Mar Villora is an LL.M. candidate at Harvard Law School (Class of 2026), where she studies with the support of the “La Caixa” Foundation Fellowship.
She earned a double degree in Law and Business Administration from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, graduating with honors and spending a semester at UCLA School of Law. She later completed a Qualifying Law Degree (LL.M.) at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, graduating early with distinction.
Before joining HLS, Mar practiced as an associate at Cuatrecasas under the firm’s Pro-International Advocacy Program, rotating through its offices in Barcelona, New York, and Madrid. Her practice has focused on international arbitration—both investor-State and commercial—under major arbitral rules (including ICSID, ICC, LCIA, CAM, and MIAC). She has acted as counsel in high-stakes disputes in the oil & gas, renewable energy, construction, and technology sectors.
Alongside her practice, Mar has lectured at leading Spanish law schools, including Universidad Carlos III, IE Law School, and Centro de Estudios Garrigues. She has co-authored articles published in La Ley (Wolters Kluwer), Aranzadi, and Thomson Reuters.
Mar is admitted to the Spanish Bar and will sit for the New York State Bar Examination in July 2026. She is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, and English, and proficient in French.