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Francisco Javier García

Partner since 2025 ––– Barcelona
Member no. 36996 of the Barcelona Bar Association
FGP

Profile

Francisco Javier joined Uría Menéndez’s Barcelona office in 2011 and was appointed partner in 2025.

He assists Spanish and foreign companies on various regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, food, tobacco, Artificial Intelligence, e-commerce, IoT, software, cosmetics and fashion.

Francisco Javier advises on all areas of intellectual and industrial property, in particular, on commercial transactions that involve technological aspects, intellectual property and unfair competition litigation and consumer disputes.

He also has wide expertise in privacy-related matters, including proceedings before the Spanish Data Protection Authority and the Spanish High Court.

In the pharmaceutical field, he regularly represents clients in court proceedings and has extensive experience on drug advertising, healthtech(including apps, telemedicine and telepharmacy), contractual negotiation and compliance.

Francisco Javier co-heads the firm’s food law practice, advising clients in M&A transactions, litigation and on complex regulatory queries.

He is immediate past-president of the Fashion Law Commission of the International Association of Lawyers.

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Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2010.
  • Postgraduate in Civil and Commercial litigation specialization, Barcelona 2011.
  • Business and Management Degree, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 2012.
     
Education

Professional associations

  • Barcelona Bar Association
  • International Association of Lawyers
     

Teaching activity

  • Lecturer on the Universidad Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) (since 2020)
  • Lecturer on the Master Degree on IT, Social Network and IP in ESADE (since 2016 and coordinator of the trademark module since 2021).
  • Lecturer on the Master Degree on European Law on privacy rights (since 2021).
  • Lecturer on the Master Degree on International Business Law on Online Business School (2015 to 2019 editions).

He is also a regular speaker and commentator at law seminars and conferences.

Recent publications

  • Enrique Ortega Burgos (Director), Carolina Albanese (Coordinador), Anna Alegret Rodeja (Coordinador), Isabel Antón Juárez (Coordinador), Susy Bello Knoll (Coordinador), María Jesús Dehesa Pérez (Coordinador), José Carlos Erdozain López (Coordinador), Francisco Javier García (Coordinador), Alberto Novoa Mendoza (Coordinador), Isabel Pascual de Quinto Santos-Suárez (Coordinador), Fernando Rodríguez Domínguez (Coordinador), David Sierra Párraga (Coordinador), María Rosa Tapia Sánchez (Coordinador), Cristina Velasco Vega (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): Aranzadi La Ley, 2025

  • Enrique Ortega Burgos (Director), Carolina Albanese (Coordinador), Anna Alegret Rodeja (Coordinador), Isabel Antón Juárez (Coordinador), Susy Bello Knoll (Coordinador), María Jesús Dehesa Pérez (Coordinador), José Carlos Erdozain López (Coordinador), Francisco Javier García (Coordinador), Alberto Novoa Mendoza (Coordinador), Isabel Pascual de Quinto Santos-Suárez (Coordinador), Fernando Rodríguez Domínguez (Coordinador), David Sierra Párraga (Coordinador), María Rosa Tapia Sánchez (Coordinador), Cristina Velasco Vega (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): Aranzadi La Ley, 2025

  • Francisco Javier García, Gonzalo Mesalles Garau. In Fashion law, t. I. (Derecho de la moda y cosmética). Propiedad industrial e intelectual, casos, competencia desleal y derechos de imagen. Enrique Ortega Burgos (Director), Carolina Albanese (Coordinador), Anna Alegret Rodeja (Coordinador), Isabel Antón Juárez (Coordinador), Susy Bello Knoll (Coordinador), María Jesús Dehesa Pérez (Coordinador), José Carlos Erdozain López (Coordinador), Francisco Javier García (Coordinador), Alberto Novoa Mendoza (Coordinador), Isabel Pascual de Quinto Santos-Suárez (Coordinador), Fernando Rodríguez Domínguez (Coordinador), David Sierra Párraga (Coordinador), María Rosa Tapia Sánchez (Coordinador), Cristina Velasco Vega (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): Aranzadi La Ley, 2025

  • Francisco Javier García (Coordinador), Sara Tato Sánchez (Coordinador), Marc Calvo Carmona, Camilo José Domínguez Robayo, Pablo González Guillén, Ana Ortega Redondo, Carmen Pastor Delgado, Borja Sainz de Aja, Álvaro Seijo. In Fashion law, t. II. (Derecho de la moda y cosmética). Regulatorio, publicidad, e-commerce, medioambiente, laboral y real estate. Enrique Ortega Burgos (Director), Carolina Albanese (Coordinador), Anna Alegret Rodeja (Coordinador), Isabel Antón Juárez (Coordinador), Susy Bello Knoll (Coordinador), María Jesús Dehesa Pérez (Coordinador), José Carlos Erdozain López (Coordinador), Francisco Javier García (Coordinador), Alberto Novoa Mendoza (Coordinador), Isabel Pascual de Quinto Santos-Suárez (Coordinador), Fernando Rodríguez Domínguez (Coordinador), David Sierra Párraga (Coordinador), María Rosa Tapia Sánchez (Coordinador), Cristina Velasco Vega (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): Aranzadi La Ley, 2025

  • Marc Calvo Carmona, Francisco Javier García. In Tratado de protección de datos personales. Alexander Salvador Cerqueda (Coordinador). Barcelona: Atelier, 2025