Selection process 2011
Members of the Jury
Winners will be selected by an independent Jury composed of some leading personalities of the legal market (General Counsel as well as Academics).
This year, the Jury is bigger and more international than ever, and includes General Counsel from prestigious companies such as Amadeus, Banco Santander, British Airways, CEPSA, GALP, Jazztel, Millennium BCP, PepsiCo, Pernod Ricard, Sol Meliá and Telefonica, among others. The Jury also includes leading academics and members of the Spanish and Portuguese Bar Associations.
From among the 40 winners, the Jury will also select the best candidates who will be presented with an Outstanding Achievement Award.
Members of the 40 Under Forty Awards Jury 2011:
– Antonio Alves, General Counsel, Portucel Soporcel Group
– Scott Appleton, Editor, Iberian Lawyer
– Consuelo Barbé, Director of Securities Market and Corporate Governance, Telefónica
– Luís Barreto Xavier, Head of LLM Programmes, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
– Enric Bartlett, Dean, ESADE Law School
– Marta Campomanes, Head of Legal, Pernod Ricard
– Marta Casas, Head of Legal, Abertis
– Iñigo Cisneros, General Counsel, Gamesa
– Peter Cornell, Partner, Metric Capital
– Maria da Cunha, General Counsel, British Airways
– José M. de Areilza, Dean, IE Law School
– José María de Paz, Head of Legal, AGBAR
– Gonzalo Fernández-Atela, Chief Administration Officer, RBC Dexia Investor Services
– Antonio García, Head of Legal & Regulatory, Jazztel
– Olga García, Head of Legal – London, Banco Santander
– Luís Brito Goes, General Counsel, José de Mello
– Leopoldo González-Echenique, Head of Legal, NH Hoteles
– Antonio Hernández-Gil, Dean, Madrid Bar Association
– Beat Hess, past General Counsel and Member of the Group Executive Committee, Royal Dutch Shell
– Tomás López Fernebrand, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Amadeus
– Mónica López-Monís, General Secretary, Banesto
– João Lourenço, General Counsel, Millenium BCP
– Silvia Madrid, Head of Legal for Spain and Portugal, The Royal Bank of Scotland
– Sandra Martín, Legal Director, INDRA
– Rui Mayer, General Counsel, GALP Energia
– Tiago Melo, Company Secretary, Brisa
– Concepción Molina Blázquez, Dean, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas – ICADE
– Jesús Moreno Vivas, Company Secretary, Correos
– Marina Paradela García, Head of Legal, CEPSA Exploration and Production
– Juan Pardo, Senior Vice President, Legal & Compliance, Sol Meliá
– Ana Pina Cabral, Company Secretary, Millenium BCP
– Juan Riego Vila, General Counsel, Carrefour Spain
– John Rigau, Vice-President and General Counsel, PepsiCo Western Europe
– Francisco Sebastian, Legal Affairs Director, Aeroportos de Portugal
– Joaquín Valenzuela, Head of Legal and Compliance Iberia & South American Region, Allianz
– Josep Maria Vilajosana, Dean, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Law Faculty
– Pedro Yúfera, Dean, Barcelona Bar Association
