Rafael Ripoll Navarro - Soluciones legales, fiscales y financieras para empresas

Rafael Ripoll Navarro

Of Counsel

+34 963 527 546

rafael.ripoll@es.Andersen.com

Areas

French Desk

Brazilian Desk

Patronage and Foundations

Defense & Aerospace

Competition and EU law

Agrifood

Office

Valencia

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Rafael Ripoll is an Of Counsel at Andersen in the Valencia office.

Previously, he worked at Olleros Abogados as Of Counsel and he was Regional Secretary for Relations with the State and the European Union of the Valencian Government as well as responsible of the International Development Cooperation department. Furthermore, he was alternate member of the EU’s Committee of the Regions and Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Health Care.

Rafael Ripoll had also been a member of the Board of Directors of the conference of peripheral and maritime regions of Europe (CRPM), the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and the Political Bureau of the Assembly of European Regions (AER).

Rafael Ripoll specializes in European Union law and he has been a lawyer and consultant at the pan-European corporation ‘Euro gestores’ as well as responsible for the legal and business department at the Representative Office from Comunidad Valenciana in Brussels, where he has provided legal and economic advice to companies on business opportunities in the EU single market as well as the defense of their interests to European institutions. Rafael Ripoll has also published a number of academic articles and research. He is currently director at the Institute for European Studies of the Universidad Católica de Valencia and lecturer in European law at the same university.

Education

Degree in Law, Universidad de Sevilla.
Specialist degree in European Union, Economic area. Universidad de Alcalá de Henares.
Master's degree in Internacional Relations, Université libre de Bruxelles; Leaderships and Government Programme, Universidad de Navarra, IESE.

Academia and business

Honorary Consul Honorario de Suecia en Valencia y Castellón.
Lecturer in EU's external action of the Master's degree in International Relations, Universidad de Valencia.
Lecturer in EU Policy, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, UNIR.
Lecturer in Competition Law, in EU's Institutions and in European Integration, Universidad Católica de Valencia.
Director at the Institute for European Studies, Universidad Católica de Valencia Member of the Europe Team of the European Commission.
Member of VIA-Circulo Jefferson, International Visitors Leadership Program, USA.
Member of the Alumni Association of the Belgium Universities, Aseabel.
Member of the Valencian Committee for European Affairs.

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English
French

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Related publications

The agri-food sector should be considered as a strategic sector in the regulatory field 06/06/2022 Agrifood Andersen analyses the main challenges facing the agri-food sector in Spain and the European Union in a colloquium with the Director of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain, María Ángeles Benítez READ MORE >>

The new Common Agricultural Policy and the Strategic Plans: new keys to accessing support 23/09/2021 Agrifood Against the backdrop of the new CAP, Andersen has organised the webinar "2023-2027CAP Agreement: new rules and developments in agricultural policy and its application in Spain", a meeting with Gregorio Dávila to understand the new developments in this area READ MORE >>

Understanding the new scenario of EU-UK relations: keys to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement 23/06/2021 The webinar "New relationship between the EU and the UK: Trade and Cooperation Agreement" organised by Andersen in Spain was attended by Antonio Fernández-Martos, as well as experts from the firm, to discuss the new situation in terms of trade and cooperation between the two countries READ MORE >>

Next Generation EU Funds: the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism as a key tool for Member States’ economic recovery and transformation 15/03/2021 Competition and EU law, Public and Regulatory Andersen held a webinar with representatives of the European Commission and the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union to analyse the state of play of the implementation process of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism. READ MORE >>

The Green Deal as a way to support European companies to become world leaders in clean products and technologies 04/02/2021 Competition and EU law Turning the EU's economy sustainable can only happen if we turn climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all READ MORE >>

The agri-food sector faces new innovation and sustainability challenges in accessing CAP funds 22/12/2020 Agrifood Andersen organised a webinar with European Commission agriculture representatives to discuss the CAP reform READ MORE >>

Customs, EORI and Temporary Storage Authorizations Given by the Customs Authorities in Great Britain will no Longer be Valid 24/11/2020 Tax • UK content will become non-originating in the EU and also in EU partner countries • In most of the EU member states, UK established companies will be obliged to appoint a fiscal representative READ MORE >>

Andersen launches a group specialising in European Funds 13/10/2020 The multidisciplinary team, led by Arancha Bengoechea, incorporates professionals specialised in Public Law, European Law and Tax, among others, and will analyze opportunities to help companies obtain grants from the European Recovery Fund approved by the European Commission and named Next Generation EU (NGEU) READ MORE >>

Best Lawyers 2020 recognizes 54 Andersen Tax & Legal professionals among the best lawyers in Spain 10/12/2019 In this edition, Andersen Tax & Legal in Spain has 54 outstanding professionals with a total of 81 distinctions, among them, Maria Olleros, Tax area partner, who has been recognized as 'Lawyer of the Year' in Venture Capital READ MORE >>

The European Union must influence competition rules in the agricultural sector in order to compete on an equal footing with third countries. 14/06/2019 Agrifood Conference on CAP Reform:New Challenges for Competitiveness in the Agricultural Sector READ MORE >>

The agricultural sector is concerned about the reduction in the CAP budget in the face of Brexit 25/02/2019 Competition and EU law, Agrifood Conference on the Reform of the CAP and the new challenges for the agricultural sector organised by Andersen Tax & Legal and Caja Rural del Sur, together with Cooperatives Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía and Asaja Sevilla. READ MORE >>

New ways of consumption make it necessary to create a standard to protect consumers and small businesses in the EU 14/02/2019 Competition and EU law Francisco Fonseca, head of the European Commission Representation in Spain, participates in the conference on consumer law organised by Anderesen Tax & Legal READ MORE >>

Best Lawyers selects 27 lawyers of Andersen Tax & Legal among the most outstanding in Spain 28/11/2018 The prestigious American publication Best Lawyers has selected 27 Andersen Tax & Legal professionals as the most outstanding in Spain with a total of 44 distinctions in the ranking it prepares annually READ MORE >>

Andersen Tax & Legal participates in a workshop at European Commission 17/10/2018 Competition and EU law A total of 11 European representatives lead the private meetings with professionals of the firm coming from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland and Spain READ MORE >>

Environmental challenges create opportunities for business and cities 05/10/2018 Competition and EU law, Urban planning Rafael Ripoll participates in the conference "The impact of the environment on business and the city" organized by Cesur in Seville READ MORE >>

The GDPR represents a change in companies towards a risk management model based on proactive responsibility 20/06/2018 Technology and Telecommunications Andersen Tax & Legal holds a conference on European data protection legislation in Seville READ MORE >>

Points to apply and control to comply with data protection 25/05/2018 The new European framework, in force from the 25th of May, gives users more rights and control and requires companies to be proactive in their treatment. Penalties for non-compliance can reach 20 million euros or 4 percent of annual turnover READ MORE >>

European Data Protection Regulation gives users new rights and puts more responsibility on businesses 16/05/2018 Technology and Telecommunications Conference on the imminent application of the RGPD with the Foundation for Stock Market and Financial Studies READ MORE >>

Best Lawyers recognizes 27 lawyers of Andersen Tax & Legal among the most outstanding in Spain 12/12/2017

The prestigious American publication Best Lawyers has selected 27 Andersen Tax & Legal professionals as the most outstanding in Spain with a total of 45 distinctions in the ranking it prepares annually.