Krystle Baptista is an independent arbitrator and founding partner of KB | International Law & Arbitration in Madrid, Spain. She specializes in commercial and investment arbitration, acting as an arbitrator in proceedings under leading international rules. In addition to her arbitration practice, she serves as a dispute board (DB) member in major infrastructure projects.

She is the Secretary General of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA) and actively contributes to the arbitration community through teaching, writing, and speaking engagements. She is an associate professor at IE Law School in Madrid, where she teaches international arbitration.

In 2022, the European Commission included her on its list of arbitrators and experts eligible for appointment in treaty-based disputes between the EU and third countries.

Krystle holds a Law degree from the University of Navarra, an LL.M. from New York University, and a Ph.D. from Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) and the University of Zaragoza. She is admitted to practice in Spain (Madrid Bar Association) and New York (New York Bar Association). She works in English and Spanish and also speaks French and Portuguese.

Holly Blackwell is an International Partner at King & Wood Mallesons in Shanghai, where she specializes in international dispute resolution. Holly represents clients in disputes subject to arbitration under the rules of major arbitration institutions and organizations in Asia and internationally, including the AAA/ICDR, CIETAC, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, SHIAC, SIAC, SCC, and UNCITRAL. She has experience advising on significant disputes concerning commercial as well as energy and infrastructure related investments, as well as disputes between shareholders, joint venture partners, and consortium partners. She often advises on complex disputes involving multiple parties, contracts, jurisdictions, and forums, and on US and cross-border litigations and the enforcement of arbitral awards in China and abroad. Holly also has experience advising on international construction projects, as well as compliance with US trade laws, anti-bribery laws, and international integrity policies and related internal investigations. Holly received her Juris Doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law with honors, her Masters of Law degree in International Business Law from the National University of Singapore, and her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Texas A&M University.