About

As the national trade association of the Spanish pharmaceutical industry, Farmaindustria includes most of the R&D-focused pharmaceutical companies established in the country, representing nearly all Spanish prescription medicine sales. The legal team is led by Lourdes Fraguas, general secretary and director legal department and HR, appointed in 2004. Prior to joining Farmaindustria, Fraguas worked in the Spanish Department of Health, the European and Spanish Medical Agencies and in the European Court of Justice as Agent for the Kingdom of Spain. With a reputation as an expert in pharmaceutical laws and regulations, she is praised for her ability to encourage, motivate and coordinate a legal team, allowing for swift resolution of challenges faced by the association. Other notable members of the legal team include: Helena Zamora, a senior collaborator praised for her ‘broad knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector’ and ‘significant communication and negotiation skills and agility in conflict resolution’; and Patricia Riesgo, described as ‘a young lawyer, who provides significant support to her team’ and as a professional, who has ‘a great capacity of synthesis and capacity to anticipate and propose solutions’. The team is complemented by Amelia Martín Uranga and Arantxa Martí Amelia. Martín is known for providing high quality support and assistance in data protection, while Martí assists in matters related to tax and public administrative contracts.