About

A highly visible figure of the Spanish legal market, Ramiro Sánchez de Lerín serves as Telefónica’s general counsel and member of the executive committee. He began his career at Arthur Andersen, where he served in the audit and tax departments. In 1982 he became a government attorney and worked for local authorities in Madrid, before he was assigned to the State Secretariat for the European Communities and later to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. An industry expert, ‘Ramiro has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to lead the legal team of Telefónica, a company that has become a worldwide reference in telecommunications and technology’ according to one senior lawyer.