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Socis d'RCD

IgnasiCostas

Soci co-director. Responsable de l'Àrea d'Innovació i Emprenedoria

  • He is a top legal talent who is extremely smart, with great vision and delivery. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2024
  • His expertise goes beyond what we could have asked for. We are very grateful to have him as our lawyer. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2024
  • I think that he has a very strong position in matters related to a start-up. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2023
  • His commitment has always been exemplary. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2023
  • Commercial vision and solution-oriented approach. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2022
  • Extremely bright lawyer. Chambers and Partners, Life Sciences 2022
  • An extremely bright lawyer and a keen supporter of innovation. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2022
  • He makes everything easy and quick. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2021
  • His fast pace of working is really appreciated. Chambers and Partners, Private Equity: Venture Capital 2021
  • Something more than a lawyer - he puts himself in your shoes and understands your position. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2021

Experiència

L’Ignasi va ser un dels membres fundadors i ara és soci co-director d'RCD. També és el soci responsable de Relacions Internacionals i de l'Àrea d'Innovació i Emprenedoria, que engloba les pràctiques d'iniciativa emprenedora, venture capital, corporate venturing i spin-offs acadèmiques.

Compta amb una llarga i intensa experiència en l'assessorament legal a emprenedors i inversors en processos de negociació i aliances estratègiques. També ha col·laborat amb diferents entitats públiques de recerca i en la creació d'empreses basades en el coneixement spin-offs).


ALTRA INFORMACIÓ D’INTERÈS

  • Membre del Consell del Center on the Legal Profession de la Universitat de Harvard
  • Antic CodeX Fellow a la Universitat d’Stanford
  • Visiting Scholar a la Facultat de Dret, Universitat de Columbia
  • Membre del Comitè de Dret Sanitari i de Ciències de la Vida de la International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Co-chair del Comitè Internacional de Private Equity de l'American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Membre del Consell d’Administració de diferents organismes de caràcter tecnològic
  • Membre del Consell Acadèmic de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
  • Designat àrbitre pel Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona (TAB)
  • Autor de diferents articles acadèmics relacionats amb les seves àrees de pràctica i coneixement
  • Ponent habitual d’universitats a tot el país

Formació

  • Llicenciat en Dret, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
  • Màster en Dret (LLM), Universitat de Califòrnia, Davis
  • Analista financer (CEFA), Institut d'Estudis Financers (IEF)
  • Diploma d'Estudis Avançats (DEA) en Dret Financer, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
  • Estudis de postgrau a UC Berkeley, a UCLA i a Harvard

Premis i reconeixements

2024
LEGAL 500

  • Commercial, corporate and M&A
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Private Equity
  • Public Law - Leading individual
  • TMT

    • CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2024
    • Life Sciences: Regulatory
    • Private Equity: Venture Capital

      • CHAMBERS FINTECH
      • FinTech Legal

        • LEADERS LEAGUE
        • Private Equity - Advisory

          • BEST LAWYERS
          • Administrative Law
          • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
          • Corporate and M&A Law
          • FinTech Practice
          • Health Care Law
          • Information Technology Law
          • Intellectual Property Law Investment
          • Investment Funds
          • Privacy & Data Protection Law
          • Private Equity Law
          • Venture Capital Law

            • IAM PATENT
            • Patent Transactions

              • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
              • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                • Life Sciences: Transactional

                  • 2023
                  CHAMBERS FINTECH
                  • FinTech Legal

                    • CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2023
                    • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                    • Private Equity: Venture Capital

                      • LEGAL 500
                      • Commercial, corporate and M&A
                      • Healthcare & Life Sciences
                      • Private Equity
                      • Public Law - Leading individual
                      • TMT

                        • LEADERS LEAGUE
                        • Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech: Life Sciences
                        • Innovation, Technology & Telecom: Data Protection
                        • Innovation, Technology & Telecom: Technology
                          • Intellectual Property: Copyright & Design Law, Trademark Litigation and Patent Litigation
                          • Private Equity – Advisory

                            • BEST LAWYERS
                            • Administrative Law
                            • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
                            • Corporate and M&A Law
                            • FinTech Practice
                            • Health Care Law
                            • Information Technology Law
                            • Intellectual Property Law
                            • Investment Funds
                            • Privacy & Data Protection Law
                            • Private Equity Law
                            • Venture Capital Law

                              • IAM PATENT
                              • Patent Transactions

                                • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
                                • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                  • Life Sciences: Transactional

                                    • 2022
                                    CHAMBERS FINTECH
                                    • FinTech Legal

                                      • CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2022
                                      • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                      • Private Equity: Venture Capital

                                        • LEGAL 500
                                        • Leading Individual: Public Law

                                          • LEADERS LEAGUE
                                          • Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech: Life Sciences
                                          • Innovation, Technology & Telecom: Data Protection
                                          • Innovation, Technology & Telecom: Technology
                                            • Intellectual Property: Copyright & Design Law, Trademark Litigation and Patent Litigation
                                            • Private Equity – Advisory

                                              • BEST LAWYERS
                                              • Venture Capital
                                              • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
                                              • Investment Funds
                                              • Corporate and M&A
                                              • Information Technology Law
                                              • Private Equity
                                              • FinTech Practice
                                              • Intellectual Property Law
                                              • Privacy & Data Protection Law

                                                • IAM PATENT
                                                • Patent Transactions

                                                  • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
                                                  • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                                    • Life Sciences: Transactional

                                                      • 2021
                                                      CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2021
                                                      • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                                      • Private Equity: Venture Capital

                                                        • CHAMBERS FINTECH
                                                        • FinTech Legal

                                                          • LEADERS LEAGUE
                                                          • Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
                                                          • Innovation, Technology & Telecom: Technology and Data Privacy & Cibersecurity
                                                            • Intellectual Property: Copyright & Design Law, Trademark Litigation and Patent Litigation
                                                            • Venture Capital
                                                            • Private Equity Transactions

                                                              • BEST LAWYERS
                                                              • Venture Capital
                                                              • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
                                                              • Investment Funds - Lawyer of the year
                                                              • Corporate and M&A
                                                              • Information Technology Law
                                                              • Private Equity
                                                              • FinTech Practice
                                                              • Intellectual Property Law
                                                              • Privacy & Data Protection Law

                                                                • IAM PATENT
                                                                • Patent Transactions

                                                                  • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
                                                                  • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                                                    • Life Sciences: Transactional

                                                                      • 2020
                                                                      CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2020
                                                                      • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                                                      • Private Equity: Venture Capital

                                                                        • CHAMBERS FINTECH
                                                                        • FinTech Legal

                                                                          • LEGAL 500
                                                                          • Commercial, corporate and M&A
                                                                          • Health & Life Sciences
                                                                          • Intellectual Property: Trademarks
                                                                          • Private Equity
                                                                          • Public
                                                                          • TMT

                                                                            • LEADERS LEAGUE
                                                                            • Health, Pharma & Biotechnology
                                                                            • Technologies, Internet & Telecommunications
                                                                            • Technologies, Internet & Telecommunications: Technology and Digital Services
                                                                            • Intellectual Property: Trademark Litigation, Trademark & Copyright, Patent Litigation

                                                                              • BEST LAWYERS
                                                                              • Venture Capital
                                                                              • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice - Abogado del Año
                                                                              • Investment Funds
                                                                              • Corporate and M&A
                                                                              • Information Technology Law
                                                                              • Private Equity
                                                                              • FinTech Practice
                                                                              • Intellectual Property Law

                                                                                • IAM PATENT
                                                                                • Patent Transactions

                                                                                  • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
                                                                                  • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                                                                    • Life Sciences: Transactional

                                                                                      • EXPANSIÓN 2019
                                                                                    • Seleccionat com un dels 10 millors advocats del país

                                                                                      • CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2019
                                                                                      • Life Sciences: Regulatory
                                                                                      • Private Equity: Venture Capital
                                                                                      • Public Law
                                                                                      • TMT: Information Technology

                                                                                        • LEGAL 500
                                                                                        • Commercial, corporate and M&A
                                                                                        • Health & Life Sciences
                                                                                        • Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright and Trademarks
                                                                                        • Private Equity
                                                                                        • Public
                                                                                        • TMT

                                                                                          • LEADERS LEAGUE
                                                                                          • Health, Pharma & Biotechnology
                                                                                          • Technologies, Internet & Telecommunications
                                                                                          • Intellectual Property: Trademark Litigation, Trademark & Copyright, Patent Litigation
                                                                                          • Venture Capital Transactions
                                                                                          • Private Equity

                                                                                            • BEST LAWYERS
                                                                                            • Venture Capital
                                                                                            • Biotechnology Law
                                                                                            • Investment Funds
                                                                                            • Corporate and M&A
                                                                                            • Information Technology Law
                                                                                            • Private Equity

                                                                                              • IAM PATENT
                                                                                              • Patent Transactions

                                                                                                • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
                                                                                                • Life Sciences: Regulatory

                                                                                                  • 2018
                                                                                                  CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EUROPE 2018
                                                                                                  • Life Sciences
                                                                                                  • Private Equity
                                                                                                  • Public Law
                                                                                                  • TMT

                                                                                                    • BEST LAWYERS
                                                                                                    • Venture Capital
                                                                                                    • Biotechnology Law
                                                                                                    • Corporate and M&A
                                                                                                    • Investment Funds

                                                                                                      • IAM PATENT
                                                                                                      • Patent Transactions

                                                                                                        • WHO’S WHO LEGAL
                                                                                                        • Life Sciences: Transactional; Regulatory