Paula Gonz lez de Castej n

Paula González de Castejón is an IPT lawyer and with over 20 years’ experience.

Her professional experience includes areas such as life sciences and pharmaceutical law, intellectual and industrial property, the online gambling sector, data protection, gaming regulation, contract law and e-commerce, among others.

Paula has significant experience in advising international pharmaceutical and medical devices companies in regulatory matters, relationship with HCP, transparency matters and advertising matters. Also, she has vast experience in assisting companies withing the healthcare sector and commercial matters (drafting, reviewing and negotiating distribution, agency and license agreement).

She has been seconded in two major pharmaceutical and medical devices companies so she understands the insights and needs of the sector.

Paula has worked with numerous international operators of online gambling in obtaining administrative licenses necessary to operate online gambling regulated in Spain. Similarly, she has provided regulatory advice to these companies on a recurring basis.

She has assisted international clients in complying with the demanding data protection regulation in Spain, carrying out data protection audits, drafting security documents and implementing international policies of privacy and data protection.

Paula advises multinationals on anti-piracy and unfair competition matters. She has also advised clients on strategies focused on avoiding possible conflicts and responsibilities related to trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property rights.

In addition, she has significant experience in advising multinationals on electronic contracting and the potential civil and criminal liability that could arise from web site content and e-mails, as well as in relation to the development of internet/e-mail policies and compliance with the strict provisions of Spanish privacy law.

Furthermore, she has advised Spanish entities in the theft of client database and public disclosure thereof, theft of identity, wrong transfer of data to undue addressees, banking sector-related cyber incidents and life sciences related incidents

Her opinion is greatly appreciated in expert forums such as, Fundacion CEFI and FIDE and she regularly collaborates with CEFI. Furthermore, she regularly participates and has written many articles for important newspapers and legal magazines in Spain.

She is also country correspondent for The International Company & Commercial Law Review and Computer Law Review International.