Esperanza López

Throughout her career, Esperanza has led regulatory compliance projects regarding personal data, advising on artificial intelligence, biometrics, big data, cookies, adtech, information security, and complex data exchange agreements. She has served as an external Data Protection Officer for numerous companies and has participated in sanctioning procedures before control authorities, both national and European.

Her experience includes advising on the valuation of intangibles, commercial operations, due diligence, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and privacy in the workplace. She has also managed audits for public and private entities in compliance with current data protection and information security regulations.

She balances her professional activity with teaching at universities and business schools in Spain and Ibero-America. She is the author of numerous publications, a regular collaborator in media outlets, and an active participant in mentoring initiatives, pro bono work, and the promotion of female leadership.

Highlighted Experience

• AENA: legal advice on the deployment of facial recognition systems at airports
• LaLiga: leadership in data protection and information security audits
• Club Atlético de Madrid: advice on privacy and support to the data protection office
• ACS: support to the management committee on privacy and information security policies
• Vueling: advice to the DPO on the assessment of new systems and sector compliance
• Hawkers: legal leadership in international expansion and new business lines
• UAX: external DPO, participation in the Ethics Committee and internal teaching
• MediaMarkt: defense before the AEPD and support in AI and technology law
• Ecoembes: ongoing advice to the legal department on privacy and corporate segregation

Other Professional Activities

• Professor at Carlos III University of Madrid, Nebrija University, San Francisco de Quito University, Barreira Arte+Diseño, Camilo José Cela University
• Regular collaborator in media outlets
• Speaker at corporate and legal events organized by ECIJA
• Active member of the Spanish Association of Entertainment Law (DENAE)
• Participation in ECIJA by Women and the IBA Women’s Day – Spanish Chapter (2024)
• Mentor in the Law School Mentoring Program at the Instituto de Empresa (IE)
• Participation in legal volunteer actions promoted by ECIJA

Published Works

• Fashion Law, chapters of Practical Guide in Law of New Technologies (Ed. El Dret, 2020–2025)
• Smart Clothes and Their Legal Regulation, Yearbook of Law of New Technologies (Tirant lo Blanch, 2021)
• Technological Innovations and Fashion, in Treatise on Fashion (Tirant lo Blanch, 2021)
• APIs, Databases, and Video Games, in Law of Video Games (Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2021 and 2023)
• Facial Recognition, Yearbook of Law of New Technologies (Tirant lo Blanch, 2022)
• Guide to Fashion Law and Fashion Law, Association of Experts in Fashion Law (2020)

Recognitions

• Recognized by Legal 500 as a Other Key Lawyers in the area of Data Privacy and Data Protection (Tier 1)

Admission

• Member of the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid (2013)
• Certified Data Protection Officer by CERPER (ID: ES2313159)
• Internal auditor in information security (ISO 27001)
• External expert in money laundering prevention, registered with SEPBLAC (ID: 10502-2016).

Academic Training

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, University of Santiago de Compostela (2007–2012)
• Master's Degree in Telecommunications Law, Carlos III University of Madrid (2012–2013)
• Advanced Course in Intellectual Property, CEF (2013)
• Advanced Course in Digital Law, IAB Spain (2015)