With expertise in handling security breaches, CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo‘s data protection team is instructed by a range of high-profile clients from the banking and finance, luxury and fashion, and e-commerce sectors, including Caixabank, LOEWE, and Amazon. Javier Torre de Silva heads up the practice and concentrates on technology, media, and communications, with a particular focus on litigation and regulatory matters. The group also benefits from the experience of José Luis Piñar, who formally served as the director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They are a very coordinated and cohesive team. They are always available and willing to address the situations raised.’

  • ‘Jorge Sánchez and Javier Torre de Silva are excellent professionals and provide excellent customer service. They have deep knowledge of the subject matter which provides security and confidence in the processing of procedures. They are always looking out for the client's interest, recommending the best strategies to defend client interests.’

  • ‘The CMS data protection team is characterised by its extensive experience and by its proposal of agile and technically unmatched solutions.’

  • ‘This team has the great advantage of having professionals who have held positions of the highest responsibility in the Spanish Data Protection Agency, so they know its processes and internal functioning perfectly.’

  • ‘The team is technically very fine, proposing agile solutions in accordance with the risk that the client wants.’

  • ‘Without a doubt, they are great experts in the field, with notable experience.'

  • ‘The experience with the CMS team was fantastic.’

  • ‘Miguel Recio is a fantastic professional with extraordinary knowledge, who is available, pleasant, and very good experience.’

Key clients

  • Caixabank
  • Ferrovial Group
  • Amazon
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Commerzbank AG
  • Techem Energy Services SL
  • LOEWE
  • Sending Transporte y Comunicación
  • Credit Agricole
  • Lazard
  • Primark
  • Disney+
  • Neoelectra Energía
  • Savills Investment Management
  • EasyJet
  • Amenitiz
  • Volkswagen AG
  • Instalaciones Torrejón, S.L.
  • UNO Organización Empresarial de Logística y Transporte
  • Unicredit Spa Sucursal en España
  • Webempresa Europa, S.L.
  • LVMH Iberia, S.L.
  • Maxamcorp International, S.L.
  • Chèque Déjeuner España, S.A.U.
  • Vypr Validation Technologies Limited
  • Alía Gestión Integral de Servicios, S.L.

Work highlights

  • Defended CaixaBank in court proceedings initiated to challenge the Spanish Data Protection Authority’s decision imposing CaixaBank a fine of EUR 6 million and the obligation to adapt its internal procedures and protocols.
  • Advised LOEWE in relation to its worldwide data protection strategy.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Miguel Recio
CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Javier Torre de Silva

Other key lawyers

José Luis Piñar, Miguel Recio, Jorge Sánchez