Patricia Lalanda Ordonez

Practice Areas

GLOBAL Gaming and Gambling

Career

Legal professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in Intellectual Property, New Technologies, and Data Protection, particularly within the gaming and gambling sector. Expertise includes advising multinational and national clients on regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and complex legal issues, especially in Spain and in the context of international strategies. She collaborates closely with other legal areas that significantly impact the business, such as tax and corporate law.

With significant experience in obtaining online gambling licenses and advising on technical and e-commerce compliance, she is a partner at LOYRA Abogados, where she leads the firm’s gaming and technology practice. Additionally, she serves as a professor at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Escuela de Práctica Jurídica de la UCM. A regular speaker at major international conferences, she participates in events such as ICE and SBC, as well as local conferences around the globe, including the European Gaming Congress, Expojoc, and IMGL conferences. Key speaker at the XIII Jornadas Jurídicas in Spain, organized by the Consejo General del Poder Judicial (Juditial Power) in 2024.

Professional Memberships

International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL).

Madrid Bar.

Publications

Co-author of the book The AI Revolution: How Can This Revolution Affect the Audiovisual Sector? (Springer, forthcoming).

Co-author of the chapter Gambling Laws and Regulations – Spain (ICLG, 2020–2025).

Co-author of the book The Future is Now: Present and Future of Online Gaming (MGA Games).

Numerous articles and interviews published in leading national and international magazines.

Work Highlights

Over the last 12 months LOYRA has continued to advise on most major regulatory efforts and transactions in the gaming industry (both domestic and cross border). In addition, the Corporate department (M&A, tax, IP/IT, labour and public law) has continued to provide day-to-day advice to both investors and family business who are looking to grow business and rely on a close and top of the range team of experts as an extension of their internal teams. LOYRA has worked both on the preparation and structuring as well as on the execution of transactions and investments.

Industry Sector Expertise

Over the last 44 years, LOYRA has been specializing on business advisory and public law, creating a full-service boutique for gaming operators, suppliers, service providers, governments and investors.

As a result, LOYRA is broadly known for extensive experience in gaming law, regulation and compliance across jurisdictions in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Latin America.

LOYRA has continued to expand its practice to enhance capabilities in regulated sectors (life science and infrastructures), new technologies and general M&A.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Madrid (Spain) with presence in LATAM, USA, Canada and EU via network of partners however with coordination from the partner.

Languages Spoken

Spanish (Native or bilingual proficiency)

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)

French (Basic professional proficiency)

Experience

LOYRA Abogados, Partner (2010-Present)

Escuela de Práctica Jurídica de la UCM, Lecturer in the Master's in Law of New Technologies (2018-Present)

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Lecturer in the Master's in Intellectual Property, Industrial Property, and New Technologies (2012-Present)

Supreme Court, Internship (Feb. 2010 - Jun. 2010)

Garrigues Abogados and Tax Advisors - IP Department - Internship (Sep. 2009)

Personal

Cristina Romero de Alba (Partner)

Focus on: Gaming regulations, with expertise across Spain, Europe and LATAM. Advises operators, investors and public authorities on regulatory, licensing and transactional matters, including market entry strategies and cross-border M&A.

Luis Ques Mena (Partner)

Focus on: Public Law Department. With 17 years of professional experience, he has developed his career in both the public sector, serving as a State Attorney, and the private sector.

Fernando Martin Martin (Of Counsel)

Focus on: Administrative and Public Law. Particularly focused on regulated sectors. Litigation & Dispute Resolution. Gaming and litigation and regulatory expert (gambling and life science). Certified compliance officer. AML and Data Protection.

María Pérez-Hernández Durán (Of Counsel)

Focus on: Corporate and M&A, with particular expertise in private equity, infrastructure and energy transactions matters in Spain and UK.

Neus Alcolea (Associate)

Focus on: IP, NNTT and Data protection assisting Patrcia Lalanda.

Martina Lovera (Associate)

Focus on: LATAM work assisting Cristina Romero with key clients in cross border gaming and betting matters.

Pablo Rodríguez Arribas (Associate)

Focus on: IP, NNTT and Data protection assisting Patrcia Lalanda.

José Ramón Romero Rodriguez (Founder / Senior Advisor)

Focus on: Gaming Regulations (LATAM. Spain and European Union law) as industry expert for over 40 years. Compliance (Local and international), cybersecurity and its connections with the law and Compliance. Regulations of the vinicultural and wine industry (in Spain and EU). Government Relations.

Carlos Lalanda Fernandez (Founder / Senior Advisor)

Focus on: Gaming Regulations (Spain: federal and regional) as industry expert for over 40 years, and Tax.

Education

Awards