Carolina Pina is a partner in the Intellectual Property Department and co-head of the Telecommunications & Media practice area at Garrigues, where she has pursued her professional career following her time at several law firms in London, where she specialized in intellectual property. Carolina is also a renowned expert in image and media rights-related issues.

Carolina is a regular speaker at national and international seminars and conferences, including most notably the New York Bar Annual Conference on Image Rights and the International Trade Mark Association Annual Meeting on Ambush Marketing in San Diego. She is also a member of the editorial board of Revista Aranzadi de Derecho de Deporte y Entretenimiento.

She teaches on the Centro de Estudios Garrigues Master’s Degree in Sports Law, on the Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property at Alicante and on the Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Carolina also collaborates with other institutions such as the Spanish Professional Football League, the Spanish Digital Economy Association (ADIGITAL), and is a member of the Foundation for Research in Law and Business (FIDE).

DIRECTORIES:

Legal 500. 2018

Leading Lawyer. Intellectual Property:

• Copyright
• Patents
• Trademarks

Chambers Global 2017

Spain, Intellectual Property: Copyrights

Band 1

“An incredibly accessible lawyer who is easy to talk to and to negotiate with," and a client states: "She has been consistently impressive since I first started working with her."

Spain, Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks

Band 2

Chambers Europe 2016

Spain, Intellectual Property: Copyrights

Band 2

"Knowledge of everything related to our sector and her quick responses."

Spain, Intellectual Property: Patents & Trade Marks

Band 2

Spain, Sport

Band 2

“She is incredible in intellectual property.” She advised FIFA on the enforcement of its trade marks in Spain and across Europe.

Spain, TMT: Information Technology

Band 4

"Is a good communicator."

Best Lawyers 2017 ranked in:

• IP
• Media Law
• Sports Law
• Entertainment Law

Managing Intellectual Property 2017 – IP Stars

Trade mark star - Spain

World Trademark Review 2016

Silver Band

Individuals: enforcement and litigation

Degree in Law from Universidad de Alicante, Master’s Degree in International and Comparative Law from City of London Polytechnic and postgraduate studies in Public Affairs Management from ICADE.

She is a member of the Madrid Bar Association, an Industrial Property Agent, a Partly Qualified Trade Mark Agent in the UK and an Arbitrator at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).