Carlos Fuentenebro
Carlos Fuentenebro | |
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| Vice-chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers | |
| President | Victoria Ortega |
| Chair of the Council of Basque Lawyers | |
| In office 2020–2021 | |
| Chair of the Biscay Bar Association | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Fuentenebro Zabala 1962 Bilbao, Spain |
| Alma mater | University of Deusto |
| Awards | Grand Cross of Merit in the Service of the Legal Profession (2023) |
Carlos Fuentenebro Zabala (Bilbao, Spain, 1962) is a Spanish lawyer, jurist and businessperson. He is currently the Chairperson of the Biscay Bar Association and Vice-Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE).[1][2][3]
Previously he also held the position of president of the Council of Basque Lawyers.
Biography and career[edit]
He graduated in Law from the University of Deusto in 1987. Member of the Biscay Bar Association, he began practicing as a lawyer in 1988.[4] His area of practice has been especially civil law, civil liability and insurance law.[1][2]
In 1999 he became a member of the Governing Board of the Biscay Bar Association as a deputy. In 2013, he ran for bar association elections as chairperson and won, becoming the new chairperson of the Biscay Bar Association and succeeding Nazario de Oleaga, who was at the head of the Biscay Bar Association for ten years (2003–2013).[3][5][6][7]
In 2020, Fuentenebro was appointed chairperson of the Council of Basque Lawyers.[8][9] He held the position until December 2021, when he was succeeded by Antón Echevarrieta Zorrilla, chairperson of the Álava Bar Association.[10]
In 2016, Fuentenebro joined the candidacy chaired by Victoria Ortega for the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE), in which Ortega won and she became chairperson of the CGAE and Fuentenebro became a member of the Governing Board and member of its government team.[11][12] Since 2020, Fuentenebro has been Vice-Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE), with Victoria Ortega as chairperson.[13][14] As a member of the Governing Board of the CGAE, he chairs the council's training commission.[15] He is also the Vice-Chair of the Foundation Institute for Training and Research of the Legal Profession-Future Lawyers.[16]
Fuentenebro practices as a lawyer at the IparBilbao-Roca Junyent law firm, which in 2019 joined the law firm of lawyer and former politician Miquel Roca RocaJunyent.[4]
In 2022 Fuentenebro joined Ricardo Barkala's candidacy for the elections of the Atlhetic Club of Bilbao.[17][18][19]
In 2023, Fuentenebro received the Grand Cross of Merit in the Service of the Legal Profession in recognition of his career as a lawyer.[20]
Awards and honours[edit]
Personal life[edit]
He lives in Bilbao.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fuentenebro, Carlos (2023-06-27). "Carlos Fuentenebro: "La Justicia es una cuestión de Estado"". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b Actualidad, Redacción (2022-11-07). "Carlos Fuentenebro: "Nuestra profesión exige una formación permanente y de calidad, como la que ofreceremos en Aula Abogacía"". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b Rivas, Javier (2013-11-28). "Carlos Fuentenebro, nuevo decano del Colegio de Abogados de Bizkaia". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ a b "Carlos Fuentenebro – IparBilbao Abogados – Roca Junyent" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Carlos Fuentenebro, nuevo decano del ICASV | Consejo Vasco Abogacía". www.abogaciavasca.net. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Quiénes están a la cabeza de los Colegios de la Abogacía en España". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Heras, Ainhoa De las (2023-02-03). "El decano de los abogados carga contra la huelga de los letrados de Justicia". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ General, Redacción (2021-01-04). "Carlos Fuentenebro, nuevo presidente del Consejo Vasco de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Catalá se reúne con los operadores jurídicos del País Vasco". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ General, Redacción (2022-01-12). "Antón Echevarrieta, nuevo presidente del Consejo Vasco de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Jurídicas, Noticias. "Nueva estructura del Consejo General de la Abogacía · Noticias Jurídicas". Noticias Jurídicas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "La presidenta de la Abogacía Española apuesta por una prueba más práctica para acceder a la profesión". Información (in Spanish). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Actualidad, Redacción (2019-01-23). "Victoria Ortega i Carlos Fuentenebro inauguren la I Jornada de Biblioteques Col·legials". Abogacía Española (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Esteban, Patricia (2021-09-13). "La Abogacía defiende en Bilbao el secreto profesional". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ General, Redacción (2023-07-10). "Los responsables de Formación de los Colegios se reúnen en Madrid para compartir experiencias". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "BOE-A-2023-21386 Resolución de 6 de julio de 2023, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, por la que se inscribe en el Registro de Fundaciones la Fundación Instituto de Formación e Investigación de la Abogacía-Abogacía Futura". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Basic, Robert (2022-06-03). "Así están las planchas de los tres aspirantes a la presidencia del Athletic". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ "Uriarte, Barkala y Arechabaleta, confirmados como candidatos a la presidencia del Athletic Club". EITB (in Spanish). 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ Blanco, José Luis (2022-06-09). "Uriarte, Barkala y Arechabaleta ya son candidatos a presidir el Athletic". Radio Popular de Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
- ^ General, Redacción (2023-03-17). "Carlos Fuentenebro recibe la Gran Cruz al Mérito al Servicio de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.