Almudena Arpón de Mendívil

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial, Mergers and acquisitions

Career

Began her career in 1987 at GA_P in Brussels, where she practiced until 1989 before being transferred to Madrid. She has been a partner of the Firm since 1994 and was a member of the Management Committee from 1997 to 2001.

Vice president of the International Bar Association (“IBA”) for 2021-2022 period; Secretary General elect of IBA ( 2019-2020); Chair of the Legal Practice Division of the IBA (2015-2016). Member of the Board of Directors of the IBA (2011-ongoing). Member of the Board of Directors of Hispasat S.A, and a member of its Executive Commission and its Appointments and Remunerations Commission (2013-2018). Secretary General of Círculo Fortuny (the Association of Spanish Luxury Brands) and member of the Executive Board of the European Cultural and Creative Alliance (ECCIA)

Professional Memberships

Madrid Bar Association

IBA

Association of Users of Telecommunications and the Information Society, Spain, Chair of the Regulatory Commission (2001 to 2006)

Association of European Lawyers, as founding member

International Chamber of Commerce

Personal

Law Degree from ICADE (1985). Master’s Degree in Community Law from the College of Europe in Bruges (1986). PIL from Harvard Law School (1990). Dallas Academy of American and International Law (1993)