Ejaso opens its first office in Basque Country
Ejaso has opened its first office in the Basque Country, establishing a new base at General Álava 20 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The move marks the firm’s first physical presence in the region and forms part of a broader territorial expansion strategy focused on northern Spain.
The new office will be led by Silvia Ruiz Moruno, partner and head of the firm’s Media and Entertainment practice, who specialises in Intellectual Property, Copyright, Advertising and Marketing, as well as Privacy and Data Protection. She brings extensive experience advising national and international companies in the creative, audiovisual and business sectors. The Vitoria-Gasteiz base is designed to extend the firm’s activity across the three territories of the Basque Country — Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa — as well as Navarre.
“This opening represents an important step in the firm’s growth and reflects our commitment to being close to the Basque business community, offering highly specialised advice tailored to each client’s needs,” says Manuel González-Haba, board member of Ejaso.
For her part, Silvia Ruiz Moruno highlights that “the Basque Country and Navarre are going through a particularly significant moment in sectors such as audiovisual, cultural, industrial and technology, so having a local presence will allow us to provide closer, more strategic support that is aligned with the realities of the region.”
Inauguration
The official inauguration took place on 7 May in Vitoria-Gasteiz, bringing together approximately 60 attendees including institutional representatives, legal and business professionals, and figures from the cultural and audiovisual sectors. The event was hosted by Iñaki Casas, partner-consultant at Kòmo.
Following an opening address by González-Haba, the event featured a roundtable discussion titled “The ‘real’ opportunity of the emerging audiovisual industry in Álava and Euskadi: under the shelter of law and with the benefit of taxation.” Participants included Ruiz Moruno; Joseba Fiestras, director of FesTVal; Belinda Washington, presenter, actress, screenwriter, director and producer; and Ander Larrinaga, director of Economic Development and Innovation at the Diputación Foral de Álava. The discussion examined the growth of the audiovisual industry in Euskadi and the strategic role of taxation, legal certainty and professional specialisation in attracting projects, investment and talent to the region.
