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Ms Gemma Vasquez

+350 20079000 gemma.vasquez@hassans.gi View profile

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial

Position

Gemma is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team.

She specialises in construction law and corporate law and has advised developers, contractors and banks on large construction projects. Gemma also assisted in drafting the Gibraltar Companies Act, which came into force in Gibraltar in 2014.

Career

Gemma led the campaign to remain in the European Union in Gibraltar in 2016, where 96% of the population of Gibraltar voted to remain in the EU.

Gemma qualified as a Solicitor at Slaughter and May, in the Banking department, where she worked on several acquisition finance transactions and the high profile re-financing of several public companies.

Languages

English, French and Spanish

Memberships

Gemma is currently Chair of the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses and, sits on numerous government boards including the Trade Licensing Authority, the Small Business Advisory Board and the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation Board.

Education

A graduate from Oriel College, Oxford University, Gemma completed her LPC in the Oxford Institute of Legal Studies. Gemma was called to the Gibraltar Bar in 2007, and can practice as both a Barrister and Solicitor in Gibraltar. Since returning to Gibraltar she has lectured in Contract Law at the Gibraltar College of Further Education.