Licence Juris by the Universidad de Deusto. Admitted to practice Law in Spain in 1993. Studies of Economics and Business Administration by the Universidad de Deusto. Studies of International and European Law of the LL.M. program of the Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium with an Erasmus Scholarship.
Partner of Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo since November 2007.
Since 2004, Director at Telecom Italia, S.p.a., Rome, within the Public and Ecomic Affairs Directorate managing the regulatory support to the Company foreign investments, as well as coordinating and ensuring consistency and coherence of market and regulatory positioning of TI worldwide.
Previously, Director of International Affairs of the Spanish regulator, Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT), where she arrived in 1998. During this time, she was responsible for the communications and regulatory work with European Institutions and, bilateral relations with international regulators. As well, analysis of Comparative Law and market and regulatory affairs. She also provided technical assistance to accession countries - Poland and Czech Republic.
In parallel to her work at the CMT, in 2001, elected by the Presidents of the European regulators as the first Secretary to the Independent Regulators Group (IRG).
She started her professional career as an associate lawyer at the Brussels office of the American Firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., where she specialized in European and International Telecommunications Law. Practice in international litigation (dispute settlement procedures before the WTO). During this time, Member of the Telecommunications Subcommittee of the EU Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce.
International Visitor Program – Grant by the U.S. Department of State to be introduced to North-American Institutions and processes.
Spanish, English (bilingual), Italian (proficient), French (working level) and Portuguese (basic working knowledge).
Speaker at diverse events:
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Promotions and Discounts– pSeminar on anticompetitive practices, EU NATP – II programme, Oxford, April 2008
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Convergence: the European regulatory framework – presentation for Telecom Italia Latam, 2005.
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“The reform of telecommunications in Latin America” - European Commission, 2003.
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“Master on Economy and Regulation of Telecommunications, Energy and Water” Fundación Carolina, 2003.
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“The challenges of the European regulators under the new electronic communications regulatory framework” – financed by the European Commission for REGULATEL, 2002.
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“New Technologies and challenges of the Information Society: the regulatory framework of convergence between telecommunications and audiovisual” Seminar by members of Spanish Senate and Congress, 2002.
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“Workshop for accession countries on EU regulatory framework and EU regulators implementation practices” – European Commission, Brussels, 2002.
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Seminario “European National Regulatory Authorities – Organisational Structures and Competencies”Twinning Project of Spain with the Czech Republic, 2001.
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"The CMT and the International affairs"Telecommunications Law Masters Programme (ICADE), 1999.
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"Regulation of the Spanish Telecommunications Market" - "European Telecommunications law"- Brussels (IBC / ICC Conference), 1999.
Articles published:
“Functional separation as remedy to competitive defficiencies in the market of electronic communications: situation and reflections” REDETI, Revista del Derecho de las Telecomunicaciones, Transportes e Infraestructuras, ISSN 1887-6706, núm. 31, Madrid, enero-abril (2008), páginas 41-64.
“Review of the European Telecommunications Legal Framework – Article 6 of the Framework Directive, a Violation of the Institutional Balance set forth by the E.U. Treaty” – Computer and Telecommunications Law Review [CTLR], Sweet & Maxwell, Volume 8: Issue 1: 2002 : ISSN 1357 3128.
