Lawyer · Madrid Bar (ICAM)
Ana María Vaduva Serban
Compliance, Corporate Governance & Data Protection
I combine technical rigour with strategic vision to anticipate legal risk and give organisations legal certainty.
Currently: Legal, Compliance & HR Manager at Grupo Empresarial Inmark · Madrid
ana.vaduva@icam.es · linkedin.com/in/ana-maria-vaduva-700125136 · Madrid, Spain
About me
I am a lawyer specialising in Commercial Law, Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance.
I trained at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and have since devoted my career to one goal: helping organisations make decisions with legal certainty. I have designed and implemented criminal compliance, anti-money laundering and data protection programmes for law firms and consultancies.
Today I lead the management of legal, regulatory and reputational risk at a consulting group operating across Europe and Latin America. My profile is cross-disciplinary, bringing together commercial and employment law advice with occupational health and safety, corporate sustainability and ISO management systems.
- 2022working in compliance since
- 4master’s and postgraduate degrees
- 2articles published in CEFLegal
- ICAMMadrid Bar member since 2024
Areas of expertise
A comprehensive view of legal risk in business.
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Criminal & corporate compliance
Design and roll-out of tailored compliance programmes, legal risk control and internal policies and procedures.
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Corporate governance & sustainability
Good governance, legal risk control and sustainability as a new paradigm in the governance of companies.
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Data protection
Adapting and updating programmes under the GDPR and Spanish data protection law (LOPDGDD). Trained as a Data Protection Officer by the Madrid Bar.
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Occupational health & safety
Prevention planning, risk identification and corrective measures, embedding prevention into business management.
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Employment law & HR
In-house employment law advice, recruitment and experience in labour court proceedings and pre-trial conciliation (SMAC).
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Commercial & corporate law
Corporate obligations, contracts, competition law and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
I also coordinate certified management systems:
Professional experience
Law firms, consultancy and in-house: compliance seen from every angle.
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Apr 2024 –
presentLegal, Compliance & HR Manager Current
Grupo Empresarial Inmark, S.A.
Head of Compliance: I lead the management of the group’s legal, regulatory and reputational risk from a cross-functional perspective.
View responsibilities
- In-house legal advice on employment, commercial, data protection, compliance and occupational health and safety matters.
- Review of decisions with legal impact and definition of internal policies and procedures.
- Coordination of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
- Oversight of internal control and recruitment processes.
- Supporting senior management in strategic decisions to ensure legal certainty and regulatory compliance.
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Nov – Dec 2024
Occupational Health & Safety Intern
Comess Group, S.L.
Prevention planning: risk identification, prevention plans and proposals for corrective and improvement measures in workplace health and safety.
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Oct 2023 –
Apr 2024Head of Compliance
Recoletos Consultores, S.L. & Spasei, S.A.
Coordinator of the Compliance Department: design and implementation of compliance programmes tailored to each organisation.
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- Meetings with companies and executives across sectors to identify their key concerns and deliver tailored solutions.
- Legal support on procedural and advisory matters arising from insurance claims.
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Nov 2022 –
Oct 2023Criminal Compliance Officer
Eduardo Luque Abogados, S.L.
Implementation of the programme to control legal risks arising from tax activity.
View responsibilities
- Design of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing programme.
- Adaptation and update of the data protection programme.
- Review and update of clients’ corporate obligations.
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Jun – Dec 2021
Legal Intern
Nummera Asesores, S.L.
Direct client contact and legal advice across a range of matters.
View responsibilities
- Contract drafting.
- Preparation of court proceedings and attendance at hearings.
- Hands-on insight into litigation dynamics and negotiation and defence strategies.
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Feb – May 2020
Legal Intern · Employment Law
Abdón Pedrajas Abogados y Asesores Tributarios, S.L.P.
Labour court proceedings, in particular SMAC conciliations and employment claims, alongside a complementary view of commercial law.
Education
Continuous training in the fields that define compliance today.
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2026
Data Protection Officer Training Course (180 h)
Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)
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2024 – 2025
Master’s in Occupational Health & Safety
Universidad Europea
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2022 – 2023
Master’s in Legal Practice (Bar qualification)
Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA)
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2020 – 2021
Master’s in Corporate Legal Counsel
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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2020 – 2021
Specialist Degree in Corporate Governance and Legal Risk Control
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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2016 – 2020
Bachelor’s Degree in Law
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)
Practising lawyer since 2 June 2024
Publications
Research articles published in CEFLegal. Revista práctica de Derecho (in Spanish).
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2024
Sostenibilidad corporativa: ¿un nuevo paradigma en el gobierno de las sociedades mercantiles?
Vaduva, A. M. (2024). Sostenibilidad corporativa: ¿un nuevo paradigma en el gobierno de las sociedades mercantiles? CEFLegal. Revista práctica de Derecho, (279), 5–40.
Read article · DOI 10.51302/ceflegal.2024.19027 -
2023
Plataformas digitales audiovisuales y Derecho de la Competencia
Vaduva, A. M. (2023). Plataformas digitales audiovisuales y Derecho de la Competencia. CEFLegal. Revista práctica de Derecho, (264), 5–38.
Read article · DOI 10.51302/ceflegal.2023.15035
Contact
For collaborations, speaking engagements or professional enquiries.
Let’s talk compliance, corporate governance or legal certainty.
- Email ana.vaduva@icam.es
- LinkedIn Ana María Vaduva
- Location Madrid, Spain