LAWYER PROFILE

José María Méndez

Global 2026

Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property: Copyrights

Spain

17 years ranked

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Global

Practice Areas

Jose María's practice focuses mainly on the media and tech industries. He advises clients on matters relating media and audiovisual laws, production, financing and distribution of content, creation of joint ventures and management of corporate deals for the media and entertainment sectors. He is also focused on the enforcement and protection copyrights and trade secrets, privacy and publicity rights and transactions related to transfer of intellectual property assets. He is an specialist setting up financing for film and television productions and related regulatory issues for audiovisual projects, helping clients comply with both local and international media-related regulations.

Professional Memberships

Madrid Bar Association

Personal

José María Méndez is head of the Intellectual Property, Tech and Media department at Baker McKenzie Madrid and head of the EMEA IPTech practice.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Intellectual Property: Copyrights - Spain

Band 1

Individual Editorial

José María Méndez has established an excellent reputation for his work on behalf of international media companies seeking to produce and distribute content in Spain.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is excellent to work with.
Intellectual Property: CopyrightsChambers Global Guide
José María Méndezis a great lawyer offering business vision without losing legal rigour.
Intellectual Property: CopyrightsChambers Global Guide
He is the best of the best. I am very grateful for his counsel.
Intellectual Property: CopyrightsChambers Global Guide