TEAM / OF COUNSEL

Ruth Benito
Of Counsel
Privacy and Data Protection
rbe@elzaburu.es
Professional Profile
Specialist in personal data and privacy protection law, in other personality rights, such as the right to dignity, to personal and family privacy, and to one’s own likeness, in agreements in the area of technology, and in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Law
Formerly a partner in other firms, in charge of the areas of civil and ICT law, she has also worked as IT Compliance Officer in a technology company and in an advisory capacity to a company operating in the IT and technological consultancy sector
Professor on the Master in Digital Law Practice and New Technologies at the University of Salamanca
Professor on the Expert Course on Data Protection, Innovation and Technology at the Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes
Associate Professor on executive courses and in the legal protection module of the Expert Course on IT Assets at the Computerworld University
Joint academic director and lecturer on the Data Protection Officer course at ISACA
Runner-up for the Data Protection Research Prize 2014 awarded by the Spanish Data Protection Agency
2nd prize in the III contest for legal articles in the field of entertainment and IT law organized by the Spanish Entertainment Law Association
Data Protection Research Prize 2018 awarded by the Vasque Data Protection Agency
Qualifications
Degree in Law (Madrid Complutense University)
Admitted 1999, Madrid
Internet and E-Commerce Law (School of Legal Practice, Madrid Complutense University)
Master in Technology and Privacy (Girona University and Eticas Research & Consulting)
Practice Areas
Cybersecurity
Information and communications technology
Internet, ecommerce and social networking
Copyright and author rights
Media & Entertainment
Personality rights and corporate reputation
Mediation
Data protection
Areas of Specialization
Entrepeneurs, small and medium business
Media & Entertainment
Internet, ecommerce and social networking
Information and communications technology rights
Languages
Spanish, English
Association membership
DENAE, ISACA, ISMSForum, Observatorio Iberoamericano de Protección de Datos, AJE Segovia
With the firm since
2017

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“Towards a digital jurisdiction” ELZABURU in the 36th Marques Annual Conference
“Towards a digital ju…

ELZABURU and Carlos Moran bring home 4 Awards from the International Managing IP Awards.
We are back from the …

ELZABURU wins at Iberian Lawyers Awards and finalist at upcoming Expansion Legal Awards
Madrid, 26 May 2022. …
关于新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)的第三项声明
邮寄和快递服务 在这个全世界共渡难关的艰难…

“Towards a digital jurisdiction” ELZABURU in the 36th Marques Annual Conference
“Towards a digital ju…

ELZABURU and Carlos Moran bring home 4 Awards from the International Managing IP Awards.
We are back from the …

ELZABURU wins at Iberian Lawyers Awards and finalist at upcoming Expansion Legal Awards
Madrid, 26 May 2022. …
关于新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)的第三项声明
邮寄和快递服务 在这个全世界共渡难关的艰难…