María Gracia Rubio

Practice Areas

Financial Services regulation | Banking & Finance | FinTech

Career

Maria Gracia founded in 2015 RdC Abogados, a law firm advising providers of financial services, including those whose activity pivots around innovative technologies. She was the head of the Financial Regulatory practice in the Madrid office of Baker & McKenzie for 15 years and a member of the European Securities Markets Experts Group appointed by the European Commission between 2006 and 2009. Between 2001 and 2012, she was a member of the Legal and Tax Committee of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) and of the Legal and Tax Committee of the Spanish Venture Capital Association (ASCRI). She is currently the Secretary of the Spanish crowdlending association (ACLE), and an independent member of the Board of JB Capital Markets, S.A., Sociedad de Valores and of AyG Banca Privada.

In 2023, Maria Gracia joined ALEDRA LEGAL as Of counsel in the financial services regulation team. ALEDRA LEGAL is a recently established firm whose team of lawyers boasts over 30 years of combined experience and cutting-edge technological expertise. Integrating youth and experience, traditional and digital law, leadership, and versatility, ALEDRA offers a unique and comprehensive approach, becoming strategic partners from the initial stages to the most complex challenges for its clients. Combined with its solid international presence in Europe, China, and Latin America, it emerges as one of the most promising law firms in the current landscape. Since joining ALEDRA LEGAL, Maria Gracia has advised clients such as crowdfunding platforms, financial advisory entities, and DLT-based service providers.

Professional Memberships

European Crowdfunding Network (ECN)

Languages Spoken

Spanish

French

English