Osborne Clarke announced the addition of Ana Castedo as a partner to its team in Spain, a strategic move that significantly strengthens the firm’s intellectual property litigation practice and consolidates its position in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) and Life Sciences and Healthcare (LFS) sectors. This addition also reinforces the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution team in Spain and boosts Osborne Clarke’s European IP practice.
Jordi Casas, co-managing partner of Osborne Clarke in Spain, commented that “having Ana on our team will help us realize our ambitious future growth plans in Spain. It also validates our commitment in Spain to key sectors for the firm such as Technology, Media and Telecommunications, and Life Sciences and Healthcare. Furthermore, it strengthens our excellent existing litigation and dispute resolution team.”
In addition to adding value to the Spanish team, her integration will help boost the practice internationally. In the words of Arty Rajendra, Head of UK IP Disputes: “Ana’s arrival is very exciting. She is a renowned expert in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation, with a distinguished portfolio of experience and has handled high-profile international IP litigation. Her experience in complex multi-jurisdictional matters expands our European offering and will play a key role in the continued growth of our IP practice.”
Ana Castedo added, “I am very much looking forward to collaborating with my colleagues both in Spain and abroad and helping our clients overcome their most complex legal challenges. I am delighted to join a firm with a clear focus on sectors so important to my practice and that is also strongly committed to legaltech and innovation.”
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Ana Castedo has a recognized track record in patent and trademark litigation, copyright and unfair competition in various sectors, with particular relevance in TMT and LFS, acting in complex disputes, mostly of a multi-jurisdictional nature.
With over 25 years of experience, she has spent her entire career at leading national and international firms. She began her professional career at Uría Menéndez and in 2000 joined the IP litigation team at Clifford Chance in Barcelona. After a brief stint at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in February 2006 she joined Lovells’ newly opened Madrid office to establish the firm’s intellectual property litigation practice in Spain. She was promoted to partner there in May 2010.
Throughout her two decades at Lovells (now Hogan Lovells Cadwalader), Ana Castedo has built a renowned IP litigation practice in Spain, specializing in multi-jurisdictional patent litigation, as well as complex trademark, copyright and unfair competition litigation.
She holds a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Diploma in European Union Law from CEU San Pablo University. She is also a regular lecturer in subjects related to industrial and intellectual property. Actively committed to promoting diversity, she has served on the firm’s diversity and inclusion committees in Madrid and regularly participates in mentoring activities for female lawyers.
Awarded a scholarship by the Barrié de la Maza Foundation, she completed a Master’s degree in Trade Regulation: Intellectual Property & Information Technology at New York University School of Law (NYU) and has been recognized in leading international legal directories. These include Chambers Global & Europe, where she holds Band 1 in the Patents category and Managing IP-IP Star in Patents & Trademarks.
