Firm News

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP participated in the Second Edition of the GAR Civil Law Summit event that took place in Madrid during September 10 and 11.  Our partner Damián Vallejo  moderated a panel on contract interpretation and advocacy as a part of the 2025 GAR Civil Law Summit in Madrid.  The panel included eminent… Read more

We are pleased to announce that, as of August 1, 2025, our firm name has changed to Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP.  We honor our partner, Damián Vallejo, with this recognition of his innumerable contributions to our firm from the very beginning. Stay tuned—more good things to come!

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP sponsored the 11th edition of the Open de Arbitraje, which took place in Madrid on May 7 and 8.  DV&M’s disputes partner Damián Vallejo shared his expertise in a panel discussing “Trends in the enforcement of arbitral awards, the application of third-party funding and the monetization of arbitral awards.”  This… Read more

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP attended the Leaders League Iberian Summit event in Madrid, where disputes partner Damián Vallejo shared his expertise on the “Chartering the Future of Arbitration” session.  Corporate and transactional partner Andrés Arnaldos also represented the firm at the event.

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP is proud to announce that our Dispute Resolution team has been selected, for the second consecutive year, to the second edition of the Chambers & Partners Regional Spotlight ranking in New York. This ranking is focused on small and medium-sized firms, and aims to provide an alternative to big law…. Read more

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP acted as US counsel to Yazara and its shareholders on its acquisition by Global Payments Inc.  We partnered with Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at Law and Igniters Tech Law from Turkey to bring this deal to its successful end.  Royal Park Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Yazara…. Read more

For the second consecutive year, Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP proudly sponsored the GAR (Global Arbitration Review) Live: Istanbul event in Istanbul (Turkey).  Disputes partner Damián Vallejo shared his expertise on a panel focused on “Improving Efficiency: Document Production and Case Management.”

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP continued its active participation in the international arbitration community by sponsoring the 6th Edition of the ICC PanArb, held in Panama City (Panama).  The firm was represented by partners Brian C. Dunning, Damián Vallejo, and Irene Ribeiro. Damián Vallejo spoke on a panel about “Arbitration in the Digital Age: Challenges… Read more

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP is proud to announce that our Dispute Resolution team has been selected to the first edition of the Chambers & Partners Regional Spotlight ranking in New York. This ranking is focused on small and medium-sized firms, and aims to provide an alternative to big law. Please take a few minutes… Read more

Damián Vallejo, disputes partner at Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP, was invited to speak at the GAR Live: Istanbul event, where he spoke on the “Enforcement of arbitral awards: myths, realities, challenges.”  Among other networking opportunities, the event included a lunch sponsored by the firm.               

Damián Vallejo, disputes partner at Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP, was invited to speak at the XVII Conference on International Arbitration organized by the Peruvian Institute of Arbitration in Lima, Peru.  Damián spoke about the interrelationship between private and public law in the maritime industry, the importance of such industry and the protection of strategic… Read more

DV&M is pleased to announce that Andrés Arnaldos has joined the firm as a partner. His addition reinforces DV&M’s cross-border transactional practice. Originally from Spain, Andrés’s practice is focused on corporate and finance transactions. Over the last fifteen years, he has advised many foreign investors establishing and developing their businesses in the United States, as… Read more

Damián Vallejo, disputes partner at Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP, has been included in a group of 12 Spanish lawyers that are considered stars of the Spanish legal profession succeeding in the USA. The article has been published by Expansión, one of Spain’s most important business and financial newspapers, and its online version can be… Read more

We are very excited to announce the merger of Dunning Vallejo LLP and MacDonald Weiss PLLC to form a new firm: Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP

Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP proudly sponsored the New York State Bar Association International Section Regional Meeting that took place in Madrid on April 28 and 29, 2022.  Our partner Damián Vallejo participated in a panel discussion about Hot Topics in International Arbitration. Congratulations to the International Section of the NYSBA and all of those who… Read more

On March 23, 2022, Dunning Vallejo & MacDonald LLP partner Damián Vallejo participated in the “Turkey-Italy-USA Trade Investment and Arbitration Panel” at the Palazzo di Venezia (Venedik Sarayi) in Istanbul, Turkey, before a group of distinguished guests and colleagues from around the world, including partners Brian Dunning. The panel discussion was hosted jointly by International Law Investment… Read more

Dunning Vallejo sponsored the first edition of the LitFinCon that took place in Houston on March 1 & 2, 2022.  Our partner Damián Vallejo participated in a panel where he discussed, among other things, on best practices when seeking litigation finance.

Dunning Vallejo is proud to have won a significant victory for our client, an ascendant privately held cookware company, following a 17-day arbitration hearing.  The company and its two co-founders/owners were sued by Claimant, their former business partner, whom the company bought out by redeeming his shares in 2018.  After the buyout was fully funded,… Read more