JOSÉ RAFAEL MATA DONA
Arbitrator & Mediator Lawyer
Brussels
T: + 32 2 502 87 08
M: + 32 485 190 301
Bar Admissions
Brussels, 2012
Barcelona, 2011
Caracas, 2002
Nationality
Venezuelan, Belgian
Areas of practice
- International Arbitration, both commercial and investment
- Mediation
- Litigation
Overview
MATA DONA accepts appointments as an arbitrator (party-appointed or sole arbitrator), working in English, French and Spanish but also on cases with significant Czech elements. MATA DONA also offers his services as accredited mediator, party counsel, co-counsel, legal advisor or litigator to individuals, SMEs, law firms, large multinationals and state entities. Furthermore, MATA DONA advises clients who want to do business or establish a company in Europe or Latin America.
MATA DONA holds a D.E.S in European and International Law from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He has been trained in both, the Civil Law system and in practices frequently implemented in international arbitration related to the Common law system. Prior to setting up his independent practice in Belgium, MATA DONA worked in the Czech Republic and in Venezuela.
Awards
The following are some of the decisions and awards authored by José Rafael Mata Dona in training educational contexts. Awards and decisions in commercial arbitration are not public. Investment awards and decisions are frequently made public by the parties.
LAGAR II, S.A. v TALA S.A. Corte de Arbitraje de Madrid, Case No. 4156/2016, Award of August 3, 2017
IX edition of Moot Madrid, International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition
Arbitral award drafted on the base of the best claimant and best respondent memorials
Memberships
- Panelist of the Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona (TAB) since 2019
- Member of the Secretariat of the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA) since 2019
- Panelist of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International since 2018
- HK45 Member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) since 2016
- Secretary of the Belgian Chapter of the Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA) since 2015
- YSIAC Member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) since 2015 until 2017
- Panelist of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) since 2015
- Member of the VIAC list of Practitioners in International Mediation and ADR since 2017
- ASA Below40 Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) since 2015 until 2017
- CEA -40 Member of the Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA) since 2015 until 2017
- Young ICCA Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) since 2015 until 2017
- Member of the Belgian Centre of Arbitration (CEPANI) since 2014
- DIS 40 Member of the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS) since 2014 until 2017
- YIAG Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) since 2013 until 2017
- CEPANI 40 Member of the Belgian Centre of Arbitration (CEPANI) since 2012 until 2017
- Young & International Associate of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) since 2012 until 2017
- ICC YAF Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) since 2012 until 2017
Education and Accreditations
Mediator, Belgian Federal Mediation Commission, 2014
Recognition of the Spanish qualifications at Law as equivalent to Belgian University Diploma, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone de Belgique, 2014
Recognition of the Venezuelan qualifications at Law as equivalent to Spanish University Diploma, Ministry of Education of Spain, 2011
Diplôme d’études spécialisées en droit international et européen, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2006
Law Studies at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela (Law Degree), 2001
Academic positions
Accreditation thesis prepared or published under Jose Rafael Mata Dona’s Co-supervision
Jorge Alberto Linares Calvo y Luisa Fernanda Plaza Erminy, Análisis comparativo del arbitraje comercial frente al sistema judicial ordinario según los principios de celeridad y economía procesal. Facultad de Estudios jurídicos y Políticos, Escuela de Derecho, Universidad Metropolitana. Caracas 2017
Guest Lecturer
International Master in European Studies organized by the Belgian Italian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Institute of European Studies of the University of Louvain, June 2013
Legal Competitions
Vis East Moot Foundation
2016, 2017 Memorial Judge
Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot
2017, 2018 Arbitrator
2016, 2017 Memorial Judge
2015 Arbitrator
Willem C. Vis Düsseldorf Pre-Moot
2015, 2016, 2017 Arbitrator
Willem C. Vis Brussels Pre-Moot
2015, 2016, 2017 Arbitrator
Moot Madrid
2017 Arbitrator & Memorial Judge
ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition
2017 Observer
Young ICCA, Joint Belgium and Luxembourg Moot court on Interim Measures in International Commercial Arbitration
2015 Arbitrator
Publications
Co-editor of a book on International Arbitration and EU Law to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited in 2020
Stockholm Convention on the Use of Blockchain to Boost Climate Action (2019) 36 Journal of International Arbitration, Issue 1, pp. 161–170 Access the full texto of the Convention here. See also the submissions to the 2017/2018 edition of the Stockholm Treaty Lab showcased here.
Opinion 1/17 on CETA: Hearing Report
CEPANI Arbitration Rules in Spanish
Non official version
CEPANI Website
Other activities and engagements in Arbitration
Listed in Newton Arbitration since 2017
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