civil and corporate litigation in Spain as well as in international commercial arbitration under the rules of LCIA, ICC and other Spanish arbitration institutions rules such as the CAM and the CEA. Litigious and arbitral matters in which Begoña has represented clients include, amongst others, civil liability disputes, corporate conflicts, interim measures, advice on enforcement and annulment of awards, disputes in relation to distribution within the European Union, agency contracts, and disputes related to EPC and O&M contracts in PV projects.  

Begoña has also an extensive experience in public international law as well as in negotiating with different States as she previously worked as a policy and legal adviser to the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations in New York during Spain's membership at the Security Council. During her time as an adviser, she engaged in more than thirty negotiations of the Security Council and the General Assembly, participated in the drafting process of the Security Council conclusions and resolutions and prepared reports on Security Council Sanctions Committees activities. Begoña has also participated in UNCITRAL Working Group II negotiations on Arbitration and Conciliation hold in New York during 2015 and 2016.  

Begoña holds a Master's degree (LL.M.) from Boston University School of Law in American Law and International Business Practice with a focus on dispute resolution. Additionally, she has participated in the ICC summer course on international commercial arbitration in Paris and the investment arbitration course organised by IASC in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III in Madrid. 

She was appointed co-chair of the -40 section of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club for 2023-2024. She is co-founder of MAD VYAP, a group for young professionals practising international arbitration that is part of the global Very Young Arbitration Practitioners network. Begoña has been recognized by Best Lawyers in International Arbitration and Arbitration and Mediation in its ranking Ones to Watch since 2024 and actively participates in various arbitration events as a speaker and moderator.