Antonio Manuel Rodríguez Ramos was born in Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba, in 1968. An Andalusian intellectual and a dedicated teacher, he was very young when he won the National Award Amador de los Ríos for his first novel “Nenia”, and shortly afterwards he was awarded the Literary Creation Grant from the Provincial Council of Córdoba for “El desmayado vuelo de las cigüeñas”. After publishing some poetry compendiums, he devoted himself to music as founder member and compositor of the group Deneuve. He was a collaborator in different areas of communication, and with the “El Velo” script he won the International Award of Casablanca and Social Complaint of Salobreña.

Luisa Cid is a Spanish and European Lawyer with extensive experience both in private practice and public service. Her areas of expertise are Corporate Law, Administrative Law and Contracts.

She has vast international experience in the UK, Ireland, Canada, and the USA; and has been  Secretary-General for the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities and a  Member of the Spanish National Committee of ICOMOS (UNESCO).

Over the years, Ms. Cid has been a Counselor and member of the board for several public administrations, foundations, and companies, and President of the Galician Entrepreneur Women Foundation. Luisa Cid is a Master of Laws ( ICADE Pontificia Comillas University), Master in Public Policy ( A Coruna University ), and Postgraduate in Public Administrative and Urban Planning Law (Santiago de Compostela University).

She is a Member of the Galician Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation.

Mónica Navarro is a Colombian abogada with a degree from Externado de Colombia University. She is a specialist in Intellectual Property, Copyrights and New Technologies and now works for Del Canto Chambers in this field. She has over 10 years of experience as a legal advisor for several government agencies in rule making, public policies and public law litigation including judicial review, statutory appeals, civil enforcement and public procurement law.

Mr. Francisco Almansa is a lawyer of Spanish citizenship. As a lawyer he accumulates extensive work experience in the areas of real estate, tax advice for nonresidents, immigration by investment programs in Europe and litigation at international level.

Mr. Almansa obtained his Law degree from the University of Almeria in 2001, and a Master’s Degree in International Migrations and transnational movements of people from the European University of Madrid (Spain).

Currently he is member of the Lawyers Association Bars of Almería and Madrid (Spain) and is a practicing Jurist in Moscow (Russian Federation). He currently spends his time among Madrid, Moscow and Dubai.

Mr. Almansa has been a senior foreign advisor of the High Court of Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation since 2013, and he is accredited by the Spanish General Consulate in the Russian Federation (since 2014) and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the Russian Federation (since 2008).

He has been during all his career a frequent speaker in relations between Russia and Spain, both as a speaker in different professional events (Almeria, Madrid, Málaga, Alicante, Marbella, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar and Dubai) as being featured by Spanish and international media (El Mundo, Expansión, Cinco Días, RBK, Business FM, Voice of Russia, Russia Beyond the Headlines, radio Mediametrics, etc.)

Gonzalo Rodríguez is a spanish lawyer and currently the General Coordinator of the Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance at the IE Business School, one to the top 10 Business Schools in the world according to the Financial Times. I can not see from this what it is he actually does for DCC at the moment. Is he simply an associate member who does not work for DCC at this point in time or does he undertake work for us, in which case it would be good to say what he does or has done for us?

Previously he was a lawyer at Triodos Bank, the leading ethical bank in Europe and legal adviser at Garrigues Abogados (the Iberian peninsula’s leading tax and legal services firm in terms of professional headcount and billing). He received his MAJ (LLM) from IE Business School, a Degree in law from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, an International Executive Program in Islamic Finance at IE Business School and he also holds studies in political science from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Antonio is a Spanish lawyer with over 15 years of experience in banking and bankruptcy proceedings. MBA at the San Telmo International Institute, he is an accredited Expert in the Prevention of Money Laundering by the Bank of Spain. He is one of the few Spanish lawyers with a degree in Islamic Finance from King Abdelaziz University in Saudi Arabia.

Ann is a Chinese lawyer aiming to provide legal support with business thinking. She provides legal services for Del Canto Chambers on trademarks, copyright, business secrets, brands protection, corporate governance, digital law related compliance other related matters.

Ann graduated from law school of Shanghai International Studies University in 2001 with a LLB. She was qualified as a lawyer in 2009. She has worked in a Japanese-invested insurance company, an Italian invested consultancy company and an Australia based IP strategy company. Then she started practiced in Chinese local law firm.

Ann keeps writing on trademarks, copyright, digital security laws of China as well as other topics related with foreign investment in China.

Mayra C. Rubio Espíritu is a Mexican lawyer with over 25 years’ experience. She has a double qualification as a lawyer in Mexico and Spain. Member of the Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, ICAM) and since 2011 has had her own law firm specialising in migration, human rights and legal affairs between Mexico and Spain. I can not see from this what it is she actually does for DCC at the moment. Is she simply an associate member who does not work for DCC at this point in time or does she undertake work for us, in which case it would be good to say what she does or has done for us?

She has been appointed by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico to serve as a legal advisor at the Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy in Spain, where she offers legal service to Mexican residents and investors. For the last 2 years, she has been part of the Legal Guidance Service at the ICAM where she advises the immigrant community in Madrid.

Ms. Rubio holds post-graduate diplomas in Human Rights from the Complutense University in Madrid, the Institute International de Droits del´homme in Strasburg, France, and obtained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in European Law from the Ortega y Gasset Institute. She received the special mention of the The Holy Father Rubio Award for Immigration from the University of Comillas.

Maryam Jassim Al-Bader is an international Qatari lawyer with more than 8 years experience working in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Maryam has worked as in-house legal counsel in one of the biggest organisations in Qatar, where she handled the establishment of the Intellectual Property division. Maryam has handled a variety of Intellectual Property legal matters Internationally and locally for Del Canton Chambers. . She completed her LLB in the UK and her LLM in Boston College, MA – USA.

Prof. Dr. Andrés Báez Moreno is a Spanish Associate Professor of Tax Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He is also a Lawyer at Madrid Bar with over 15 years experience. I can not see from this what it is he actually does for DCC at the moment. Is he simply an associate member who does not work for DCC at this point in time or does he undertake work for us, in which case it would be good to say what he does or has done for us?

He regularly acts as an expert witness before the Spanish tax authorities and courts, providing legal opinions on Spanish and international corporate taxation. In recent years he has also specialised in the international taxation of individuals. He holds a PhD in Taxation (2005) and an LLM in Public Law (2002) from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His areas of expertise are domestic Company taxation and international taxation both of companies and individuals, fields in which he has published three books and more tan fifty articles and contributions in periodicals and collective books published in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands.

Spanish abogado with a degree from the University of Cordoba (UDC). Claudio  works for Del Canto Chambers as  a specialist in Corporate, Tax and, Administrative Law. Registered European Lawyer in the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in the UK and Spanish Abogado in the Colegio de Abogados de Madrid –Madrid Bar Association-, he holds an LLM in Taxation. An expert in tax inspections and double tax treaty matters.

Expert in Euro-Arab Relations (London) Soukaina is a Spanish lawyer  and  a recognised expert. She is a member of the Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid) and is currently preparing her admission to the English and Welsh Bar. She practices in Del Canto Chambers London office and advises international private clients in family, civil and commercial matters. She has a passion for communications and is fluent in Arabic, English, Italian and French.

Nieves is a multilingual lawyer who joined the Spanish Bar for the first time in 2011. Since then, she has gained experience working as Abogada in Spain and legal counsel in the UK. Her main areas of expertise are commercial law, data protection and private clients.

Andrea Pozo is completing her qualification with a LLM, Master´s in Law with the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija of Madrid. She has a LLB with the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid. She has completed her legal internship in an Anglo-Spanish Law firm in London, and in a Spanish Law firm in Madrid.  Andrea is part of the Immigration team of Del Canto Chambers.

Spanish abogada with a degree from the University Complutense de Madrid. Cristina  works for Del Canto Chambers as  a specialist in Corporate, Tax and, Administrative Law. Registered  as Spanish Abogada in the Colegio de Abogados de Madrid –Madrid Bar Association-, he holds an LLM in Taxation and a course of accounts. An expert in tax inspections and double tax treaty matters.

Cristina has been working for 4 years in Qatar preparing international contracts between employer and contractor; Managing disputes;  Providing contract updates; Coordination with different departments, such as the legal team; Making fair, impartial decisions; Analyzing risks; Setting quality standards; Communicating expectations; Setting meetings.

Paula Losada Simón-Ricart obtained a Business Administration degree and a Master’s degree in Tax Consultancy from the University of Navarra. She did an Erasmus program in WHU University (Köblenz, Germany) and a Business Management training in IESE Business School. She had more than eight years experience working in accounting and tax management of companies in different sectors. She works as a Spanish Tax Consultant for international and Spanish companies and individuals and provides advice on a variety of Spanish tax and accounting matters.

Double Degree in Law and Business Administration by the Pablo de Olavide University of Seville (Spain), Spanish Abogado in the Madrid Bar Association, and holds an LLM in Taxation, Jaime is a qualified Spanish Tax Advisor with extensive experience in international taxes, no resident and M&A procedures.
 
He began his career in KPMG in the M&A, private Client and Global Mobility Services departments, before moving to private practice in 2017, where develops his functions as Spanish tax advisor and corporate lawyer advising Spanish and international private clients and companies.