Silvia Ruiz
Lawyer
Silvia Ruiz
Lawyer
A professional with over 15 years of experience working with multinational companies in audiovisual production, advertising, record labels (including Endemol Group, BMG Rights Management, and Dentsu), as well as leading national law firms. She advises organizations and large companies on these areas of law.
Highly specialized in Intellectual Property, New Technologies, and Privacy, she currently leads BSK’s Audiovisual Department, coordinating the firm’s legal advice on audiovisual projects. She also manages external DPO (Data Protection Officer) services for organizations based in the Basque Country.
She regularly lectures at institutions and universities on Intellectual Property and Data Protection. She is the co-author of several editions of “Memento Derecho de las Nuevas Tecnologías” (Ed. Lefebvre) and “Co-author Tirant Lo Blanch 2021”. She is also an Intellectual Property author at the Universidad Internacional de La Rioja.
A member of several professional associations, including DENAE (Spanish Entertainment Law Association) and APEP (Spanish Privacy Professionals Association), she has been recognized with the “Leading Associate 2024” award.
Academic background
Qualification as Legal Expert in Metaverse and other experiences (Legal Practicums School, Universidad Complutense, Madrid).
Programme on Privacy and Data, Cybersecurity (new features of GDPR, European Regulations) – IE (Law School Executive Education).
Master’s degree in Personal Data Protection from the UNIR (International University of La Rioja).
Professional Master’s degree in Corporate Criminal Law from the ICAM (Madrid Bar Association).
Course in Intellectual Property, Audiovisual Law from the IE (Law School Executive Education).
Master’s degree in Private Law from the ICAM (Madrid Bar Association).
Graduate in Law from the UAM (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).
Work experience
BSK Legal & Fiscal since 2022
Languages known
English