Master in International Advocacy
Program director:
Barcelona: D. Juan José Berdullas Pomares
Campus:
Madrid, Barcelona
Date:
September
LANGUAGE:
Spanish
ACADEMIC STAY:
Georgetown / NYU
Law without borders starts with you.
The Master’s Degree in International Legal Practice at ISDE offers comprehensive training that combines a solid foundation in law with a highly practical, career-focused methodology. Designed and taught by professionals from leading law firms, this program enables you to acquire key skills—such as negotiation, public speaking, and effective communication—alongside a global perspective on legal practice, essential in an increasingly complex and interconnected international environment.
Through the integration of practical content, academic residencies, and experiences with partner firms, you will be prepared to handle real cases, adapt to different legal contexts, and advance quickly in your professional career, confident in the training provided by one of the leading schools in law.
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Introduction and objectives
A recent graduate or junior lawyer has theoretical knowledge of the law, but still lacks the kind of knowledge and skills that characterize elite lawyers. This is compounded today by the need to practice the profession in the context of globalization, a phenomenon that affects all kinds of relationships between individuals and corporations. Even family businesses now have to deal with complex legal issues, involving foreign law, international labour law, international trade or complex tax law regulations.
This program is a unique possibility to cover both of these shortcomings and, with the help of renowned specialists, become the kind of professional that clients want to have on their side. This is why it is a privileged way to enter the best firms, for which ISDE has become a true Head Hunter.
There are many national and international firms that participate in the development of the program, which has an eminently practical training methodology. After a first phase in which the students acquire solid theoretical foundations, put to the test in situations that faithfully reproduce the cases and the environment in which these firms work, in the second part of the programme the students are integrated into these firms, in a period of compulsory practice.
For these reasons and the rate of labour insertion of its students, this Master is the indisputable leader in the main specialized rankings of our country.
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Structure, location and calendar
Two phases:
Phase one: Classroom instruction:
- One academic semester
- Classes from Monday to Thursday in the afternoon Some mornings per week students will attend conferences and practical sessions in offices and institutions collaborating with ISDE, with offices in the city of Madrid.
- Depending on the location, students will spend time at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. or at NYU in New York, as part of the Master in International Law program.
Second phase: Integration in internships:
- Mandatory phase. One academic semester in law firms or legal departments of large ISDE collaborating companies (more than 250) both nationally and internationally.
Career Opportunities
The Master in International Law opens up a wide range of professional opportunities. On the one hand, because its study plan does not stick to a specific area of the law, but deals with all those legal specialties that may have an international component. On the other hand, because both commercial activity and public and private relations no longer understand borders.
In short, this is one of our most recognized masters worldwide and also one of the most professional opportunities.
After obtaining your degree, you will be able to practice law in many different areas:
- Law firms and consultancies in all areas of law (commercial, civil, tax, labour, administrative, industrial and intellectual property, European law, public international law, real estate, corporate, procedural, criminal or international commercial law, among others).
- Legal departments of national and international companies.
- Staff of international bodies such as the European Union, the UN or the European Free Trade Association.
- Other types of entities, such as foundations or NGO, that carry out their activities in an international environment.
- Teaching and research areas.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
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ECONOMIC-FINANCIAL AREA
- Accounting
- Banking Law
- Project Finance
- Financing structures
- Fintech and regulation
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
- Patrimonial responsibility of the Public Administration and administrative procedure
CIVIL LAW
- Family and Successions
- Nationality and Immigration
- Contractual and Extracontractual Liability
INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND UNFAIR COMPETITION
- Industrial Property
- Introduction to the EU and American system
- General Concepts
- Patents and Internationalization of Patent Rights
- Trademarks
- Startups
- Intellectual property
- Unfair Competition
EU LAW
- Introduction and general principles of EU law
- Fundamental freedoms and the internal market.
- EU Procedural Law
REGULATORY AND NEW TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Introduction to Public International Law: International Organizations
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Data Protection
- Telecommunications Law and electronic contracting
- Audio Visual Law
TAX LAW
- Introduction to Spanish Tax Law and company taxation
- Transfer Prices
REAL ESTATE LAW
- Real estate law
- Financing and structure of real estate operations
LABOR LAW
- International Labor Law
- Labor Procedure. Drafting of lawsuits
INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
- Introduction to International Trade. Contract drafting
- Commercial obligations and preliminary agreements in international contracting
- International sales contract (supply) and franchise
- Unidroit Principles and International Trade
- Guarantees in international contracting
- Distribution, deposit, commission and mediation or brokerage contracts
- Contract for the international provision of services
- Insurance Contract
- International disputes
- International Transport Law
- Distribution and new operators in the market
COMPETITION LAW
- Vertical and horizontal agreements
- Abuse of dominant position
- State aid
- Sanctioning procedure and competent authorities
CORPORATE LAW
- Introduction to Company Law and Comparative Company Law
- Corporate governance
- M&A operations
- Joint Ventures
- Groups of companies and succession of companies
- Responsibility of Administrators
- Stock market
CRIMINAL LAW
- Economic Criminal Law
- Penal procedure
- International criminal judicial cooperation
PROCEDURAL LAW
- Procedural Strategy
- International Procedural Law
- Mediation and other ADRs
- Drafting of procedural documents
HUMAN RESOURCES AND COACHING
DEONTOLOGY and Prevention of Money Laundering
THE PRACTICE OF LAW – INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ROBOTICS – AI
COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
LEGAL ENGLISH
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1. AREAS OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
a) CIVIL AREA
- International Adoption
- Matrimonial
- Child Custody
- Succession
- Nationality and Immigration
- Contractual and Non-Contractual Liability
b) CRIMINAL AREA
- Economic Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters
- Compliance Programs
c) PUBLIC / ADMINISTRATIVE AREA
- Patrimonial Liability of the Public Administration and Administrative Procedure
- Contracting with Public Administrations, International Aspects
- The State’s Entrepreneurial Activity
d) LABOR AREA
- Labor Law
- Labor Law (International Posting of Workers; Introduction to Labor Procedure)
2. AREAS AND SPECIALTY SUBJECTS
a) PROPERTY LAW
a. REAL ESTATE PROPERTY LAW
- Real Estate Law
- Financing and Structuring of Real Estate Transactions
- Commercial Aspects of Real Estate Joint Ventures
- International Aspects of Real Estate Transactions (cross-border operations)
- Special Situations
b. INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND UNFAIR COMPETITION
- Introduction to Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
- Industrial Property: Patents
- Industrial Property: Trademark Legal Protection
- Industrial Property: Procedural Defense of Industrial Designs
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair Competition
b) COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE LAW
- Introduction to Corporate Law and Comparative Corporate Law
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Organization and Lifecycle
- Joint Ventures
- Corporate Groups and Business Succession
- Directors’ Liability
- Introduction to Financial Markets – Stock Exchange
- Legal Aspects of Startups
c) PRIVATE EQUITY
- Introduction to Private Equity Transactions
- Sale or Investment Agreements
- Shareholders’ Agreements in Private Equity Transactions
- Practical Aspects of Private Equity Transactions
3. ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE AREAS
a) BANKING AND FINANCIAL LAW
- Banking Law
- Structured Finance
b) TAX AREA
- Direct Taxation: Corporate Income Tax
- Direct Taxation: Personal Income Tax
- Indirect Taxation: VAT, Transfer Tax…
- International Taxation
- Transfer Pricing
4. AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND EUROPEAN UNION LAW
a) PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL, REGULATORY AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES LAW
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Artificial Intelligence: risks, challenges, best practices and legal framework
- Personal Data Protection
- Telecommunications and Robotics Law
- Electronic Contracting
- Audiovisual Law
b) EUROPEAN UNION LAW
- Institutions and General Principles of EU Law
- Fundamental Freedoms and the Internal Market
- EU Procedural Law
c) INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW
- Introduction to International Commercial Law: International Trade Law and Introduction to International Contracting; Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
- Contract Drafting: Practical Class
- UNIDROIT Principles and International Trade
- Distribution, Agency and Franchise Agreements
- Commission and Mediation/Brokerage Agreements
- Supply and Warehousing Agreements
- International Services Agreement
- Insurance Contract
- Expansion Paths in International Trade for Companies: M&A Transactions
- Strategic Planning and General Advice: International/Maritime Transport Law
- Corporate Restructuring
5. COMPETITION LAW AREA
- Competition Law: Restrictive/Abusive Practices
- Competition Law: Concentrations
- Competition Law: State Aid
6. PROCEDURAL LAW AND ARBITRATION AREA
- Arbitration
- International Civil Procedure
- Mediation and other ADRs
7. LANGUAGES
- Legal English and Introduction to Common Law
8. INTRODUCTION TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN LEGAL PRACTICE
- Introduction to Language Models
- Basic Issues in the Use of Technology
- Ethical Issues in the Use of Technology
MASTER CLASSES
*The academic program is subject to change.
FACULTY
- Santiago Fernández: Uría Menéndez
- Inmaculada Lorenzo: Hogan Lovells
- Mariano Santos: Bird & Bird
- Tomás Arranz: Uría Menéndez
- Pablo Solano: Pérez Llorca
- Inmaculada Juárez: Juárez & Asociados
- Estíbaliz Peinado: LaLiga
- Ana Castedo: Hogan Lovells
- Isabel Cortés: PONS IP
- Juan Bezares: Tribeca Abogados
- Inmaculada Hernández: Baylos IP
- Carmen Hériz: Alstom
- Carolina Vivó: Broseta
- Javier Garde: Garde Asociados
- Patricia Vidal: Uría Menéndez
- Ignacio García Perrote: Uría Menéndez
- Alejandro Osma: Pérez-Llorca
- Carlos García León: Legal Reputation
- Carmen Pérez Andújar: Maio
- Carolina Andérez: CESCE
- Luis Pérez: Benow Partners
- Alberto Senante: ADMS Abogados
- Marta Ríos: Uría Menéndez
- Ignacio Zarzalejos: CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
- José Luis Terrón: A&O Shearman
- Ignacio Oroquieta: Benow Partners
- Pilar Colomés: GNCI Law
- Jorge Sebastián de Erice: WTW
- Javier Fernández Vidal: LYNK Capital Markets
- Juan Palomino: Pérez-Llorca
- Enrique Ortega: Profesor independiente
- Alberto García: MOEVE
- Daniel López: Delivery Hero
- Francisco Bengoetxea: Ramón y Cajal Abogados
- Ángela Yue: Profesor independiente
- Ignacio Eguidazu: Escalona & De Fuentes
- Álvaro Bonmatí: Bonmatí Asesores Tributarios y Legales
- Pablo Murcia: Clifford Chance
- Miguel Barredo: Clifford Chance
- Jorge H. Burriel: BGCA
- Mariana Robles: Crowe
- Álvaro Salvadores: Crowe
- Javier Redonet: Uría Menéndez
- Alfonso Bernar: Uría Menéndez
- Lucía Berricano: Uría Menéndez
- Ignacio Gistau: Profesor independiente
- Eva Massa: Profesor independiente
- Enrique Ceca: Ceca Magán Abogados
- Elena Díaz Mayoral: Ceca Magán Abogados
- Sergio Cires: Herbert Smith Freehills
- Pedro Ravina: Uría Menéndez
- Laura Ochoa: Clyde & Co
- Miguel Prado: Andersen
- Álvaro Puig: Freshfields
- Javier Fernández: Freshfields
- Jesús Avezuela: Fundación Pablo VI
- Jorge Etreros: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
- Enrique López López:
- Marcos Álvarez: Johnson & Johnson
- Silvia López: Roca Junyent
- Julio López Quiroga: Avante Legal
- Alejandro Abascal: Consejo General del Poder Judicial
- Ana Padrino: SLAW Abogados
- Claudio Lamas: SLAW Abogados
- Nerea Sanjuán: Andersen
- Concepción Morales Vállez: Profesor indepediente
- Ana Laso: Cuatrecasas
- Julián Ruan: Cuatrecasas
- Sandra Gándara: Profesor independiente
- José Bonmatí: Ayuela Jiménez Legal
- Manuel Moral: Alquila Capital
- Heidi López: Uría Menéndez
- Paloma García Castellón: Profesor independiente
- Ignacio Vela: Google
- Covadonga Maestro: CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
- Gema Muñiz: Culmia
- Carmen Fernández Ladreda: DLA Piper
- César Herrero: Baker McKenzie
- Thais Argenti: Argenti Legal
- Leire Ecenarro: Fuster-Fabra
ACCREDITED DEGREE
Once the relevant Program has concluded and ISDE has verified that the STUDENT has completed their work satisfactorily, the STUDENT will receive the corresponding Degree certificate for each PROGRAM.
In compliance with current legality and, specifically, as set forth in article 4.4 of decree 84/2004, it is noted that ISDE’s programs are professionally oriented and therefore, unless explicitly stated otherwise, they are courses that do not lead to the acquisition of a title with official value, but to that of a proprietary title from ISDE.