Ms Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Ms Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña
Work Department
Intellectual Property and Technology
Position
Lawyer.
Career
Bárbara has participated in secondments at Nike European Operations Netherlands B.V. and at Discovery Communications Spain & Portugal, S.L.U. She is member of the APEP and of the DENAE (Entertainment Law Association).
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Member of the Spanish Association of Privacy Professionals (APEP)
Member of the Association for Entertainment Law (DENAE)
Education
She has a Degree in Law – International Relations and a Degree in Political Science from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and has a Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). She has also taken several courses as course in Entertainment Law from the IE Business School, course on the regulation of online advertising of advertising from AUTOCONTROL (an independent advertising self-regulatory organisation in Spain) and the preparatory course for Data Protection Officer certification from the Spanish Association of Privacy Professionals (Asociación Profesional Española de Privacidad/APEP).
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Industry focus: TMT
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo draws superlative praise from clients, one of whom describes it as ‘the strongest TMT department in Spain by far‘. Key partner Almudena Arpón de Mendívil is ‘absolutely the star on the Spanish market‘, with clients praising her for ‘an incredible approach with clients – very empathic but keeping the service extremely professional and accurate‘. She is part of a large, multidisciplinary team that provides corporate, regulatory, privacy, finance, tax, and litigation advice to clients across the telecoms, media and technology sectors. She is supported by regulatory specialist Carlos Vázquez, co-heads of IP and tech Sofía Martínez-Almeida and Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, and entertainment and art law partner Anna Viladás Jené. Senior associate Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña also plays a key role in the practice.
Spain > Intellectual property: Copyright
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is known for its ‘attention to detail and client-oriented service’. The lead partners are Jesús Muñoz-Delgado, who handles the protection and enforcement of copyright, as well as technology transfer matters, and experienced litigator Sofía Martínez-Almeida. They oversee a broad range of copyright, digital business and technology work including advisory, contractual, regulatory, transactional and contentious matters for a diverse range of clients, among them international gaming and technology companies, food and beverage giants, fashion houses, and media businesses. The firm is also growing demand for its niche advice on artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, deepfakes, the metaverse, and NFTs. Senior associate Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña is active in copyright enforcement.
Spain > Data privacy and data protection
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a ‘well-trained, very friendly team‘ whose work encompasses legal opinions on the protection of personal data, advice on the implementation of data protection protocols and policies, data protection audits, international data transfers, privacy and cookie policies, and broader cybersecurity matters. Senior associate Isabela Crespo leads the practice, with clients praising her ‘knowledge, sympathy and proactivity’. Crespo, who focuses on data protection and privacy, cybersecurity, and digital law, works closely with fellow senior associate Bárbara Sainz De Vicuña, who handles IT and IP matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: TMT Spain
- Intellectual property: Copyright Spain
- Data privacy and data protection Spain
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Transport: Shipping