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GANDOY FERNÁNDEZ, Isabel

Colaborador
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Department of Economy and Business Organization
  • Academic training
  • Professional experience
  • Subjects taught

Academic training

- Promote Project: Program Development Executive and Leadership
- ESADE Business & Law School, 2020 New York University(NYU) School of Law, 2005
- Advanced Certificate in Law and Business
-Leonard Stern School of Business and NYU School of Law, 2005
- Master in International Trade, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
- Graduate in Law, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Professional experience

Venture operations specialist
capital, acquisitions and cross-border sales
of companies, joint ventures; legal advisor
corporate and restructuring of groups of
companies, and in commercial contracts.
Isabel Gandoy advises venture capital funds and others
strategic investors, as well as startups in their phases
initial development and financing, especially in
the technology, internet, and financial services sectors
and retail.
She has participated in numerous cross-border transactions
with the United States, Canada and Latin America, and has
worked from the New York office of Cuatrecasas in
the last years.
She is a member of the Illustrious Madrid Bar Association. She is
Professor in the Master in International Business Law of
ESADE Business & Law School and in the Master in
Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital & Private Equity
International University of Catalonia..
Recommended lawyer
Chambers Europe, Leaders League, Legal 500 and Best
Lawyers for Corporate & M&A, Real Estate practices
& Construction and Private Equity
Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers (categories: Real Estate & Construction
2022; Venture Capital 2020, 2023)

Subjects taught

Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2022-2023 - Period: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2023
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2021-2022 - Period: 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2020-2021 - Period: 01/09/2020 - 31/08/2021
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2019-2020 - Period: 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2020
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2017-2018 - Period: 01/09/2017 - 31/08/2018
  • Others
    Master in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation

Academic training

- Promote Project: Program Development Executive and Leadership
- ESADE Business & Law School, 2020 New York University(NYU) School of Law, 2005
- Advanced Certificate in Law and Business
-Leonard Stern School of Business and NYU School of Law, 2005
- Master in International Trade, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
- Graduate in Law, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Professional experience

Venture operations specialist
capital, acquisitions and cross-border sales
of companies, joint ventures; legal advisor
corporate and restructuring of groups of
companies, and in commercial contracts.
Isabel Gandoy advises venture capital funds and others
strategic investors, as well as startups in their phases
initial development and financing, especially in
the technology, internet, and financial services sectors
and retail.
She has participated in numerous cross-border transactions
with the United States, Canada and Latin America, and has
worked from the New York office of Cuatrecasas in
the last years.
She is a member of the Illustrious Madrid Bar Association. She is
Professor in the Master in International Business Law of
ESADE Business & Law School and in the Master in
Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital & Private Equity
International University of Catalonia..
Recommended lawyer
Chambers Europe, Leaders League, Legal 500 and Best
Lawyers for Corporate & M&A, Real Estate practices
& Construction and Private Equity
Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers (categories: Real Estate & Construction
2022; Venture Capital 2020, 2023)
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2022-2023 - Period: 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2023
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2021-2022 - Period: 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2022
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2020-2021 - Period: 01/09/2020 - 31/08/2021
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2019-2020 - Period: 01/09/2019 - 31/08/2020
  • Official Master
    Máster Universitario en Financiación del Emprendimiento: Capital Riesgo y Capital Privado / University Master's Degree in Entrepreneurial Financing: Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation
Course 2017-2018 - Period: 01/09/2017 - 31/08/2018
  • Others
    Master in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Private Equity
    • - Venture Capital, Private Equity Law and Taxation