Leticia López-Lapuente > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Work Department

Internet and Privacy Media, Sport and Leisure

Position

Leticia López-Lapuente joined Uría Menéndez in 2004 and she is partner of the firm since 2019. She heads the data protection and e-commerce area of the firm.

She has more than 15 years of experience advising companies in the technology sector and also to financial and industrial companies in matters specifically related to technology and protection of personal data.

She provides advice on commercial and regulatory aspects, including the preparation and negotiation of contracts (such as outsourcing, cloud computing or digitalization), advice on the protection of personal data and privacy including defense in proceedings before the Spanish Data Protection Agency, cybersecurity, mergers and acquisitions with technological components, consumer law and e-commerce, use of biometric technologies, artificial intelligence, big data, public procurement law, representation before Public Administrations, etc.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Spanish Association of Privacy Professionals

Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 2003
  • Finance specialisation course, AB Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, New Orleans, 2003
  • Degree in Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 2004

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Industry focus: TMT

(Leading partners)

Leticia López-LapuenteUría Menéndez

With expertise in intangible assets, e-health, and fintech, the TMT group at Uría Menéndez specialises in technology matters, with a focus on transactions. The team is capable of handling complex, cross-border matters on behalf of an impressive and extensive client roster which is comprised of notable names from the digital services sector. Heading up the practice are regulatory and commercial experts Pablo González-Espejo and Leticia Lopez-Lapuente. Espejo stands out for his experience advising multinational audiovisual, telecoms, and IT companies on joint ventures, acquisitions, and IPOs, while López-Lapuente is noted for her aptitude assisting technology companies with M&A deals, e-commerce matters, and contracts.

Spain > Data privacy and data protection

(Leading partners)

Leticia López-LapuenteUría Menéndez

With a robust offering covering data protection implementations, privacy, and cyber security matters, Uría Menéndez‘ counts businesses from the technology, media and entertainment, and automotive sectors on its client roster. Heading up the team is Leticia Lopez-Lapuente, who specialises in e-commerce personal data protection, and also has experience representing clients before the Spanish Data Protection Agency in data privacy and protection proceedings. Other notable names in the department include Pablo González-Espejo and Borja Sainz de Aja, both of whom are adept at handling outsourcing matters.