Experience

Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Secretary

  • Dec 2022 - Present

• VP- Head of Legal and Compliance

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Globally responsible for all legal, IP and compliance matters• Interface to global FMC legal, IP and compliance teams• Areas of specialization, most notably BD & License-in, M&A, Commercial Agreements and Compliance



Insud Pharma

• Spain
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate General Counsel

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2019

  Legal director for licensing and commercial contracts. I managed a multinational team of nine (9) lawyers located in our headquarters in Madrid and Lugano who provided legal advice, worldwide, to all our business units (Industrial, Exeltis, Xiromed and Mabxience) on license-out agreements, license-in agreements, co-development agreements, distribution agreements, services agreements and other commercial agreements. Member of Exeltis Lead Team (strategic committee composed of our CEO and Exeltis regional managers). Advisory services on national and international M&A transactions (asset deals and portfolios acquisitions) conducted by our affiliates. Coordination, negotiation and closing of the relevant acquisition agreements and any related ancillary agreements with the support of local law firms. Design, implementation, training and rolling out of Insud Pharma Global Compliance Program. This role entailed all activities related to the promotion, implementation and consolidation of the company's compliance programme, being responsible for managing and monitoring a wide range of activities on an international level and across the different businesses of the Group. I was the go-to person and ambassador for the compliance function sitting on the Compliance Committee and attending high level meetings with top management. Show less



Garrigues

• Spain
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Associate, Corporate and M&A department

  • Sep 2004 - Feb 2015

  • As part of Garrigues Pharma team, I provided advisory recurrent services to both local and multinational pharmaceutical companies on commercials contracts. • Participation in mergers and acquisitions mainly in the chemistry and pharmaceutical sectors both at national level and in Latin American jurisdictions. • Incorporation of joint ventures, advising on the negotiation and drafting of frame agreements, shareholders agreements as well as joint venture termination agreements. • As part of Garrigues Pharma team, I provided advisory recurrent services to both local and multinational pharmaceutical companies on commercials contracts. • Participation in mergers and acquisitions mainly in the chemistry and pharmaceutical sectors both at national level and in Latin American jurisdictions. • Incorporation of joint ventures, advising on the negotiation and drafting of frame agreements, shareholders agreements as well as joint venture termination agreements.



Uría Menéndez

• Spain
• Legal Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate, Real Estate and Corporate departments

  • Sep 2001 - Sep 2004

  • Participation in real estate transactions, sale of business parks by means of head lease agreements. Negotiation and drafting of lease agreements and internal regulations regarding commercial parks • Participation in restructuring transactions, mergers and acquisitions • Participation in real estate transactions, sale of business parks by means of head lease agreements. Negotiation and drafting of lease agreements and internal regulations regarding commercial parks • Participation in restructuring transactions, mergers and acquisitions



De Lassaletta & De Palacio Abogados

• Barcelona y alrededores, España

• Associate

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 2001