Ana Castedo and Guillermo Rodrigo join Osborne Clarke as partners
Osborne Clarke has hired Ana Castedo and Guillermo Rodrigo García in Spain as partners in the intellectual property and real estate practices, respectively.
Ana Castedo joins from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, also reinforcing the firm’s positioning in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) and Life Sciences and Healthcare (LFS) sectors. She focuses on patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation across several sectors, with particular emphasis on TMT and LFS, and has handled complex disputes that are mostly multi-jurisdictional in nature.
Castedo holds a law degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a diploma in European Union Law from Universidad CEU San Pablo. She is also a regular lecturer on intellectual property matters and has been involved in the firm’s diversity and inclusion committees in Madrid, participating regularly in mentoring activities for women lawyers. On a scholarship from the Fundación Barrié de la Maza, she completed a Master’s in Trade Regulation: Intellectual Property & Information Technology at New York University School of Law.
With more than 25 years of experience, Guillermo Rodrigo joins from Baker McKenzie, where he led the real estate department. His areas of expertise include advising on complex real estate asset acquisitions and large portfolios, as well as real estate financing and construction matters. He has also advised on the incorporation of several Spanish real estate investment trusts.
Firm reaction
Jordi Casas, co-managing partner of Osborne Clarke in Spain, said: “Having Ana join our team will help us carry out our growth plans in Spain. This also supports our commitment in Spain to sectors that are key for the firm, such as Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Life Sciences and Healthcare. It also strengthens our existing contentious and dispute resolution team.”
Arty Rajendra, head of UK IP Disputes, said: “Ana’s experience in patent, trademark and copyright litigation, including complex multi-jurisdictional matters, expands our European offering and will play a relevant role in the continued growth of our IP practice.”
