Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Natalia is a Spanish senior lawyer with 9+ years of experience, specialized in Intellectual Property, Culture, Art and Entertainment Law and she currently works at the Spanish law firm, Ramón y Cajal Abogados, in its 'IP, Art Law and Cultural Heritage' team. She graduated in Law and BA, she has a Master's degree to access the Spanish Bar, in Intellectual Property and New Technologies and in Art History, and she has been trained in music and performing arts. She began her professional career at Cuatrecasas, after internship experiences at EY and Garrigues, to continue as a Legal & Business Affairs lawyer at Sony Music Publishing and, later, join Baker McKenzie as an IP and Media lawyer. Aftwerwards, she spent almost 4 years in the 'IP and Culture' team of the international law firm, Andersen, and 1 year at UNESCO (Culture & Arts), in Paris, thanks to a scolarship. In addition to her professional law practice at Ramón y Cajal Abogados, she advises musicians, producers and artists of all types, and she collaborates as a lecturer in Universidad Complutense de Madrid, ISDE, The Core Entertainment School, UNIR and Campus Las Musas. Moreover, she is artistically involved in Sofar Sounds and Fever, all of which is spiced up with her personal projects as a solo singer and writer. Likewise, she is a member of the talent network Nova, being, since March 2021, winner of the #Media and #Telco vertical of 'The Nova 111 List' in Spain, and member of Talento para el Futuro, designing concrete ideas to influence the reconstruction of our society. All of the above combined with the foundation of Intangible Matters, a platform to share news, opinions and information on Intellectual Property and New Technologies, which has been created with the aim of developing as a reference community in the Spanish IP, Art, IT & Media sectors. She has a strong ability to multitask, adapt to changing environments and contribute to creative ideas and solutions. She is responsible, open-minded, entrepreneurial, ambitious, committed to social causes and hardworking, and she has a great spirit of constant learning. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish, and member of DENAE (Spanish Association of Entertainment Law), ALADDA (Literary and Artistic Association for the Defense of Copyrights), ADA (Spanish Association of Art Law) and ICAM (Madrid Bar Association). You can find Natalia on stage, traveling somewhere, lost in an art exhibition or inside a prison teaching cultural workshops. Any environment is good for learning and sharing. Welcome to her LinkedIn profile!
We advise artists and cultural and entertainment projects of all kinds (music, audiovisual, theatre, literature, virtual reality...), as well as museums and foundations, public and private collectors, auction houses, art dealers and galleries, in all aspects related to the art world, the management of artistic and cultural heritage and intellectual property rights, with the challenges that the technological world and artificial intelligence or NFTs, among others, pose in the creative process, in which they undoubtedly play a leading role. - Sale and purchase and financing of works of art. - Cross-border movements of works of art. Exports and imports. - Temporary transfers of works of art, transport and insurance. - Intellectual property rights of visual and contemporary artists. Forgeries and copies, among others. - Advice on the negotiation, drafting and review of contracts for the assignment of intellectual property rights on all types of intangible assets (publishing, audiovisual, music, performing arts, visual arts). - Out-of-court protection of copyrights (analysis, preparation and filing of all kinds of out-of-court claims in defense of copyrights) and advice on the use of other people's intellectual property rights. - Experience in advising digital artistic businesses (metaverse, NFTs) and those in which AI is integrated. - Protection of the fundamental rights to honor, privacy and self-image. - Transfers mortis causa and donations of works of art. - Procedures for the defense or recovery of works of art, including works of art that are part of the historical artistic heritage. - Administrative procedures for the declaration of assets of cultural interest. - Legacy of artists. - Foundations Law. - Management of authentication processes. - Provenance and due diligence of works of art and collections. - Valuations: cataloguing, inventory and damage assessment. - Advice on the formation, management and legal structures of collections.
As a partner, I get to learn about the performance of the past months of the company, get strategic updates and contribute to shaping the future of the network. We are working hard to consolidate Nova as the global network of reference for top talent to connect, develop and accelerate in their careers and for employers to attract and hire the best talent more efficiently than ever before. To get there, we believe that members - actually partners - will have a significant role.
Global top talent network for tech and business leaders that connects high potential young professionals among themselves as well as with the best professional opportunities. With 10,000+ members in Europe and 2,000+ in Spain, we enable the world’s most capable professionals and students to share, learn and connect with each other in an open and genuine environment. We help top talents (top 1-3% of each professional sector) to find their ideal career and progressive companies to get ahead of the game by attracting the talent they need to succeed. Since March 2021, winner of the #Media and #Telco vertical of 'The Nova 111 List' in Spain.
Member of the jury of #TheNova111StudentList to select the most talented students under 25 years old in Spain, in the Law and Social Sciences vertical.
- Master's Degree in Representation and Management of Artists and Athletes. - Master's Degree in Entertainment Law: Audiovisual, Music, Sports and Entertainment Industry. - Master's Degree in Intellectual Property and New Technologies.
- Master's Degree in Representation and Management of Artists and Athletes. - Master's Degree in Intellectual Property and New Technologies.
- Art Business and the Management of Creative Industries in Madrid: "Intellectual Property, Culture, Art and Entertainment Law".