Bio

Almudena Arpon De Mendivil Aldama is a Corporate/M&A partner and head of the TMT Group at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo. She is currently President of the International Bar Association (IBA). She has wide experience in advising on commercial and competition law matters and is highly experienced in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. Almudena holds a Law Degree from ICADE, a Master’s Degree in EU Law from the College of Europe in Bruges (scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and a PIL from Harvard Law School. She has studied at the Academy of American and International Law. She is former President of the Legal Practice Division and currently holds the positions of President and member of the Council of the International Bar Association (IBA). She was a member of the Board and member of the Executive, Appointments and Remuneration Committees of the Spanish satellite company Hispasat S.A. She is Secretary General of Círculo Fortuny (Spanish association of luxury companies) and its representative in the European Cultural and Creative Alliance (ECCIA). Almudena is ranked in prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal500 as one of the leading professionals in the telecommunications, audio-visual and new technologies sectors. She has contributed to several specialised international publications and is the author of numerous individual and collective works.