Natalia’s appointment gives a strong strategic boost to this department, led by partner César Herrero.
Natalia López Condado has an extensive professional background of almost 25 years of experience in the legal sector. She has extensive experience in Regulatory issues affecting the Private Banking sector in Spain (business models to be implemented in Spain by Spanish and foreign financial institutions, authorisation processes before the Bank of Spain and CNMV, MiFID II policies, product marketing, personalised recommendations, discretionary portfolio management, rules of conduct) and the Asset Management sector (ELTIF, UCITS, AIFMD, PRIIPs, Cross-Border Fund Distribution Directive, incorporation of investment funds, master-feeder structures, fund pre-marketing). She also has experience in anti-money laundering.
Natalia started her professional career at Clifford Chance, where she spent more than 20 years. She holds a Law degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, a PhD from Georgetown University and an LL.M. from the University of Chicago.
In the words of César Herrero, partner head of the Finance, Restructuring and Projects department at DLA Piper: “Natalia’s incorporation to lead the Financial Services and Investment Management and Funds area will allow us to strengthen our practice, an area of great strategic interest for a multidisciplinary firm such as DLA Piper. It is a great pleasure to add to our team a professional who enjoys such high recognition and reputation as Natalia has in the market”.
