Ms Mónica Weimann > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
Mónica Weimann photo

Work Department

German Desk, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions

Position

Partner. Head of German Desk. Head of the International Strategy Committee, Co-head of Food and Consumer Products.

Career

Mónica is a Corporate M&A partner , head of the German Desk, head of the International Strategy Committee, co-head of Food and Consumer Products and member of the Board of Directors at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
She has broad experience on cross-border transactions, corporate, commercial, international and M&A.
She was head of the London office (2015/2018) achieving the Highly recommended recognition in the category London Office of the Year of the British Legal Awards in 2016 as the only Iberian firm among the nominees.

Languages

Spanish German (Sworn translator/interpreter of German), English, French

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association no. 57022
President of the Board of the Spanish-German Association of Lawyers
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
Member of the Business Development & Marketing Sub-Committee of the IBA (Law Firm Management Committee)
Registered as a European Lawyer (REL) with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) (2015-2017)
Trustee of the Fernando Pombo Foundation (2016 and 2019)

Education

Mónica holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a diploma in Business Administration from the San Pablo CEU University in Madrid, Spain. She obtained a diploma in Microeconomics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. She followed PhD studies in the Commercial Law department at the Complutense University of Madrid and at the Max-Planck Institut in Munich. She successfully passed the exams for the profession of Patent & Trademark Attorney (Spanish Ministry of Industry and Energy BOE 14/9/98). She completed the General Management Programme (PDG) at IESE.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Industry focus: Food

The team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is regularly called upon to assist food and beverage clients with a multitude of non-contentious and contentious matters. Noted for its ‘great expertise and experience in the sector‘, the firm is equipped to handle a mix of M&A, compliance issues, product liability claims and matters related to food chain law, labelling and recalls. Leadership of the group is shared between José Luis Palma, whose strong background in administrative law makes him a go-to choice for advice on food regulations, health claims and animal welfare, and Mónica Weimann, who undertakes a blend of work relating to product advertising, labelling, and acquisitions. IP specialist Sofía Martínez-Almeida is noted for her extensive experience in labelling and advertising matters.