Specialised in Information Technology Law since 1992, Carlos Pérez has more than 30 years of experience advising public and private entities, both nationally and internationally, in the various areas of his speciality.
Its aim has always been to ensure that the law and the law are never an obstacle for its clients, but rather an effective and practical tool for the achievement of their objectives, while ensuring the proper fulfilment of their obligations.
Over the years, he has taken a special interest in intellectual property, technology procurement and data protection matters. In addition, he has extensive experience in different technology sectors such as e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, non-governmental organisations and private non-profit foundations. He also has extensive experience advising insurance companies, retailers and public administrations.
His outstanding knowledge has enabled him to participate in various legislative initiatives in Spain in the field of intellectual property and data protection, advising on the drafting of the Software Legal Protection Act (1993), the Criminal Code (computer crimes - 1995), the Bills for the incorporation of the Copyright and Enforcement Directives (2002 - 2006); and the drafts of the Organic Law on Data Protection of 1998 and 1999. Similarly, its collaboration and assistance in the drafting of the Law on Information Society Services (2000 - 2002) and the regulations for the development of the LOPD (2005 - 2007), exemplify its extensive work and efforts to improve and develop security mechanisms.
He has authored numerous articles, including the Qualified Law on Personal Data Protection of the Principality of Andorra (2003 - 2004) and is currently collaborating with the Government of Andorra in the drafting of its Electronic Signature Law.
On the other hand, he has developed his functions as advisor and lawyer responsible for the legal affairs and legal actions for Spain of BSA - The Software Alliance, since 1992, which has allowed him to accumulate extensive procedural and extra-procedural experience in the prosecution of infringements against the intellectual property of software. In addition to participating in lobbying actions with the Spanish Government and regional and local governments in the defence of the intellectual property rights of companies in the business software sector, collaborating in legislative initiatives in the field of software intellectual property.
He has also given training courses to the Guardia Civil and the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía on software intellectual property, software piracy and on techniques for the prosecution of software piracy; he has also been in charge of advising one of the first banks in Spain on the drafting of its Binding Corporate Rules in the field of its international data transfers through its multinational group structure.
He has been a speaker at more than 200 conferences given at universities, bar associations, business associations and forums on Information Technology. He currently works as an associate lecturer in Masters, postgraduate and specialisation courses in the field of his area of practice, both for ESADE business schools (from 2004 to the present), ISDE (from 2015 to the present), and for the Bar Association (from 2014 to the present), the University of Barcelona - IL3 (from 2013 to 2016) and the University of Alicante - Magister Lucentinus (from 1994 to 1996 and 2017 to the present).
