Attorney
PERSONAL PROFILE
Law graduate (Licenciado en Derecho) from the Universidad de Valencia, admitted to the Bar since 2015, with broad and up-to-date knowledge of the judicial system, culture and procedures. Expert in New Technologies Law, Data Protection and International Trade.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Private International Law.
• Commercial Law & Contracts.
• Data Protection.
• European Union Law.
• Corporate Law.
• Industrial Property.
• Arbitration and Mediation.
• Consumer Law.
• Banking Law.
• Employment Law.
• Tax Law.
• Maritime and Transport Law.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
– Law Degree (Licenciatura en Derecho). Sept 2008 – Jun 2013.
Universidad de Valencia, Spain.
– Official Master’s Degree in Law, Business and Justice. Oct 2013 – Oct 2015.
Universidad de Valencia, Spain.
– Postgraduate Diploma in Technology Law. Oct 2015 – Nov 2016.
(New Technologies Law)
Law Society of Ireland. Ireland.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
➢ Hernández–Martí, Abogados. Feb 2015 – Aug 2015.
Valencia, Spain.
Trainee Lawyer
Member of the legal team of one of the leading international commercial law firms, which also serves as the Consulate of Austria in Valencia. Assisting with the various tasks required to resolve disputes.
➢ Legal Solutions. Abogados. Nov 2016 – Dec 2017. Tenerife.
Attorney
Attorney at one of the fastest-growing and most prominent law firms in Tenerife. Representing clients in court and advising them on a range of matters, mainly: Banking, Contracts, Civil, Employment, Consumer Law and Criminal Law, among others.
➢ Open Data Security. Cybersecurity. Dec 2017–Jul 2018. Tenerife.
In-house Corporate and New Technologies Counsel.
Legal department mainly responsible for: Data Protection, Company Formation, Trademark Registration and IPR-related matters, International Commercial Contracts, Employment, Relations with Public Authorities.
➢ Sebmar Inversiones Tenerife. Polyclinics. Jul 2018 –Present. Tenerife.
In-house Counsel, DPO, Compliance Officer
& ISO Quality Manager.
Legal department mainly responsible for: Data Protection, Corporate Law, Health Law, Trademark Registration and IPR-related matters, International Commercial Contracts, Employment, Relations with Public Authorities.
➢ Damasi Canarias. Dental Clinics. Jul 2018 –Present. Tenerife.
In-house Counsel, DPO, Compliance Officer
& ISO Quality Manager.
Legal department mainly responsible for: Data Protection, Corporate Law, Health Law, Trademark Registration and IPR-related matters, International Commercial Contracts, Employment, Relations with Public Authorities.
➢ Union Progress. Laboratories. Jul 2018 –Present. Tenerife.
In-house Counsel, DPO, Compliance Officer
& ISO Quality Manager.
Legal department mainly responsible for: Data Protection, Corporate Law, Health Law, Trademark Registration and IPR-related matters, International Commercial Contracts, Employment, Relations with Public Authorities.
➢ 12 years of work experience in Ireland, combined with university studies.
SKILLS
- Organized, proactive, motivated, efficient and flexible.
- Client-handling skills and commercial acumen.
- Strong oral and written communication, negotiation and contract drafting skills in both English and Spanish.
- Drafting of pleadings, claims, counterclaims, requests for documentation from the various registries, forms, etc.
- Attendance at trials and client meetings
- Research methodology. Research of legal scholarship and case law.
- Entrepreneurial initiative and ability to attract potential clients.
- Keeping abreast of national and European legislation. Advising clients on its potential impact and interpretation
- Strong teamwork skills, excellent relationships with colleagues and superiors, and a strong willingness to take the initiative.
- Ability to initiate and conduct proceedings in different types of litigation.
- Strong ability to explain legal matters clearly to non-lawyers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Languages:
– English at C2 level (acquired over 12 years working in Ireland), certified by the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, in addition to several courses on English legal terminology at the Universidad de Valencia.
• Diploma in International Trade Techniques. Taught by ICEX and Proexca. Sept 2020 to Dec 2020.
• Accounting for Lawyers course. Taught at the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Tenerife. Mar 2018 to Aug 2019
• Financial Mathematics course, taught at the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Tenerife. Oct 2018 to Feb 2019.
• Compliance Law course. Thomson Reuters- Aranzadi. Jan 2019 to May 2019.
• Diploma in Privacy by Design and Data Protection Impact Assessment, taught by APEP (Asociación Profesional Española de la Privacidad). Apr 2018 – Jul 2018.
• Diploma in Data Protection, completed at the Law Society of Ireland. Dublin, Jun 2016 – Aug 2016.
• Information Literacy course, completed at the Universidad de Valencia: methods for researching case law and legal scholarship using various legal databases. 2015.
• Proficiency in computing, Office and legal databases.
• Public Relations course completed at the Dun Laoghaire Institute (Dublin) in 2005