A partner at Cuatrecasas, specialising in international arbitration, global disputes, and crisis management, delivers Redcliffe's AI courses for lawyers. He joined the firm’s international litigation and arbitration team in Barcelona in 2000, later working at the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Here, he handled major arbitration disputes across Latin America (AAA, ICC).
In 2007, our trainer established Cuatrecasas’ first office in Asia. In this role, he served as managing partner of the Shanghai office until 2019. During this time, he led advisory services for inbound and outbound investments in China and Asia, and developed a robust dispute resolution practice with Asian, European, and Latin American dimensions (CIETAC, SHIAC, SIAC, HKIAC). He is also a member of the panel of arbitrators at the Shanghai International Arbitration Center.
He lectures on commercial dispute resolution, participates in moot arbitrations, and publishes on arbitration and legal innovation. He is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Chinese, and brings a multicultural perspective to legal strategy and technology adoption.
In recent years, he has become a leading voice in the integration of generative AI into legal practice. He trains law firm partners, in-house legal teams, and boards of directors on:
- AI legal training adoption
- Prompting techniques
- Strategic implementation
He lectures on AI and law at Wharton Business School, ESADE, UPF, and other top institutions. He advises international clients on integrating AI into high-stakes legal practice. Omar combines real-world, high-level legal expertise with advanced, practical AI training for lawyers. His sessions are grounded in live, hands-on exercises and the realities of legal work.