Having joined the firm in 2013, Mario Gras is regarded as a tech-savvy advisor in the launching of digital services and platforms, with a strong expertise in a wide range of related areas such as data protection, consumer protection, or financial regulatory matters. Always adopting a very business-oriented approach, Mario finds the right legal fit amidst the ever-changing digital economy that his clients navigate. His academic training on European Union and Competition law enables him to provide thorough advice in any digital matter. He is a regular lecturer and a member of the Madrid bar.
He has a robust experience in the areas of privacy, e-commerce, online advertising, digital media, telecoms, audiovisual media, distribution and payments services, acquired by providing broad legal advice to a wide range of sorts of entities from large multinational groups to thriving start-ups with new and challenging business models.
In particular, he actively cooperates in wide pan-European regularisation projects for the largest players in the digital arena concerning data protection, intellectual property, e-commerce, e-signature, consumer protection or product-specific law matters.
Also, he is involved in the launch and daily advice of financial products into the Spanish market advising on regulatory and legal requirements (PSD, EMD, AML).
Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world
I truly believe that digitalisation is a pre-condition for acting in today's economy. Accompanying our clients in their digitalisation processes has proven to be a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge that can take both parties to the forefront of technology and innovation.
Brooks Sports
Advised on structuring and drafting of the new distribution agency channel in Spain.
Vodafone
Advised in relation to the launch of network private video recorder systems.
Quadriga
Advised on copyright law.
ProSieben
Advised on a cease and desist pre-judicial claim against copyright infringers.
JAMA
Advised in relation to structuring of the agreements for the distribution of software in EEA through agents and distributors.
Fitbit
Advised on the distribution of wearable on data protection and e-commerce laws.
Sky
Advised on copyright and audiovisual communications law.
BSH Hausgeräte
Advised an IoT system on data protection and e-commerce laws.
Insights
The Spanish Draft Bill aiming to ensure compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 (the "P2B Regulation") has been published
The Draft Bill, which is currently under discussion in the Spanish Senate until 31 October, would amend Act 34/2002, of...
Regulation (EU) 2019/1150: new rules to protect business users of online intermediation platforms
Regulation 2019/1150 will become applicable on the 12 of July and online intermediation service providers will be required to comply...
The role of the coronavirus crisis in e-Commerce, potentially boosting automation and digitalisation processes
Whilst the harsh measures adopted to face the health crisis at the beginning of this year 2020 may have a...
Latest developments on influencer marketing in Spain
It is relatively common for enterprises to invest large amounts of money to advertise their products through famous or well-known...
Strong authentication in Spain: additional time to implement the requirements established in the PSD2
While payment service providers should have implemented strong customer authentication mechanisms to provide their services from 14 September 2019, a...
The legal challenges of cloud gaming, the new trend in the gaming sector
As telecommunication service providers improve their network connectivity offerings, new services that were not previously considered possible or feasible have...
Spanish Act 2/2019: an approach to the most recent modification of the Spanish Copyright Act
The Spanish legislator approved a text that implements EU Directives 2014/26/EU and 2017/1564 into Spanish law and modifies the Spanish...
The Spanish transposition of Directive (EU) 2015/2436 to harmonise the laws on trademarks across the EU
Act 17/2001, of 7 December, on trademarks, would already have included a great deal of the provisions included in Directive...
The Spanish Trust Services Draft Bill that would repeal Act 59/2003 on Electronic Signatures
eIDAS Regulation has been directly applicable since 1 of July of 2016, but there were some issues left to be...