Mr Francisco Javier García > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Francisco Javier García
Work Department
IP and Unfair Competition Healthcare and Life Sciences
Career
Francisco Javier Garcia joined Uría Menéndez in 2011.
He focuses his practice on advising Spanish and foreign companies on various regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, tobacco, e-commerce, IoT, software, cosmetics and fashion.
Francisco Javier regularly advises on all areas of intellectual and industrial property, in particular, commercial transactions that have important technological aspects, intellectual property and unfair competition litigation, consumer disputes and privacy related matters. He has extensive experience on drug advertising, healthtech, contractual negotiation and compliance in the pharmaceutical industry.
He is President of the Fashion Law Commission of the International Association of Lawyers.
Languages
English French
Memberships
- Barcelona Bar Association
- International Association of Lawyers
Education
- Law Degree, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2010.
- Postgraduate in Civil and Commercial litigation specialization, Barcelona 2011.
- Business and Management Degree, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2012.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
(Rising stars)The ‘highly specialised‘ team at Uría Menéndez maintains its stellar reputation for handling the full gamut of issues within the healthcare and life sciences spaces. In addition to assisting clients with their internal public procurement policies, the group advises investors on their public-private relationships, and regulatory issues surrounding the promotion of medicines. Teresa Paz-Ares and Montiano Monteagudo co-lead the team from Madrid and Barcelona respectively. Paz-Ares has extensive expertise in corporate and M&A transactions in the life sciences sector, while Monteagudo acts for numerous global pharma laboratories in disputes involving copyright and patents. Beatriz Cocina in Madrid regularly advises medtech, healthcare, and biotech clients on a broad range of mandates, including pricing and market access, promotional disputes, and financing. Working out of the Barcelona office, Francisco Javier García is noted for his deep knowledge of IP issues, with particular emphasis on privacy, unfair competition litigation and drug advertising.
Spain > Intellectual property: Trade marks
Uría Menéndez has a four-partner IP and unfair competition practice that provides both advisory and litigation services in relation to trade marks, including licensing and business transactions. IP and IT partner Montiano Monteagudo in Barcelona and Madrid-based partners Ingrid Pi, Borja Sainz de Aja and Carles Vendrell lead the practice. ‘They advise with a degree of depth, sophistication and strategic vision‘, remarks one client, picking out Vendrell’s ‘ability to anticipate risks and concerns that could arise in the future‘. Senior associate Francisco Javier García in Barcelona frequently acts for clients in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, tobacco, e-commerce, IoT, software, cosmetics and fashion.
Spain > Intellectual property: Copyright
Uría Menéndez is a key adviser to companies in the pharmaceutical, electronics, software, food, textile, homecare products, education and retail sectors. The copyright team, which is part of the firm’s digital law group, is known for its ‘high technical level and commitment‘ in both advisory work and litigation. Blending expertise in IP, IT and unfair competition, Montiano Monteagudo in Barcelona and Madrid-based partners Carles Vendrell, Ingrid Pi, and Borja Sainz de Aja lead the practice. Vendrell in particular has a strong focus on copyright and neighbouring rights disputes. Counsel Francisco Javier García, who frequently acts for companies in the advertising and fashion industries, is another name to note in the team.
Spain > Data privacy and data protection
Uría Menéndez has a stellar roster of clients, who turn to the firm for ‘the quality of the responses and understanding of the client’s needs‘ in data protection matters. Practice head Leticia López-Lapuente is highly regarded by peers and clients alike, garnering praise for her ‘practical knowledge and experience‘. She frequently assists a major multinational social media company with privacy and digital matters – including data protection, cookies and social networks – and offers representation in proceedings before the Spanish Data Protection Authority. Counsel Francisco Javier García also plays a key role in advising clients in the pharmaceutical, tobacco, e-commerce, IoT, software, cosmetics and fashion industries on privacy matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences Spain
- Rising stars Spain > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Data privacy and data protection Spain
- Intellectual property: Copyright Spain
- Intellectual property: Trade marks Spain
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