Europe
Practice Areas
Alejandro is the Managing Partner of ECIJA and a leading figure in technology law, intellectual property, and innovation.
With more than twenty years of experience, he has been recognized among the top ten most innovative lawyers in Europe by the Financial Times and included in Forbes’ list of the “100 Most Creative People in Business.” In 2022, The Lawyer named him Best Managing Partner in Europe.
Career
A pioneer at the intersection of law and technology, Alejandro has played a key role in transforming the legal sector by driving the integration of innovative solutions into legal practice. His leadership has positioned ECIJA as a reference firm in TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) across Europe and Latin America.
Publications
Coordinator of Memento Derecho de las Nuevas Tecnologías, Editorial Lefebvre – El Derecho (2022, 5ª edición)
Director of “Claves prácticas blockchain y smart contracts”, Lefebvre – El Derecho 2022
Director of “Claves prácticas Legaltech”, Lefebvre – El Derecho 2022
Co-author de los Anuarios de P. Intelectual, P. Industrial y Nuevas Tecnologías, Tirant lo Blanch, 2022
Co-author de “Derecho de los videojuegos. Aspectos jurídicos y de negocio”, Aranzadi, 2022
Coordinator of “Guías legales sobre Internet: Derecho de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en entornos empresariales” (“Legal guides on the Internet: IT Law and communication in business environments”), Expansión, 2016.
Author of “El derecho al olvido y a la intimidad en Internet” (The right to be forgotten and privacy on the internet), 2014, La Catarata.
Co-author of the book Corporate Compliance Factbook: Seguridad y Cumplimiento normativo en la empresa (Security and Compliance in Companies) 2010, Thomson-Aranzadi.
Director of the digital section Wolters Kluwer’s publication Actualidad Civil (Civil Law News).
Personal
He serves as an arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organization and is the president of the ICT Section of the Madrid Bar Association. He is also Director of the Master’s in Legal Tech at IE Law School and a professor at leading institutions such as IE Law School, the University of Navarra, ICADE, Carlos III University of Madrid, and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Alejandro is also Director of the Master’s in Legal Tech at IE Law School and a professor at leading universities and business schools, including IE, University of Navarra, ICADE, Carlos III University of Madrid, and the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Experience
With over twenty years of professional practice, Alejandro has been recognized by Chambers & Partners and Legal500 in his areas of expertise. His career highlights include being named among the top ten most innovative lawyers in Europe by the Financial Times, inclusion in Forbes’ “100 Most Creative People in Business,” and receiving the award for Best Managing Partner in Europe from The Lawyer in 2022.
He also serves as an arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organization and as president of the ICT Section of the Madrid Bar Association. He has authored and coordinated numerous publications on new technologies, blockchain, smart contracts, and legal tech, which have become key references for professionals in the digital era.
Clients
Alejandro advises multinational corporations, leading technology companies, media groups, and telecommunications operators across Europe and Latin America. His expertise is frequently sought by organizations at the forefront of digital transformation, as well as by institutions shaping the legal framework for emerging technologies.
