OUR TEAM
We encourage attendance to seminars,
sessions and International congress.
We are fascinated by the contribution of new perspectives and angles,
investigating each case and every dispute with the same relish and enthusiasm.
AND PEOPLE
Anna Mestre
amestre@mestreabogados.com
Anna Mestre is the managing partner and founder of MA. She graduated in 1987; She obtained a Masters Degree in Shipping at IME (ICADE) in Madrid. After three years of Marine Law practice and Insurance in London, she started legal practice in Madrid and Barcelona, where she established the firm as from 1994.
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Credentials
Anna Mestre is the managing partner and founder of MA. She graduated in 1987; She obtained a Masters Degree in Shipping at IME (ICADE) in Madrid. After three years of Marine Law practice and Insurance in London, she started legal practice in Madrid and Barcelona, where she established the firm as from 1994.
She is a current member of the Barcelona Bar Association and to the Maritime law Commission of the Bar. She is the Secretary General of the Maritime Committee of Catalonia, member of the Spanish Maritime Law Association and member of the Instituto Iberoamericamo de Derecho Maritimo. She is a regular Spanish delegate of the Spanish Committee at the ICC transport commission in Paris. She is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and of the Propeller Club in Barcelona.
Anna is a regular lecturer in the Master of Shipping Business at the Polytechnics University of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona and at the Bar Association of Barcelona, amongst other Institutions. She is regular contributor to various national and international publications. She regularly lectures in International Shipping Forums.
In June 2012, attended the Masters in Leading Professional Service Firms (LPSF) at the prestigious Harvard Business School.
Areas of expertise
Anna specializes in marine, insurance and trade litigation involving charter-party disputes, sea carriage, collision, salvage, General Average, ship arrest and P&I disputes, amongst other. She is also specialized in Road transport and Aviation and has a strong practice in Yachting, ship sale, construction and Arbitration.
Languages
Anna is fluent in English, Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese.
Hobbies
She loves skiing and sailing. She is passionate about reading.
Alejandra Torres
atorres@mestreabogados.com
After graduating in Law at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2010, she studied a Master in Maritime Law at the IME (ICADE) in Madrid. Alejandra has been working as a lawyer since May 2012 in different firms of this sector.
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Credentials
After graduating in Law at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2010, she studied a Master in Maritime Law at the IME (ICADE) in Madrid. Alejandra has been working as a lawyer since May 2012 in different firms of this sector.
Areas of expertise:
Alejandra is specialized in shipping, road transport, insurance, civil liability and procedural law.
Languages:
She has full professional proficiency in Spanish, English and Galician.
Hobbies:
Her hobbies are reading, travelling and skiing.
Belén Meroño
bmerono@mestreabogados.com
Belén is graduated in Law at the University of Barcelona and member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 1994. She joined MA in June 2020, after more than 25 years of practice in a multidisciplinary firm.
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Credentials
Belén is graduated in Law at the University of Barcelona and member of the Barcelona Bar Association since 1994. She joined MA in June 2020, after more than 25 years of practice in a multidisciplinary firm.
Areas of expertise:
Specialized in civil, procedural and administrative law with large experience in the telecommunications sector and in civil liability matters. She also has experience in training lawyers in procedural matters.
Languages:
Belén is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, French and Italian.
Hobbies:
Her hobbies are history, literature and cinema.
Marina Bassols
mbassols@mestreabogados.com
She studied Law at the University Pompeu Fabra and the University of Bologna (Italy). After working as a Lawyer for four years in a firm specialized in shipping law, she worked for two years in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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Credentials
She studied Law at the University Pompeu Fabra and the University of Bologna (Italy). After working as a Lawyer for four years in a firm specialized in shipping law, she worked for two years in the European Parliament in Brussels.
Areas of expertise:
Marina is specialized in shipping and road transport law, as well as European law.
Languages:
She is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, English, French and Italian.
Hobbies:
Her hobbies are music, travelling and playing piano.
Pol Mediñà
pmedina@mestreabogados.com
He is graduated in Law at the University Pompeu Fabra and Business Administration at the University of Girona. He studied one academic year at Aarhus University (Denmark) and another one at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). After completing his degree, he studied an LLM in Professional Legal Practice at Barcelona School of Management (BSM-UPF).
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Credentials
He is graduated in Law at the University Pompeu Fabra and Business Administration at the University of Girona. He studied one academic year at Aarhus University (Denmark) and another one at the University of Geneva (Switzerland). After completing his degree, he studied an LLM in Professional Legal Practice at Barcelona School of Management (BSM-UPF).
Areas of expertise:
He specializes in yachting, shipping and road transport.
Languages:
He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, English and French.
Hobbies:
Pol loves sailing and skiing. He coaches a youth sailing team and participates regularly in sailing competitions.
Anna Juan
ma@mestreabogados.com
She has studied Intermediate Administration and Commercial studies and several complementary courses in the administrative area.
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Credentials
She has studied Intermediate Administration and Commercial studies and several complementary courses in the administrative area.
Areas of expertise:
Her work experience is spent providing administrative support to management and large teams. Used to interact with several departments, she appreciates teamwork and cooperation.
Languages:
Her mother tongue is Spanish and Catalan; she also speaks French and English.
Hobbies:
Her hobbies are reading, writing, drawing and hiking.
Lluís Gómez
lgomez@mestreabogados.com
Graduated in Law from Pompeu Fabra University in 2015, later he undertook a Master's Degree in Legal Practice at UPF Barcelona School of Management. Upon completion,
he worked for two years in a law firm specialized in maritime and transportation law. In 2020 he graduated with distinction in a Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime Law from City,
University of London (United Kingdom).
In 2020 he graduated with distinction in a Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime Law from City, University of London (United Kingdom).
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Credentials
Graduated in Law from Pompeu Fabra University in 2015, later he undertook a Master's Degree in Legal Practice at UPF Barcelona School of Management. Upon completion, he worked for two years in a law firm specialized in maritime and transportation law. In 2020 he graduated with distinction in a Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime Law from City, University of London (United Kingdom).
Areas of expertise
Lluís is specialized in maritime, land and air law, insurance law, yachting and procedural law.
Languages
His working languages are Catalan, Spanish and English.
Hobbies
He participated in a college football tournament during his stay in London and in his spare time he enjoys playing sports, reading, listening to music and traveling.
Ana Pujol
After completing her law studies, she worked for two years in a law firm specialized in marina
consultancy. Then, in 2018 she studied a Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime Law from the
University of Southampton (UK) and after completing the LLM, she worked as a Lawyer for three
years in a law firm specialized in maritime law. She then worked for three years in a P&I Club’s
correspondent company and as a representative for insurance companies in the maritime sector.
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Credentials
After completing her law studies, she worked for two years in a law firm specialized in marina
consultancy. Then, in 2018 she studied a Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime Law from the
University of Southampton (UK) and after completing the LLM, she worked as a Lawyer for three
years in a law firm specialized in maritime law. She then worked for three years in a P&I Club’s
correspondent company and as a representative for insurance companies in the maritime sector.
Areas of expertise
Ana in specialized in maritime accidents, maritime insurance and road transport.
Languages
Ana is fluent in Spanish, Catalan and English.
Hobbies
Her hobbies are sailing and travelling.
CONTACT
BARCELONA - C/ Hercegovina nº 18-20, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
T. +34 934 140 685 - F.+34 934 141 209
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