Background
José is a lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising international companies, combining his training at top-tier law firms (Linklaters, Dentons, Clifford Chance) with nearly ten years as a legal executive at the Italfarmaco Group, where he served as Corporate Legal Affairs Director, advising directly the Group's Executive Committee and the Boards of Directors of its main affiliates in Spain, Italy, France, and the United States.

Why "fractional"
After years leading in-house legal teams of up to 13 lawyers and managing external counsel relationships for large corporations, José now offers that same level of senior advisory — the perspective of a General Counsel with real boardroom experience — to companies that need high-level legal coverage without the cost of a full-time in-house legal structure. Based in Madrid but with capacity to work remotely and/or travel according to client needs.

Areas of expertise

• Commercial Contracts & Licensing: manufacturing, supply chain, distribution and licensing agreements, with particular experience in the pharmaceutical sector .

• Fractional General Counsel: comprehensive legal management for subsidiaries or companies undergoing international expansion.

• M&A and Corporate Transactions: acquisitions, joint ventures, and financing transactions, with a track record in high-value deals (including the acquisition of Effik Group and Lacer by Italfarmaco).

• Corporate Governance: management of Boards of Directors, regulatory compliance (GDPR, anti-corruption).

Languages
Spanish (native), English (C2), German (C1), French (C1), Italian (B1), Portuguese (B1)

Recognition

• LLM in International Transactions, University of San Francisco School of Law

• Law degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid —

• Member of the Madrid Bar Association