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 Miguel Recio
Associate

Miguel Recio

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Miguel Recio is an Associate of the TMC department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, specialising in personal data protection and e-commerce.

He possesses vast experience as a specialist lawyer in ICT and, most notably, in advising on the creation of data protection compliance programmes and policies, privacy policies, the alignment of purchasing processes to the applicable legislation and the requirements imposed on service providers under the Spanish Information Society Services Act. 

He carried out his PhD thesis on data protection officers and relevant questions for the development of their future legal status at Universidad CEU San Pablo under the supervision of José Luis Piñar Mañas (cum laude distinction).

He is an associate professor of the Law Faculty at Universidad CEU San Pablo, lecturing on ICT management, cybersecurity and ethical hacking. He is also a member of the group of lecturers for the International Master's Degree in Data Protection, Transparency and Access to Public Information.

Holds the certification ECPP-DPO Senior of the Spanish Privacy Association (APEP).

Relevant experience

Miguel advises leading national and internacional companies on a daily basis on data protection, privacy and techology matters, including the creation of data protection policies and the implementation of procedures aimed at developing compliance programmes, advice on the implementation to the GDPR and other local data protection regulations around the globe, including obtaining authorisation for international data transfers, defence in sanctioning proceedings before the Spanish Data Protection Agency, in-house training on personal data protection and cybersecurity and analysis on draft data protection regulations, among others.

Publications

  • He regularly collaborates with general and specialised media in his area of ​​practice, publishing on matters such as technology, e-commerce, data protection and privacy.

Memberships & Roles

  • Member (Second Vicepresident) of the Spanish Privacy Association (APEP).

Lectures list

  • Miguel has presented on personal data protection, cloud computing and cybersecurity at countless national and international conferences.

Education

  • Master´s Degree in Public Administration and Management, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain).
  • Doctor of Law with thesis entitled "Analysis of data protection officers and relevant questions for the development of their future legal status", Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid (Spain).
  • 2014 - Master's Degree in Data Protection, Transparency and Access to Public Information, Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid (Spain).
  • 2008 - LL.M. in Intellectual Property, George Washington University Law School, Washington (United States). 
  • 2000 - Graduate of Law, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid (Spain).