Industrial and intellectual property consultancy Pons IP has appointed José María del Valle Escalante (pictured) as director of the Catalonia and Aragon Region. Del Valle Escalante served as an Industrial Property Agent (IPA) for more than 25 years, spending most of his career in Barcelona. Prior to joining Pons IP, he worked as regional director […]
Susana Guerrero Píñar has been appointed general counsel and company secretary at Mahou San Miguel. She joined the company six months ago
The board of directors of the Sener Group has approved the appointment of Gabriel Vera Artázcoz (pictured) as its new secretary. Vera Artázcoz will combine the responsibility with serving as secretary to the
Sephora has hired Marina Pedraz Rodríguez as Head of Legal for Iberia at Sephora. The professional comes from Suntory Beverage & Food, where she held the position of senior legal counsel and Data Protection
Gonzalo Barettino Coloma explains how the general secretariat is structured and the role of the legal department in the takeover bid
Marcos Cordero Pérez has taken on a new role as senior legal counsel for Repsol’s Wholesale Gas Trading business
Crescenta, a digital manager in Spain for private equity fund investments, has hired Elisa de Mollinedo as legal director
Tiago Neto has joined Pestana Hotel Group, moving from AON, where he served as director for M&A and transaction solutions in Portugal
Cofides has promoted Amelia Buergo, previously senior managing advisor, to the position of deputy head of legal at the entity, thereby strengthening its legal department. Amelia Buergo Buergo comes from Cogen Energía (MET Group),
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Legal privilege: France formally adopts law protecting in-house legal advice
After more than three decades of debate, France has formally recognised the confidentiality of legal advice provided by in-house counsel
