About

Alonso Acebes Sevilla began his legal career in 1994 as a law clerk working on litigations in mercantile law suits for law practice Asesoría Jurídica. After two years there and then a further seven years at law firms where he gained experience negotiating commercial contracts and working on telecommunications and satellite matters, Acebes Sevilla moved in-house in 2003 when he joined MVS Multivisión. Serving as the legal manager of the media communications company with more than 90 million listeners and 130 stations in seven countries, he supervised all kinds of contracts and agreements on telecommunications area. Acebes Sevilla was then appointed as legal director for Dell, one of the world’s leading information technology and services companies, providing legal support to all business areas. In the role he streamlined the operational processes and procedures in order for the company to fully comply with corporate obligations, governance, and FCPA rules. Responsible for local M&A work, Acebes Sevilla was integral to company strategy and structure design for highly complex deals and, overtime, became a specialist in public tenders. In 2014 he was selected to serve as general counsel for online retailer Linio México, in charge of all legal and ethical matters for Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Panama with over 1,200 employees. Acebes Sevilla notes his key strengths in the role as using his vast experience of negotiating contractual agreements to ensure compliance with the company’s risk and governance policies, simplifying problems, a strategic mind-set and the ability to demonstrate good judgment.