ECIJA inaugurates its new headquarters in Zaragoza with the presence of the Minister of Justice Rafael Catalá and the Director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, Mar España.
The Firm organized the Seminar “How to face the application of the GDPR” on the occasion of the new opening, which included the participation of numerous public institutions.
ECIJA has inaugurated its new headquarters located in Zaragoza, fourth office of the Firm in Spain and seventh globally, coinciding with the Seminar “How to face the application of the GDPR” which included the participation as speakers of the Minister of Justice Mr. Rafael Catalá and Mar España, Director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency. The event, which also involved Ibercaja, CEOE Aragón, CEPYME and the Association of Young Entrepreneurs, took place yesterday May 17 in the Patio de la Infanta.
The new headquarters located on Calle Cádiz are directed by Cristina Llop, partner of the Firm, and offer advice in all practice areas. In the words of Cristina Llop “Aragón is a region that offers numerous opportunities for business law due to its rich industrial sector. Due to the imminent application of the Data Protection Regulation and taking advantage of the inauguration of the new office, we also wanted count with the presence of the Minister and the Director of the AEPD, whom I greatly appreciate their availability in this event , as well as the rest of the Institutions that have supported us in its organization “.
In the words of Hugo Écija, founder and CEO of the Firm, and member of the Advisory Council for Innovation of the Ministry of Justice “our plan for national and international growth is very ambitious in the short to medium term. Zaragoza is the third opening in recent months after Valencia and Lisbon, and we hope to announce new movements soon. ”
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About ECIJA
ECIJA is a law firm founded in 1997, recognized as the best Firm in Spain in Information Technology, Data Protection and Intellectual Property (2016 Expansión Awards, 2017 and Forbes 2017 Awards). It has a multidisciplinary team with experience in all areas of Law composed of 38 partners and more than 200 professionals with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Lisbon, Santiago de Chile and Miami. Currently, it is included among the top 10 Law Firms in the Spanish market, according to the most prestigious directories of national: Expansión, Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
About Cristina Llop
Cristina is managing partner of the ECIJA office in Zaragoza. Former president of CEAJ, adviser of the General Council of the Spanish Law and Vice-secretary of Communication and Marketing of the CGAE.
