Adrián Crespo Velasco

Counsel - Clifford Chance

Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

About

Litigation lawyer at Clifford Chance, focusing mainly on sophisticated patent disputes across all technology sectors from pharma and life sciences to medical devices, telecommunications, industrials etc. Also active in commercial litigation. I am qualified in Spain and Belgium and a UPC representative. My work reaches well beyond Spain - I have experience before the UPC and also significant experience in coordination of international patent matters and advisory work in foreign proceedings (mostly in Germany). In my spare time, I am also a member of the Community Plant Variety Office's Board of Appeal. Ranked in Legal 500, IAM Patent and "Rising Star" by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine. Author at Kluwer's Patent Blog: http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/author/adrian-crespo/

Experience

  • Member of the Board of Appeal at Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
    Feb 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Member of CPVO's Board of Appeal

  • Clifford Chance LLP (14 yrs 11 mos)
    • Counsel
      Sep 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 11 mos

      Litigation & Dispute Resolution, IP, Pharma Law

    • Counsel
      Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 · 7 mos

      Seconded to the German IP litigation team

  • Legal intern at Community Plant Variety Office
    Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 · 3 mos