Almudena Arpón de Mendívil

President
International Bar Association

Almudena Arpón de Mendívil is the current IBA President for the term 2023-2024. Almudena joined the IBA Management Board in 2009, a position she has maintained under her different IBA roles. Almudena has previously held positions as the IBA Vice President, IBA Treasurer, Chair of the Legal Practice Division and IBA Secretary-General. During her IBA career Almudena has also led a number of committees and relevant projects for the Association.

Almudena is a partner at the Spanish law firm Gómez-Acebo & Pombo. She is the Head of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group. Her expertise is diverse, with an emphasis on corporate, and she is highly experienced in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors.

Almudena is a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish satellite company Hispasat and was a member of its executive commission and of its appointments and remunerations commission from 2013 until 2018.
She is Secretary General of Círculo Fortuny (the Association of Spanish Luxury Brands) and a member of the Executive Board of the European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance.

Almudena graduated in Law from the Institute of Business Administration (ICADE). She obtained a Master’s Degree in Community Law from the College of Europe in Bruges and a PiL from Harvard Law School.

CPD & Training with Almudena Arpón de Mendívil:

Annual Conference Day 4 2023 On-demand

CPD
On-demand
CPD & training events, Conference
Watch our keynote presentations and expert speakers present on topics including The Rule of Law, Trauma-aware law and Female leaders and why we need them and sub-plenary sessions on AML, Financial Compliance, Risk Management, Business Development, Financial Management and Legal Technology.