The more than 40 sections of the ICAM make it the professional association with the highest degree of sectorial attention and specialisation.

Historically, the objective of the ICAM Sections has been the presentation of issues of legal relevance in order to attract the largest number of members and to achieve a sufficient critical mass to consolidate itself as a real instrument of relationship between the members.

Due to the growing impact of the conferences organised, the exponential growth in its members and the multiplication of specialities addressed, and according to the demand of its presidents and members, the Sections of the Association will become a channel for the concerns of members, either as drivers of legislative proposals, issuers of recommendations or even promoters of legal publications.

Among the actions promoted in recent years, the approval of a new procedure for the coverage of vacancies and the election of new presidents open to all members. The publication and free distribution of specialised electronic bulletins, the announcement of an annual prize, the creation of Committees of Experts to support the work of the presidents and greater transversality and cooperation are some of the measures envisaged to strengthen the commitment and continue to make the Sections one of the differential areas of the Association.

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empresa

Corporate Lawyers Section

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Its main objective is to bring business lawyers closer to the Bar, to ensure their uniqueness, within the generality of the homogeneous aspects involved in the practice of law. Above and beyond the particular relations that derive from their relationship with the company for which they provide services, their activity must be governed by the principles of freedom and independence without the possibility of questioning their duty and, in turn, the right to professional secrecy and the confidentiality of their communications, which are not always peaceful due to the fact that, in the EU, there is no uniform criterion.

Presidenta: Elia Esteban García-Aboal
Contacto: abogadoempresa@icam.es.

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penalistas

Criminal Lawyers Section

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It aims to consolidate itself as a meeting place and legal reflection in the field of criminal law and criminal procedure, generating actions of interest to the components of the section, studying possible improvements or legal changes from a non-political and neutral point of view, but trying to improve the criminal justice system in Spain. It also aims to launch a forum for legal questions to the components of the section, where the more veterans and an online system can resolve on the fly some doubts that may arise to other colleagues, as well as provide members with news of interest in these matters.

Copresidencia: Rubén Martín de Pablos y Juan Antonio García Jabaloy
Contacto: seccionpenal@icam.es

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arrendamientos

Urban Rentals, Horizontal Property and Real Estate Section

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Important reforms are coming in the field of Real Estate Law, especially in the area of Urban Leases and Horizontal Property, and our Association must have a voice that can be heard. These matters are especially sensitive for the average lawyer, as shown by the fact that they are the majority in the jurisprudence of our civil Courts. It is the task of this Section to keep all colleagues informed not only of legislative and jurisprudential developments, but also of new trends that allow us to anticipate them.

Presidente:   Alberto Torres López
Contacto:arrendamientosurbanos@icam.es

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derecho

Administrative Law Section

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The main objective of the Section is to establish a forum for continuous dialogue between the members of the Board who specialise in this area of legal practice, in which new legislation and current problems in the application of the various rules of administrative law can be discussed. It is also intended to serve as a support instrument to channel the Bar Association’s institutional participation in the preparation of draft laws and administrative regulations.

Presidente: Alberto Dorrego de Carlos
Contacto: derechoadministrativo@icam.es

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aeronautico

Aeronautical and Space Law Section

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Created by agreement of the Governing Board on 13 April 2015, the Aeronautical and Space Law Section has as its main objectives in the dissemination and treatment of both disciplines through Conferences and Round Tables on topics of outstanding relevance, maintaining the excellence of the speakers and seeking collaboration with the sections of ICAM that are compatible, as well as with other national and international organisations and entities of an aeronautical and space nature.  Timely dissemination of activities beyond the associative environment will also take place.

Copresidencia: Elisa Celia González Ferreiro y Carlos Villacorta Salis
Contacto: aeroespacial@icam.es

Comité asesor:

• Alfonso De Alfonso Bozzo (ICAM). Rama Aeronáutica (Madrid)
• Pedro Fernández-Villamea Alemán (ICAM). Compliance (Madrid)
• José Manuel Gómez Pineda (ICAM). Rama Aeronáutica (Madrid)
• Rafael Harillo Gómez-Pastrana (ICAB). Rama Espacio (Ibiza)
• Gonzalo Lucendo de Miguel (ICAM). Rama Aeronáutica (Madrid)
• Guillermo Morato Lara (ICAM). Rama Aeronáutica (Madrid)
• Rafael Moro Aguilar. Rama Espacio (Miami)
• Juan Pons Alcoy. Rama Espacio (Madrid)
• Esteban  Regales Cristóbal (ICAB). Rama Aeronáutica (Barcelona)
• Irene Sánchez del Río Moreta: Secretaria del Consejo Asesor (ICAM). Rama Aeronáutica (Madrid)

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agroalimentario

Agri-food Law Section

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The overall objectives of the Section could be summarised as promoting the exchange of knowledge on food safety from a legal perspective; providing lawyers and jurists with access to the most up-to-date theoretical and practical knowledge on important matters such as consumer information, labelling and food quality; stimulating interest in this legal branch among the professional community; promoting the dissemination of knowledge and specific training in agri-food law, through conferences, sessions, meetings or other activities; and supporting the publication of specialised publications.

Presidente: Manuel Lamela Fernández
Dirección correo electrónico: agroalimentario@icam.es

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animales

Animal Law Section

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The purpose of this Section is to enable the interrelationship between members of the legal profession with an interest in the sources of law that affect animals, from a multidisciplinary perspective. In this sense, in addition to promoting conferences addressing the specific issue, its members will be informed about the latest judicial decisions and most significant legislative developments. The Section also aims to be a point of contact with the different public actors related to this segment of the legal system.

Contacto: derechodelosanimales@icam.es

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canonico

Canon Law Section

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It aims to be the reference point for lawyers by encouraging the creation of links and interest in this legal branch. The intention is to promote an adequate practice among lawyers who need to know this subject given the connection it has with other areas, such as family law, religious freedom, tax law, patrimonial law, criminal law or administrative law, since Canon Law is transversally involved in other disciplines. In addition, the most relevant news will be dealt with promoting the dissemination of knowledge and specific training through different activities, including comparative law and its international perspective. We want to promote the relations between ICAM and the Ecclesiastical Institutions in order to find collaboration and synergies between both.

Copresidencia: Mónica Montero Casillas e Irene María Briones Martínez
Contacto: canonico@icam.es

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ejercientes

Non-practising Members’ Section

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“At the end of a long career as a diplomat in different countries and also in the central administration, after turning 70, I took advantage of my old status as a Non-practising Member to approach the Association. During the campaign to elect a new Dean and a new Board, I learned of the existence of 33,000 other lawyers in the same condition as myself. I then proposed the creation of this new Section and offered to get involved in it from my current professional situation as an external advisor, complemented with my growing interest in Mediation. My aim is to achieve a greater rapprochement between us in order to promote the prestigious ICAM.

Presidente: Javier Jiménez-Ugarte
Contacto: seccioncolegiadosnoejercientes@icam.es

Comité asesor:

• Luis Menéndez Soria
• José Ramón Moratalla Escudero
• Gloria Rodríguez Mármol
• Marisa García García
• Felisa González Ruiz
• Rosa Esther Silva Silva
• Carmen Jordá Oltra
• Pablo Bravo Gallego
• Maribel Carabias Álvaro
• Miguel Sainz de los Terreros
• Regina Mª González Lozano
• Marcela Barraco-Mármol López
• Javier Ruiz Rosado

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compliance

Compliance Section

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Among other objectives, the Section is committed to creating a space for debate and the sharing of experiences and doubts that arise in the application of compliance standards in companies. It also aims to delimit criteria of interpretation that unify the actions of lawyers and can facilitate their work in any of the areas related to the criminal liability of the legal person or that affect compliance and especially the figure of the “Compliance officer”.

Copresidencia: Begoña Fernández Rodríguez, Beatriz Saura Alberdi y Mª del Pilar López-Aranguren Velarde
Contacto: seccioncompliance@icam.es

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comunicacion

Communication and Law Section

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The Communication and Law Section, as a reference forum on legal communication and information law, will promote events and publications that serve as a meeting place for lawyers, communication professionals and specialists. We will try to encourage specialisation in Information Law by tackling issues such as fake news, hate crimes, unlawful interference with honour and public transparency. Actions will also be carried out to disseminate the importance of legal information and will address practical issues in the practice of law, such as corporate communication or advertising in the profession.

Copresidencia: Mercedes Asorey Martín y Manuel Sánchez de Diego Fernández de la Riva
Contacto: comunicacionyderecho@icam.es

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consumo

Consumer Section

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The aim of the Consumer Section is to promote academic debate and critical analysis on relevant legal issues in this area, by holding seminars and encouraging forums where we can comment on the latest court rulings, promote new legislation and write opinion articles. All this with the faithful purpose of fulfilling our social work as lawyers and guiding civil society towards responsible consumption.

Presidenta: Miryam Vivar Gómez
Dirección correo electrónico: consumo@icam.es

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bancario

Bank Law Section

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The financial and legal worlds are getting closer every day. The Lawyers who represent Credit Institutions, Funds, Servicers and other Financial Creditors share the same legal orientation and need to have a reference of practical utility. In an ever-changing banking and financial market, there are many specific areas of interest that require special attention from the Banking Law Section. To this end, it is necessary to implement legal support in the face of the new challenges facing banking, to achieve clear and concrete proposals and to visualise emerging lines of business that are useful for members and for society.

Presidente: José Ramón Couso Pascual
Contacto:  bancario@icam.es

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discapacidad

Disability Section

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Although Spain was one of the first signatories of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, many legal challenges remain and its effective practical implementation requires significant reforms in our legal system. This will be one of the objectives pursued by this new Section, through various training days and activities according to a programme defined within the Section itself, with the ultimate aim of achieving a fully inclusive society. It also aims to serve as a meeting point for lawyers involved in this area of law, and will seek to provide members with the tools and information necessary for appropriate personalised treatment according to each type of disability, as well as procedural treatment when involving people suffering from any type of disability are involved.

Presidente: Rafael de Lorenzo García
Contacto: secciondiscapacidad@icam.es

Comité asesor:

• María del Carmen Barranco                                      
• Ángel Bravo                                                                     
• Miguel Cruz                                                                     
• Patricia Cuenca                                               
• Enrique De La Villa                                                        
• Carlos Fernández                                                          
• Julio González Ronco                                   
• Elisa Ledesma                                                 
• Miguel Loya                                                     
• María Jesús Mauricio                                                   
• Juan Mestre                                                                    
• Óscar Moral                                                                                                    
• Fernando Pindado                                                       
• Isabel Peñalosa                                                              
• Pilar Puerta

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igualdad

Equality Section

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This new section aims to promote equality and to make visible and overcome existing inequalities in all aspects from a cross-cutting perspective. In order to incorporate equality as an additional tool in the practice of our profession, the Section aims to detect all factors of inequality in the legal profession, justice and society in order to carry out actions that advance equality and eradicate inequality between women and men, as well as to identify and eliminate prejudices and stereotypes that maintain and reproduce different forms of discrimination.

Presidenta: Cristina Rodríguez Toja
Contacto: secciondeigualdad@icam.es

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insolvencias

Restructuring and Insolvency Section

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The purpose of this Section is to contribute to the training and specialisation of lawyers involved in restructuring or insolvency processes, as well as to promote the creation, whether legislative or judicial, of efficient and fair solutions to the new problems that arise in the context of such processes. To this end, a series of meetings and conferences with renowned specialists, as well as with professionals from other jurisdictions and disciplines, will be promoted, among other activities.

Presidencia: Adrián Thery Martí y Pedro B. Martín Molina
Contacto:   insolvencias@icam.es

Comité asesor:

1. Javier Díaz-Gálvez De la Cámara 
2. Javier García Marrero 
3. Javier Yáñez Evangelista 
4. José Carles Delgado 
5. José María Lamo de Espinosa Michels de Champourcin
6. María Enciso Alonso-Muñumer 

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competencia

Competition Law Section

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The Competition Law Section must become, on the one hand, an important forum for debate and discussion of all relevant issues by lawyers specialised in this field and the academic world and, on the other hand, a school for learning and training for all other lawyers who are not familiar with this subject, whether they are young lawyers starting their professional career or lawyers working in other areas of law who wish to broaden their knowledge.

Copresidencia: Jaime de Blas Aguilera, Irene Moreno-Tapia Rivas, Fernando Díez Estella
Contacto: competencia@icam.es

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cultura

Law and Culture Section

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It was created with the intention of promoting reflection on the normative framework in which culture develops in our country. To this end, it aims to serve as a meeting point for professionals who, from different areas of expertise, provide advice in the field of the cultural industry or wish to keep abreast of major developments in the sector. In short, the aim is to offer members an overview of the legal framework for culture and to encourage specialisation and knowledge of an industry that is crucial for our country. Through various colloquiums on current affairs, possible legislative improvements will be discussed and explored which will contribute to the dynamism of the cultural sector in Spain.

Presidente: Antonio Muñoz Vico
Contacto: derechocultura@icam.es

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deportivo

Sports Law Section

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The objectives of the section correspond to the continuation of the line of training, seminars, conferences and meetings. The aim is for the Section to become a reference in the legal field for the different sports agents, to serve as an aid, support and enrichment for the members, allowing their active participation, proposing debates and conferences of interest that promote the training and professional development of lawyers in relation to sports law. Likewise, it will try to carry out joint activities with different associations and entities of a sporting nature, as well as carrying out tournaments, outings and meetings for lawyers related to sporting activities, facilitating the presence of the Association in the world of sport.

Copresidencia: Juan Ramón Montero Estévez y Enrique Arnaldo Benzo
Dirección correo electrónico: deportivo@icam.es

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familia

Family and Inheritance Law Section

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The main objective is for the Section to be a meeting place for professionals, constituting a permanent forum of ideas and debate that includes other levels of the Administration of Justice; a space dedicated to enabling Family Law professionals to get to know each other and to link up, including the youngest; a learning centre for modern Family Law that helps to give visibility to our speciality as its own jurisdiction. All this in order to contribute to dignify our profession as Family Lawyers in a social reality in permanent evolution.

Presidenta: Ana Clara Belio
Contacto: familia@icam.es

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humanos

Human Rights Section

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The purpose of the section is to highlight the importance of the promotion and protection of human rights from the perspective of Madrid’s legal profession, carrying out training, dissemination, research and awareness-raising activities on human rights violations. Our focus is on the fundamental role of advocacy, so that, together with other human rights defenders, we can affirm these rights before the public authorities, generating mechanisms that highlight the situation of vulnerability of individuals or groups, and their due restitution. It also aims to encourage collaboration with other bodies, emphasising the role of European and international bodies in this area.

Presidente: Carlos Brito Siso
Contacto: derechoshumanos@icam.es

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laboral

Labour Law Section

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Labour Law and Social Jurisdiction is one of the fundamental disciplines of the legal world, covering many issues that go beyond what is purely normative. The aim of the section will be to provide the members of the Bar who work in the field with the best training, involving all the legal operators who intervene in the labour process; to facilitate contact with the latest legislative developments and the most recent case law; and to consolidate a forum for dialogue and a meeting point for all the labour lawyers in Madrid, where they can discuss issues of legal and social relevance and share their professional experiences.

Presidente: Francisco Javier Hervás Martínez
Contactar: seccionlaboral@icam.es

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maritimo

Maritime and Transport Law Section

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“We want this Section to be an important training and discussion forum for all those members and legal professionals who wish to learn and expand their knowledge in the area of Transport Law, Maritime Law and Logistics. Our interest is to bring the Bar closer to the university, the judicial bodies and the maritime and transport institutions. We want to support and develop the legislative changes. We believe that it is necessary to defend arbitration and ADR, as well as to work towards their conversion into specialised and quality systems. We also wish to encourage networking between the sections of the Bar Association through joint programmes and activities. Finally, we want to propose to the members and their families different cultural activities that allow us to bring the Association closer to other areas of our life”.

Presidente: Bernardo José Ruiz Lima
Contacto: maritimoytransporte@icam.es

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militar

Military Law and Security Section

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The objective of this Section is to enable the interrelationship between lawyers who work in the law that regulates the professional and economic relations of members of the Armed Forces, the Guardia Civil and the Police, from a multidisciplinary perspective. In addition, it aims to be a point of contact with the different public actors that act in this segment of the legal system, at a jurisdictional and administrative level. Participation in the configuration of the policies that promote the culture of defence and national security as elements to guarantee the security, defence and well-being of the Spanish society from the respect to the human rights, is yet another of the reasons motivating the Section’s work.

Presidente: Carlos Hugo Fernández-Roca Suárez
Contacto:  militar-seguridad@icam.es

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societario

Corporate Law and Corporate Governance Section

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One of the Section’s objectives is to be an open forum for top-level debates and a point of reference in the field, holding regular conferences on specific and innovative issues with the participation of recognised experts, providing members with legislative, jurisprudential and doctrinal, as well as serving as a meeting place for the exchange of knowledge. In collaboration with other Sections, reflections and debate on future regulatory changes in the field of corporate law and corporate governance will be encouraged with a view to involving the Association in their preparation. The Section intends to promote corporate governance of companies among lawyers, under the view that good governance should not be understood as a matter exclusively for listed companies and companies of public interest.

Copresidencia: Coloma Armero Montes y Rafael Mateu de Ros Cerezo
Contacto:  militar-seguridad@icam.es

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sanitario

Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Law Section

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As a service to members, the Section’s mission is to help professionals update their knowledge of all the regulations and jurisprudence in the health sector, regulating relationships, recognising rights, imposing obligations or establishing administrative or bureaucratic operations for both healthy people and patients, as well as for health professionals, providers of health products and services, insurance companies, pharmacies or pharmaceutical companies. Through various formats, the Section will also bring the lawyer closer to the different health professional disciplines and the reality of the patients, so that through the exchange of knowledge their professional competence may be strengthened.

Copresidencia: Nuria Amarilla Mateu y Juan J. Bestard Perello
Contacto: sanitarioyfarmacia@icam.es

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tributario

Tax Law Section

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The Tax Law Section is responsible for (i) strengthening, by various means, the exercise of the right of defence in tax proceedings, in administrative and judicial review proceedings and in proceedings for tax offences; (ii) improve the institutional positioning of ICAM before the bodies responsible for the organisation and modification of the tax system, the Tax Administrations and the bodies of the jurisdiction; (iii) foster the relationship with AEDAF for the preparation of written consultations with the Tax Administration and the participation in working groups and training courses that are of common interest.

Presidente: Gabriel Casado Olleros
Contacto: tributario@icam.es

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retail

Retail and Franchise Section

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This section deals with all the legal and economic issues related to commercial distribution in its various channels, medicines and parapharmaceutical products, the textile sector, the agri-food sector, franchising and other legal entities that are included in distribution contracts. As a complement, all those issues related to supply and logistics, both national and international, so closely connected with distribution, will also be addressed.

Presidente: Enrique Ortega Burgos
Contacto:  retail@icam.es

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extranjeria

Immigration Section

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Approved by the Governing Board on 21 January 2015, the Immigration Section has multiple objectives, the main one is protecting the rights and freedoms of foreigners, dignifying the work of the lawyers specialised in this area, promoting spaces of knowledge and training, fostering collaboration agreements between the administrations and the Bar Association in order to respond to many questions that arise among our specialists and improving the services that the Bar wants to offer to our colleagues.

Copresidencia: Juan Manuel Campo Cabal y María Elena García Cazorla
Contacto: seccionextranjeria@icam.es

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despachos

Office Management and Innovation Section

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Spanish law firms are leaders in management in continental Europe. This is due to the good management of law firms at all levels. Management as institutions and management as legal services companies The ICAM must be a reflection of this great example of management, and must be the association of reference for tackling the most important or innovative subjects in this field. The main objectives of this Section will be to analyse, discuss, show and debate the main needs, skills, trends and challenges in the field of management and leadership of firms and departments in the legal sector, supporting lawyers and firms of all sizes and types to meet the current challenges they face.

Copresidencia: José Luis Pérez Benítez y Miguel Ángel Pérez de la Manga Falcón
Contacto: innovacion@icam.es

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italo

Italo-Spanish Section

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Among the main objectives pursued by the new Section is to create a space, both physical and virtual, open to all members, where they can find answers to the needs that arise during the development of the profession, as well as information on major initiatives and developments within the Bar Association. The section also promotes institutional relations and the signing of protocols and collaboration agreements with other Italian bar associations.

Copresidencia: Andrea Sirimarco y Roberto Spinetti
Dirección correo electrónico: italia@icam.es

Domande frequenti (Preguntas Frequentes)

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medio

Environment and Energy Section

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Its aim is to provide members with access to environmental and energy regulations, the organisation of conferences and collaboration with administrations and public and private institutions in the dissemination of these matters. The activities focus on the analysis and debate of the newest or most complex matters or procedures, such as ecological crime; the Environmental Responsibility Law; environmental impact assessment; regulations on waste and by-products; atmospheric emissions, climate change and CO2 markets; authorisation and remuneration of renewable energies; energy efficiency; the organised natural gas market; or regulations on Hydrocarbons and Fracking.

Presidente: Santiago Garrido de las Heras
Contacto: medioambienteyenergia@icam.es

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procesal

Procedural Law Section

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Practising in Madrid has important particularities. On the one hand, having the largest number of judicial bodies in all our territory entails difficulties in view of the great variety of criteria. This means that the procedure may vary depending on which court has jurisdiction. On the other hand, the procedural content of the various judicial decisions and the constant reforms often goes unnoticed. The purpose of this section is to report on developments in proceedings in the various jurisdictions. It is known that winning or losing the lawsuit may depend, not on being right or wrong, but on the success or failure of the procedural approach. “To get to the destination you have to know the way”.

Presidente: Miguel Guerra Pérez
Contacto: seccionderechoprocesal@icam.es

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intelectual

Intellectual and Industrial Property Section

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The objectives pursued are, firstly, to make the Section a meeting place for all Madrid lawyers working in the field of intellectual property law and industrial property. At the same time, a number of activities (conferences, congresses) will be held to enable Madrid’s lawyers to study in depth the problems that arise in patent, design and trademark law, as well as copyright law and the solutions to them. Finally, it is hoped that the Section can be an institution that collaborates with European and international entities to examine the various matters that make up intellectual and industrial property law.

Presidencia: Carlos Lema Devesa
Contacto:  p.intelectualeindustrial@icam.es

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civil

Civil Liability and Insurance Section

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Not harming each other is one of the three great pillars on which the law rests <> (ULPINIAN, Rules, Book I; D. 1.2.10.1). Both natural and legal persons are exposed to create a physical, moral, patrimonial or economic damage to a third party in the development of the regular or professional activity or even in the normal development of life. They are also exposed to suffer that kind of damage. The repair is generally covered by an insurance policy. Therefore, this type of process assumes the highest percentage of litigation in Spain. The Section aims to be at the forefront in dealing with these issues and to be a useful tool for all members who wish to participate in it.

Copresidencia: Sofía Ciudad de las Pozas y Sergio García-Valle Pérez
Contacto: seccionrcs@icam.es

Comité asesor:

• Milagros Sanz
• Esther Monterroso
• Mariano Medina
• José Antonio Badillo
• Paulino Fajardo
• José Manuel Villar
• José María Pimentel
• José Garzón
• Álvaro Tai Tai
• Fernando Fanego
• Carlos Pomares
• Alberto Muñoz Villareal
• Manuel Castellanos Picirilli

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robotica

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual and Augmented Reality Section

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This new Section seeks to contribute to the search for solutions to legal problems arising from the generalisation and application of robotics and artificial intelligence in the daily lives of people. From a multidisciplinary, objective, practical and rigorous point of view, the objective is to offer a space for collective reflection and specialised training to lawyers who are going to develop their work in a completely new environment. The Section also aims to become a point of contact between legal professionals and citizens who will be involved in the use of disruptive technologies.

Presidente: Santiago Mediano
Contacto: robotica@icam.es

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tic

ICT Section

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The aim of the Section will be to address all the legal issues that arise in the field of new technologies, bringing together the best professionals in the field, and becoming a meeting point for all members to generate information, opinion and debate. The Section also aims to become a working space for lawyers who wish to contribute to and receive training in this discipline, bringing it closer to other sections of the ICAM and connecting it with the media and other professional and industrial sectors through events and initiatives with diverse content.

Presidente: Alejandro Touriño
Contacto:  tic@icam.es

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union

European Union and International Law Section

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The purpose of this section is to familiarise the members of the Bar Association with the European legal system, which today governs many economic and social areas and where the success of EU citizens’ legal claims is increasingly based. It also aims to bring the Madrid lawyer closer to the daily practice of the European institutions, in particular before the European Court of Justice, by examining the most recurrent and current issues in the European field Special attention will also be given to other aspects of international legal practice that are of interest to the Bar Association and its members.

Copresidencia: Sandra María Gandara Gutierrez y Juan Ignacio Signes de Mesa
Contacto: ueinternacional@icam.es

Comité asesor:

• Pedro A. de Miguel Asensio
• Sonsoles Centeno Huertas
• Cani Fernández
• Paloma Martínez-Lage Sobredo
• Martín Martínez Navarro
• Álvaro Pascual

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urbanismo

Urban Planning Section

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The purpose is to promote an environment of participation and discussion on legislation, doctrine, jurisprudence and practice concerning urban law and urban planning in general for lawyers who have their main activity in this field. It also seeks to be an active factor in the legislative field, leading the legislative initiative itself or advising on the legislative processes in matters related to the Section. It will be a source of research projects in close link with the Company and Institutions, trying to improve the competitiveness, and creating bridges between University and Bar Association. The Section will also serve as a source of advice for citizens on urban planning issues.

Copresidencia: Francisco José Alegría Martinez-Pinillos y Esther Mocholi Ferrándiz
Contacto:  urbanismo@icam.es

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constitucional

Constitutional and Parliamentary Law Section

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If the basis of the entire legal system is found in the Constitution, it is essential for any lawyer to know not only its precepts but also its scope and content according to the interpretation of jurisprudence, essentially that of the Constitutional Court which is binding on all judges and magistrates, but also that of the Courts of Justice.

The Constitution itself has provided mechanisms for its defence against any violation, mechanisms that are integrated into the procedures of constitutional litigation. Among these, it is the remedy of amparo, whose channels have been narrowed down as a result of the additional requirement to justify the special constitutional significance.  The reconsideration of this very important institute will certainly has to be considered.

Parliamentary procedures and, above all, those framing the drafting and approval of laws, are also important for lawyers, not only to know the will of the legislator but also to evaluate the consequences of possible defects, including those procedures related to the parliamentary control of the Government, in addition to the investiture of its President.

Informative and training actions through the Madrid Bar Association on these parliamentary matters are necessary for the best political and democratic training, not only for lawyers but also for society.

Co-presidencia: Joaquín García-Romanillos y Enrique Arnaldo
Contacto: constitucionalyparlamentario@icam.es

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esports

Sports, Recreation and Public Entertainment

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The purpose of the “Sports, Recreation and Public Entertainment” Section is to create a common working space to contribute to the advancement and professionalisation of the sector. Its presidents want to bring together the best specialists and professionals who want to contribute to the advancement of this sector that encompasses so many branches of law, thus structuring a network of collaboration between different sections of the ICAM and the main market operators. Thus, it will be able to propose legislative initiatives and drafting protocols to adapt our regulatory system to the new ways of operating in the sectors of electronic sports, recreational activities and public entertainment, generating sufficient legal security to guarantee an avant-garde and reliable regulatory framework.

Copresidencia: Marlen Estévez Sanz y José Ignacio Saldarriaga Alonso
Contacto:  esports@icam.es

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adr

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section

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The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Section was created with the aim of involving lawyers in Madrid and its surroundings in a different vision of conflict management in all areas: conciliation, mediation and arbitration, mainly, though considering also other ways of managing conflict escalation and understanding.

We are going to respond to the concerns and needs of these lawyers to increase their professional training, both nationally and internationally, which will allow them to improve their labour insertion in an increasingly competitive environment and in need of updated professionals who are, ultimately, an active part of civil society committed to their now globalised territory. 

Copresidencia: Nazareth Romero Sánchez-Miguel, Helena Soleto Muñoz y Pedro Claros Alegría
Contacto: seccionadr@icam.es

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