Profile
Virginia Grande joined Pérez-Llorca in 1995 as a lawyer in the Litigation and Arbitration practice, where she remained until 2003. From 2004-2014, she worked as a lawyer in the Portuguese law firm Coelho Ribeiro e Associados, where she became a partner in 2005, working in the Lisbon office of the firm until 2010, and founding the Madrid office of the firm in 2011. In 2014, she rejoined Pérez-Llorca to lead the firm’s in-house legal department and provide support to its Senior Partner. During her time in Lisbon, she also contributed to the creation of the Portuguese Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (“CEA”), and acted as its Secretary.
Studies:
- 2000 Doctorate courses in Procedural Law (obtaining a research proficiency certificate in her doctoral thesis project), Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 1995 Master’s Degree in Legal Practice, School of Legal Practice of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 1994 Diploma in European Community Law, Universidad San Pablo CEU
- 1994 Degree in Law, Universidad San Pablo CEU
She speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and some English.
Experience
Litigation
When Virginia first joined Pérez-Llorca, she advised on arbitration and numerous contentious-administrative, civil and commercial disputes concerning energy, engineering, construction, sales and purchases, real estate, banking litigation, directors’ liability, challenges to corporate agreements, breaches of contract, town planning, debt recovery, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, etc.
Commercial
During her time at the Portuguese law firm, she advised on Spanish and Portuguese commercial and corporate law in the context of different transactions, for various clients, especially Spanish companies with a presence or interests in Portugal, or Portuguese companies with a presence or interests in Spain.
In-house Legal Counsel
As part of Pérez-Llorca’s in-house legal team, Virginia advises the firm on a wide range of areas, such as contracting, insurance, banking, commercial, regulatory and recovery, and also carries out various compliance tasks, relating to matters such as the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, data protection, criminal risk prevention, etc.
Professional organisations
1996-2022 The Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)
2005-2011 Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal
Academic collaborations
Virginia has teaching experience and has participated in conferences and given classes: (i) Course on procedural law for the Madrid Bar Association, (ii) Course on urban leases and lease proceedings for Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, (iii) Conference for the Ordem dos Advogados de Portugal on Spanish commercial companies and (iv) Conference on the practice of law for the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Portugal.
