Michael Hawkins
About Michael Hawkins
Michael Hawkins is a lawyer based in Alicante, ES and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Spain™ since 2020. Michael Hawkins is recognized in the following practice area:
- Alicante, Spain
- Intellectual Property Law
Current Firm: Noerr
Location: Alicante, ES
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Durante mis más de 14 años de experiencia en PwC Tax & Legal Services he participado y liderado múltiples proyectos relacionados con la protección de datos y la privacidad, la contratación tecnológica, comercio electrónico, derecho audiovisual y publicidad, Telecomunicaciones e Internet, especializándome en el asesoramiento legal en materia de propiedad intelectual, derechos de imagen, gestión y explotación de activos i...
Socio responsable del Departamento técnico de Tax de PwC Tax & Legal Services y responsable del equipo de Procedimientos tributarios de la oficina de Barcelona. Licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona y licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Oberta de Catalunya. Curso de postgrado en Estudios Fiscales y Financieros, Universidad de Barcelona. Se incorporó a PwC Tax & Legal Services en 2001, procedente de l...
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Licenciatura en Derecho por la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Máster en Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas, Fundación Canaria Mapfre Guanarteme, Mención Especial. Formación en mediación civil, mercantil, y concursal. Formación como administradora concursal. EXPERIENCIA PROFESIONAL Desde el año 2006 forma parte del despacho Lagares Y Falcón, S.L.P., ejerciendo en distintas áreas, en especial, asesoramiento en m...
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