Iberian Lawyer Gold Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Iberian Lawyer Gold Awards 2018 has been confirmed.
The Gold Awards by Iberian Lawyer recognise excellence among legal and compliance professionals who are bringing a competitive edge to their business. This includes professionals working at Spanish and Portuguese businesses – at home or abroad – or professionals employed by the Iberian operations of international businesses.
The Gold Awards Jury said there had been a great number of “excellent entries” for the awards from “very highly qualified and experienced lawyers”. For information about the awards jury, click here
The winners of each category will be announced at the awards ceremony on 24th October in Madrid. Tickets for the awards ceremony can be booked here
There are a total of 10 awards categories and the finalists in each category are as follows:
CORPORATE TEAM
Portugal
André Nobre, Head of legal & compliance , PME Investimentos
Carla López, Legal counsel manager, Samsung Electrónica Portuguesa
Isabel Fernandes, Head of legal & secretary of the board, Grupo Visabeira SGPS
Patrícia Afonso Fonseca, Head of legal, Novo Banco
Spain
Javier Illescas, Head of corporate legal, Banco Santander
Jose Luis Luna García, Head of legal, Abengoa
María Luisa Vara, General counsel, Azora
Tamara Wegmann, Senior vicepresident compliance & data privacy, NH Hotel
DISPUTE MANAGEMENT TEAM – IBERIA
Alma Gómez Valdés, Deputy director legal department,Técnicas Reunidas
Carlos J Gutiérrez García, Chief counsel – litigation, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Carlos Menor Gómez, Head of legal, Thyssenkrupp Elevadores (OU Iberia & Africa)
Javier Ramírez Iglesias, vice president & associated general gounsel, HP Inc.
FINANCING TEAM – IBERIA
Eva Argilés, general counsel, Applus
Julia Bayón, Head of Santander corporate & investment banking legal, Banco Santander SA
Verónica Enciso Losilla, Head of Global finance legal services, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)
COMPETITION/REGULATORY TEAM – IBERIA
Ainhoa Madrazo, General counsel, ISDIN
Carmen Neira, Senior counsel south west europe, PepsiCo
Isabel Charraz, Country legal counsel, Citibank Europe Plc
COMPLIANCE TEAM
Portugal
Alexandra Reis, Senior counsel, Philip Morris International (Tabaqueira)
Francisco Sebastian, Head of legal, ANA – AEROPORTOS DE PORTUGAL
Nuno Moraes Bastos, Chief legal and compliance officer, Banco Santander Consumer Portugal
Spain
Julieta Acuña Álvarez-Uría, Head of legal & secretary of the board, Bayer Iberia
Germán González Avecilla, Chief compliance officer, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Sandra Olivera Cervantes, Chief compliance & integrity officer, Seat Group
Silvia Madrid, Head of legal & compliance, UniCredit
DATA PRIVACY – IBERIA
Lourdes Fraguas Gadea, General secretary & head of legal, Farmaindustria
Maria Echeverria Torres, Head of legal and compliance Europe, Nokia Solutions and Networks Corporation
Margarita Mínguez, Head of legal, Privalia
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION IN THE LEGAL SECTOR – IBERIA
Carmen Fradejas Ufano, Legal director of innovation and payment service, Banco Santander SA
Gloria Sánchez Soriano, Head of transformation – legal department, Banco Santander
Sandra Martín Morán, General counsel, Insudpharma
INTERNATIONAL TEAM – FOCUS AFRICA
Isabel Fernándes, Head of legal & secretary of the board, Grupo Visabeira SGPS
Carlos Menor Gómez, Head of legal, Thyssenkrupp Elevadores
Manuel Luís Gonçalves, Head of legal, Casais Group
INTERNATIONAL TEAM – FOCUS LATIN AMERICA
Javier Prados Mateos, General counsel & company secretary, Alten Renewable Energy
Juan Carlos Alfonso Rubio, General secretary and secretary of The Board, Aena
Luis Alberto Cárdenas Díaz, Head of corporate and commercial legal affairs, Banco Sabadell
LEGAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Portugal
André Fernandes Nobre, Head of legal & compliance, PME investimentos
António Neto Alves, Legal counsel and company secretary, The Navigator Company
Francisco Sebastian, Head of legal, ANA – AEROPORTOS DE PORTUGAL
Patricia Mendes, Head of legal & compliance, Volkswagen
Spain
Francesc Casajuana Cuscó, General counsel, Danone
Juan Carlos Alfonso Rubio, General secretary and secretary of the board, Aena
Julieta Acuña Álvarez-Uría, Head of law, compliance officer, data privacy and secretary of the board, Bayer Iberia
María González Ordóñez, Director, Head Spain, Portugal, UK, Israel and SSA, Google Spain
Lawyer of the Year 2018 – IBERIA
Carlos Martins Ferreira, Group General counsel and company secretary, Jeronimo Martins
Eduardo Arbizu, General Counsel, BBVA Group
José Julio Figueroa, Head of legal, Acciona
Maria Luz Medrano, Group Vice General Counsel & Corporate Legal Services, Telefónica
The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony which will take place on 24 October in Madrid. Tickets can be purchased here. Earlybird discount finishes on 28th September.
Any questions or for further information please email goldawards@iberianlegalgroup.com
