Fernando Bañez

Dr. Bañez has experience in arbitration, regulatory, and finance projects. He has provided written testimony on damages and advised clients on cases before key arbitration venues around the world.

Dr. Bañez has worked on projects related to a wide range of industries, including conventional and renewable energy power plants, oil and gas, district heating, financial services, real estate, hospitality, and transport. He advises private and public sector clients on valuation, pricing, and regulatory matters in different geographies spanning Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania. Dr. Bañez also has experience performing sophisticated electricity price and financial modeling.

He has provided expert testimony for arbitrations in different venues, amounting to damages claims of approximately €1.5 billion. Additionally, Dr. Bañez has consulted on matters before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), and Spanish, English, US, and New Zealand courts.

Previously, Dr. Bañez worked as a researcher at Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI), where he obtained his PhD. His research focused on the integration of renewable energy and electric vehicles and the benefits of the expansion of the electric power network. His work has appeared in scientific journals, including Applied Energy and Energy.