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Socios de DWF-RCD

IgnasiCostas

Socio codirector. Responsable del Área de Innovación y Emprendimiento

  • I think that he has a very strong position in matters related to a start-up. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 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
  • He is one of the most brilliant minds I've ever met. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2020
  • He has the mindset of an entrepreneur. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2020
  • There is an ecosystem around him. Chambers and Partners, Fintech 2020

Experiencia

Ignasi fue uno de los miembros fundadores de RCD, siendo ahora socio codirector de DWF-RCD. También es el socio responsable de Relaciones Internacionales y del Área de Innovación y Emprendimiento, que engloba las prácticas de iniciativa emprendedora, venture capital, corporate venturing y spin-offs académicas.

Cuenta con amplia e intensa experiencia en asesoramiento legal a emprendedores e inversores en procesos de negociación y alianzas estratégicas. También ha colaborado con diferentes entidades públicas de investigación y en la creación de empresas basadas en el conocimiento (spin-offs).


OTRA INFORMACIÓN DE INTERÉS

  • Miembro del Consejo del Center on the Legal Profession de la Universidad de Harvard
  • Antiguo CodeX Fellow en la Universidad de Stanford
  • Visiting Scholar en la Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Columbia
  • Miembro del Comité de Derecho Sanitario y de Ciencias de la Vida de la International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Co-chair del Comité Internacional de Private Equity de la American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Miembro del Consejo de Administración de diferentes empresas de carácter tecnológico
  • Miembro del Consejo Académico de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
  • Designado árbitro por el Tribunal Arbitral de Barcelona (TAB)
  • Autor de diferentes artículos académicos relacionados con sus áreas de práctica y conocimiento
  • Ponente habitual de universidades de todo el país

Formación

  • Licenciado en Derecho, Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
  • Máster en Derecho (LLM), Universidad de California, Davis
  • Analista financiero (CEFA), Instituto de Estudios Financieros (IEF)
  • Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (DEA) en Derecho Financiero, Universidad de Barcelona (UB)
  • Estudios de posgrado en UC Berkeley, UCLA y Harvard

Premios y reconocimientos

2023
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 Funds
      • Privacy & Data Protection Law
      • Private Equity Law
      • Venture Capital Law

        • 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

                    • 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

                              • 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

                                              • 2019
                                              EXPANSIÓN 2019
                                            • Seleccionado como uno de los 10 mejores abogados de España

                                              • 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