Marina De Quevedo

Bio

My name is Marina and I am a 29-year-old Spanish lawyer. I am currently pursuing a PhD in EU law with a focused on European energy security. My interest in the energy sector began in 2017 when I started working at EDP in the International Regulation and Relations with Regulators department. After that, I worked as a lawyer for various renewable energy companies. Now, I provide legal advice to cover the energy management activity in the market (daily and intraday, long- and short-term market).

• Energy Management Lawyer

  Iberdrola - Full-time From December 2022 to Present

  I provide legal advice to cover the energy management activity in the market (daily and intraday, long- and short-term market and trading) for the Central Operations Office. I review and negotiate different financial and non-financial contracts: ISDA, EFET, REC, PPAs, among others, and I monitor those agreements until the to comply with EMIR, REMIT, MiFID, local and foreign legislation. I am an active member of the Legal Committee in the European Federation of Energy Traders.

• Legal Counsel and Compliance at the Legal Department

  Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure - Full-time From July 2021 to December 2022

  I provided legal advice for the development of different renewable energy projects to the company’s assets worldwide but in particular to the projects located in South Africa, Italy, Algeria and Mexico. I reviewed and negotiated different contracts: SPAs, PPAs, service agreements, lease agreements and assignment of permits agreements, among others; I carried out procedures with Public Administration and I provided support on corporate matters and negotiations with banking entities when needed; I

• Legal Counsel at the Legal Department

  Diggia Solutions - Full-time From November 2020 to July 2021

  As part of the legal department, I was in charge of the Energy related projects. I negotiated, drafted, and reviewed different contracts: intercompany agreements, lease agreement, development agreements, due diligence materials, commercial agreements relating to energy-related transactions, EPC, O&M and PPA agreements; I managed and reviewed the fees and the scope of work for outside counsels (Spain, Cabo Verde and Portugal); I coordinated different corporate matters, carried out procedures with

• Legal and Compliance at the Legal Department

  X-Elio Energy - Full-time From December 2018 to November 2020

  As part of the legal department I revised, prepared and negotiated different contracts: NDAs, lease agreements, provision of services agreements, loans, MOUs; I provide support on corporate matters, carried out procedures with notary publics and the Registry; I prepared letters, notifications to third parties, I coordinated the liquidation and constitution of foreign subsidiaries and its corporate matters (Egypt, Italy, Mexico and South Africa), supported on the revision of financing agreements,

• Trainee at the International Regulation Department

  EDP - Internship From March 2017 to July 2018

  As part of department, my main responsibilities were drafting meetings minutes, reports, helping prepare documents to be sent to third parties (i.e. the European Commission) and for events and meetings. Market assessment of National and EU regulation analysis. Used to work in French and English.

• European Law LLM

  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid From September 2018 to March 2020
• International Relations

  Universidad de Deusto From September 2013 to June 2018
• Law

  Universidad de Deusto From September 2013 to June 2018

• The Law and Economics of Mergers and Acquisitions

  THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Issued June 2022
• Fundamentals of Accounting

  UNIVERSITÀ BOCCONNI Issued June 2021
• European Federation of Energy Traders

  EFET Energy Markets Training Programme Issued May 2023

• Spanish
• Italian
• English
• Portuguese

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