Almudena Arpón de Mendívil > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil photo

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial, Mergers and acquisitions, TMT

Position

Partner. Head of TMT.

Languages

Spanish, English, French

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association no. 26492
International Bar Association
Association of Users of Telecommunications and the Information Society, Spain, Chair of the Regulatory Commission (2001 to 2006)
Association of European Lawyers (AEL), as founding member
International Chamber of Commerce. (ICC)

Education

Almudena holds a Law Degree from ICADE, a Master’s Degree in EU Law from the College of Europe in Bruges (scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and a PIL from Harvard Law School. Almudena has completed studies at the Academy of American and International Law.

Personal

She is former President of the Legal Practice Division and currently holds the positions of Vice President and member of the Council of the International Bar Association (IBA). She was a member of the Board and member of the Executive, Appointments and Remuneration Committees of the Spanish satellite company Hispasat S.A. She is Secretary General of Círculo Fortuny (Spanish association of luxury companies) and its representative in the European Cultural and Creative Alliance (ECCIA).

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Industry focus: TMT

(Leading partners)

Almudena Arpón de MendívilGómez-Acebo & Pombo

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.