MAIN EDUCATION & TRAINING

01/09/2004–17/06/2009 Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia (Spain)
-Graduated with Honors (1st Promotion)-

01/09/2004–25/06/2010 Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia (Spain)
-Graduated with Honors (1st Promotion)-

01/05/2012–15/10/2013 Master’s Degree on European Union Studies
Instituto Europeo (Spain)

01/10/2013–31/10/2014 Certificate of expertise in International Commercial Law
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, (Spain)

01/01/2015–20/05/2019 Cum Laude – International Ph.D in European Union Competition Law
San Pablo-CEU, (Spain) (Advisor: Prof. Jerónimo Maillo)
-FPI Scholarship awarded-
Fordham University, (NY, USA) (Advisor: Prof. Barry Hawk)
-Scholarship awarded-
*Cambridge University Library (support provided)
*Nominee for ‘extraordinary prize’ for best Ph.D.

OTHER POST-GRADUATE STUDIES OF RELEVANCE:

01/09/2010–01/05/2012 Spanish Public examination for a Notary position
Colegio Notarial de Valencia, Valencia (Spain)

24/06/2013–03/07/2013 Course on European Union Law
King’s College, London (United Kingdom)

12/09/2013–20/01/2014 Course on EU in Multilateral Fora; (on-line)
College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium)

27/01/2014–01/04/2014 Course on European Union Studies
College of Diplomacy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), (Spain)

01/10/2013–31/10/2014 Course on European Union Competition Law; (on-line)
College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium)

08/01/2016–22/01/2016 “The Law and Economics of Merger Control”
(Module of the LL.M programme)
Brussels School of Competition, Brussels (Belgium)

13/01/2017–10/03/2017 Course on European and Spanish Competition Law
Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles, Madrid (Spain)
-Scholarship awarded-

LANGUAGES:

Mother tongue(s): Spanish

English:

• UNDERSTANDING: C2
• SPEAKING: C2
• WRITING: C2

“Certificate of Proficiency in English” examination marks can be provided in addition to CAE certificate. The latter documentation is preceded by the following certificates: a. 2006- European Centre (Cambridge): Upper-Intermediate; b. 2008- LSI (New York): Upper-Intermediate; c. 2009 – Converse School (San Francisco): Advanced; d. 2010- European Centre (New York): Advanced; e. 2011 – European Centre (Cambridge): Proficiency

French:

• UNDERSTANDING: B1
• SPEAKING: B1
• WRITING: B1

Six years of French learning at High School (1999-2004). Additionally, a certificate of a yearly French course (2015) at “Lenguas Vivas” school of languages in Valencia can be provided.

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user – B1 and B2: Independent user – C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

WORK EXPERIENCE:

01/08/2007–31/10/2007 International Legal Practice
Valencia’s Region Delegation to the European Union, Brussels (Belgium)
-Scholarship awarded-

09/01/2009–26/06/2009 Legal Practice
Law Firm “Estudios Jurídicos Luis Ferrer Monforte”, Valencia (Spain)

01/01/2014–31/12/2014 Junior Project Manager
Centro UNESCO Valencia/Mediterráneo, Valencia (Spain)

16/10/2015–29/02/2016 Bluebook Trainee at European Commission
European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)
-Scholarship awarded-

01/03/2016–Present Researcher at University
Instituto de Estudios Europeos (CEU San Pablo), Madrid (Spain)
-Scholarship awarded-

01/09/2017–31/11/2017 Visiting Researcher in Competition Law
Fordham University, New York (United States)
-Scholarship awarded-

01/01/2018–Present Assistant Professor of European Union Law
Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid (Spain)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Member of the Lawyers’ Bar Association of Valencia (Spain)
• Member of the Economists’ Bar Association of Valencia (Spain)
• Listed as author in Aranzadi Thomson Reuters & Competition Policy International
• Nominee for “Extraordinary Prize” on a Doctoral Dissertation
• Winner of the Spanish National Contest on the best contribution to Juncker’s Plan (22/02/2015) (European Commission in Spain)
• Personal Recommendation by College of Diplomacy (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Graduated with Honors first of promotion in Law (2009) (CEU-Valencia)
• Graduated with Honors first of promotion in Economics (2010) (CEU-Valencia)
• Student representative of Law (2006-2009) (CEU -Valencia)
• Student representative of Economics (2006-2010) (CEU-Valencia)
• Substitute teacher on Competition Law and European Union studies at CEU San Pablo
• Publications:​ 2013: “Ciudadanía, llave maestra de la libre circulación y residencia” (Upgrading Europe); 2014: “Erasmus +, 2014-2020″(Upgrading Europe)​​, “In Varietate Concordia”(Upgrading Europe)​; 2016: ​”National skills of EU dimension”(Upgrading Europe)​, ​”Google: ¿nuevo abuso de posición de dominio?” (CEU San Pablo Website)​; 2018: “ What is at stake when defining a ‘concentration’?: A comparative overview of the divergent jurisdictional criteria as regards non-controlling minority shareholdings for the purposes of merger control” (Aranzadi Unión Europea; Thomson Reuters); “The resurgence of the whole discussion on ‘minority shareholdings’ in Europe as research into ‘common ownership’ transcends across the Atlantic” (Competition Policy International); 2019: “The Commission fines ‘Nike’ for imposing territorial restrictions on the distribution of some football club’s goods” (Institute for European Studies at CEU San Pablo)
• Erasmus assistant at Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU (2004-2011)
• Member of the Spanish Tennis Federation.
• Areas of expertise: Competition Law, Internal Market Law, EU Law, International Commercial Law & Company Law.