Ana HERNÁNDEZ SERENA
Director of the Consultancy Department

E-mail: ana@av-asesores.com

Professional profile:

Founding partner, she has specialised in the design and management of advising programmes to encourage self-employment, an area in which she has developed successful programmes based on IT platforms; in the elaboration of strategic and market reports and in the design of internationalisation plans for SMEs, to whom she renders advice concerning elimination of technical barriers to international trade. She usually collaborates with different institutions such as the Spanish Council of Chambers of Commerce, the Spanish Institute for Women and the Government of Aragon as an expert lecturer in seminars concerning the above-mentioned matters. As a Lawyer, she belongs to the Bar of Saragossa since 1994.

Academic Training:

• Bachelor of Law, University of Saragosse, 1991.
• Master's degree in European Communities, Real Instituto de Estudios Europeos, 1990. Graduation report on 'The application of EU regulations on competition to small and medium-sized enterprises".
• Master´s degree in the Law of Electronic Transmissions. University of Valencia, 2000.

Languages:

Spanish, French and English.

Valle GARCÍA DE NOVALES
Director of the International Legal Department.

E-mail: vgn@av-asesores.com

Professional Profile:

Founding partner, she has specialised in providing legal advice on international business law: drafting and negotiation of international agreements, settlement of companies abroad, selection of the most suitable payment and collection instruments for every market, extrajudicial business disputes solution, etc. In the field of Tourist Law, she has collaborated with most Spanish Public Administrations and the main tourist associations in the developing of regulations for the ski and mountain areas sector. She also advices companies and public bodies in the preparation of applications for international tenders. She is often invited as a lecturer by different institutions such as the Government of Aragon, the University of Saragossa and the Spanish Council of Chambers of Commerce. As a lawyer, she has been incorporated to the Bar of Saragossa since 1992.

Academic Training:

• Bachelor of Business Law. University of Seville, 1989.
• Master´s degree in Business Legal Advice. Instituto de Empresa (Madrid, 1990).

Languages:

Spanish, English and French.