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Described as a ‘deeply rooted in the commercial and business structure of the company’, the Iberian legal team of multinational conglomerate 3M is praised by nominators for its work as a business-enabler for one of the world’s most diversified companies. The diverse matters the team covers include corporate matters, M&A, commercial agreements, competition, litigation, real estate and construction, data protection, compliance and regulated sectors. Isabel Fernández de Córdova Cerveró, legal counsel and head of compliance, guides a team that is central in all business activities including attending business meetings and sitting on the company’s steering committee. Known as having a ‘pivotal’ role in the organisation by creating ‘synergic interactions’, nominators compliment the team’s ability to cover each of 3M Iberia’s five different divisions that encompass manufacturing, consumer market, security and traffic, healthcare and energy. In addition to these numerous regulatory needs, this ‘versatile, senior and seasoned’ legal function shows its innovation having implemented tools to facilitate this collaboration and security. A reliable team providing counsel to 3M’s wide array of business activities, the legal team’s advice even extends to occasionally providing support to the human resources department with regards to business reorganisation and restructuring processes. The team is also highlighted for using innovative measures to disseminate knowledge within the company, like workshops on compliance and competition law and providing software services on contract management.