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María Zarzalejos García
Senior Associate
María Zarzalejos García is a Senior Associate at Andersen in the Corporate Department of the Madrid office.
Previously, she worked at Olleros Abogados.
Maria specializes in Data Protection, Digital Business and IT compliance matters. She provides advice on commercial and regulatory aspects, including the preparation and negotiation of contracts, advice on the protection of personal data and privacy including defense in proceedings before the Spanish Data Protection Agency, mergers and acquisitions with technological components, consumer law and e-commerce.
During her professional career, María has served both domestic and international companies as well as associations, public entities and holdings, acting in numerous relevant sectors (pharma and medical devices, insurance companies, financial services, infrastructure and public works, telecommunications, energy, investment and research projects, transport, retail, amongst others).
Education
- Degree in Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
- Master's degree for the BAR access, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
- Master's degree in Data Protection, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
Academia and business
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Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).
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Spanish Professional Association of Privacy (APEP).
Languages
- Spanish
- English
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Publications
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Andersen advises Emperador Inc. on secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Guillermo Yuste, Partner in charge of Banking & Finance, together with Associates María Zarzalejos, Mayo Torres and Cintia García, were responsible for advising Andersen.Learn more -
Start of the 5th Course for Compliance Officers in the pharmaceutical industry
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Moncloa's 'covid passport' does not guarantee the avoidance of contagion and raises legal doubts
María Zarzalejos analyzes the proposed implementation of a European vaccination certificate and explains the requirements to comply with the Data Protection Law.Learn more -
Legal guide for companies to transfer data to the US safely
Isabel Martínez and María Zarzalejos present in Cinco Días a legal guide for companies to transfer data to the U.S. safely after the European Union Court of Justice ruling that invalidated the Privacy Shield, an agreement between the U.S. and the EU to regulate data transfers between both territoriesLearn more -
Data protection and new technologies
María Zarzalejos collaborates in the Working Group on Data Protection and New Technologies of the Spanish Association of Compliance in the publication on innovative technologies applied to ComplianceLearn more -
The IV Compliance Officers in the pharmaceutical industry Course begins
The fourth edition of the course "Compliance officers in the pharmaceutical industry and related", organized by Farmaforum Formación and Andersen Tax & Legal will be held over nine days until 22 November in the auditorium of Andersen Tax & Legal MadridLearn more -
Keys to the new data protection law: from political spam to the figure of the DPO
Isabel Martínez Moriel and María García Zarzalejos analyse the keys to the new LOPDGDD in an article published by Cinco DíasLearn more -
The GDPR represents a change in companies towards a risk management model based on proactive responsibility
Andersen Tax & Legal holds a conference on European data protection legislation in SevilleLearn more -
Points to apply and control to comply with data protection
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 turnoverLearn more -
European Data Protection Regulation gives users new rights and puts more responsibility on businesses
Conference on the imminent application of the RGPD with the Foundation for Stock Market and Financial StudiesLearn more -
Is your company prepared for the GDPR?
Learn moreThe new GDPR comes into force on the 25th of May 2018
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