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Alonso Hurtado, Ecija
Hurtado is a partner at Ecija specialising in IT, privacy and compliance. At the age of 26, Hurtado founded the legal
boutique Lextic, which specialises in ICT law. In 2012, Lextic was integrated with Ecija – Hurtado became a partner
aged 28. His clients include El Corte Ingles, Sanitas, Cepsa, AXA, EDP, The Phone House, SAP, Banco Santander,
and SegurCaixa Adeslas. Hurtado has advised on the design and development of biometric identification systems
(facial and voice detection) for preventing money-laundering in the financial sector. He has also advised on big data
systems and artificial intelligence aimed at preventing cybersecurity breaches.
Ángela López Molina, Grupo Empresarial San José
López Molina is head of the international legal department at Grupo Empresarial San José. In 2007, after four years
as a lawyer at Garrigues, López Molina was seconded to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide legal
advice to Spanish companies doing business in China. In 2008, she left Garrigues to join Clyde & Co in Shanghai.
Two years later, López Molina moved to the Shanghai office of DS Avocats. After four years in China, López Molina
moved to Grupo Empresarial San José to lead the international legal department. She oversees all legal aspects of
the group’s projects in EMEA, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Carlos Melón, Ramón y Cajal
Melón is a partner at Ramón y Cajal Abogados. His expertise includes public sector procurement, public-private
partnerships (PPPs) and the regulation of certain sectors, including insurance, transport, energy, infrastructure,
gambling and pharmaceuticals. His work has included contentious matters relating to the payment rules that apply
to renewable energy production facilities and the regulation of the electricity industry. He has also advised in
public-private partnership contracts for €1bn infrastructure projects. He has also handled claims for the rebalancing
of infrastructure concessions, as well as multi-million euro claims related to the termination of an infrastructure
concession. His clients include major telecommunication and energy companies.
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