Chairman and Founding Partner
Madrid
smediano@santiagomediano.com

Santiago Mediano

Santiago Mediano

Santiago Mediano is the firm’s Chairman and Founding Partner. He is an expert solicitor in Intellectual Property and Competition Law, and a leading figure in these fields both nationally and internationally.

He has extensive experience in intellectual property, industrial property and entertainment litigation, acting before all jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. He has participated in complex transactions involving intangible assets, advising large multinational companies in the audiovisual, music and technology sectors, as well as national and international business associations.

He is currently the Director General of the National Association of Video Distributors and Importers (ADIVAN) and has contributed to the drafting of relevant regulations on intellectual property and audiovisual law.

He is a regular speaker at international conferences and has taught civil law and intellectual property for more than two decades. He chairs the Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Section of the Madrid Bar Association, as well as the Lawbotics association. He is a member of the firm’s US and UK Desks and works closely with the Lisbon office.

He is a member of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, ALADDA and DENAE, among other legal and cultural entities.

AREAS OF PRACTICE
  • Intellectual Property
  • Industrial Property
SECTORS
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Robotics & AI
SPECIALIZATIONS
  • Resolução de conflitos
  • Direito da Concorrência
  • Enforcement
LANGUAGES
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
Education
  • Master’s Degree in Law Firm Management and Administration from ISDE
  • Research proficiency in Civil Law from the Complutense University of Madrid
  • Expert Degree in Competition Law from the Institute of Stock Market Studies
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Autonomous University of Madrid
  • Master’s Degree in Poetic Creation from the Billar de Letras Centre
Experience
  • Chairman and founding partner of Santiago Mediano | 2003-present
  • Managing partner of the IP&IT department at Albiñana & Suarez de Lezo | 2000-2003
  • Associate at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey | 1998-2000
  • Associate at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo | 1996-1998
  • In-house counsel at Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) | 1994-1996
Teaching
  • Lecturer and contributor to courses, conferences and master’s degrees in intellectual property at the Complutense, Autonomous and Carlos III Universities of Madrid and at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
  • Regular speaker at professional associations and organisations
Awards
  • Recommended by Chambers & Partners in copyright (since 2003)
  • European Legal Experts in Intellectual Property (since 2003)
  • Legal 500 (2003 to 2006), being ‘highly recommended’ in 2007
  • Nominated in the Best Lawyers directory since 2013
  • Nominated one of the 100 best lawyers in Spain by Emérita Legal
Professional affiliations
  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association
  • Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation
  • ALADDA (Literary and Artistic Association for the Defence of Authors)
  • Spanish-French Dialogue Association
  • French Chamber of Commerce
  • British Chamber of Commerce
  • Lawbotics
  • Friends of the Prado. Honorary member.
  • Friends of the Royal Theatre. Collaborator.
  • Friends of the Royal Botanical Gardens. Member.
  • Circle of Fine Arts. Member.
  • Royal Casino of Madrid. Member.