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Carlos Francisco López Abadín. Founder and CEO of ARTELEY
Leadership and strategy
Carlos Francisco López Abadín. Founder and CEO of ARTELEY
“I view business law as a strategic tool, not as a reactive formality. I know that innovation and corporate creativity require equally creative legal management. Therefore, I design tailored strategies that anticipate digital risks, safeguard your creations, and transform your intangible assets into secure, solid, and scalable competitive advantages.”
In 2004, he founded ARTELEY, a legal, strategic, and brand consultancy specialized in the creative sector, where he has served as Director since its inception, leading a multidisciplinary team of collaborators.
He has been a practicing attorney admitted to the Illustrious Malaga Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Málaga) since 1995. He holds a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) from the Doctoral Program in Private Law Institutions within the Civil Law Department of the School of Law at the University of Malaga, and is a University Expert in Aesthetic Theory and Contemporary Art from the Department of Aesthetics and Art Theory at the University of Malaga.
He provides counsel on intellectual property, industrial property, and image rights to the Pablo Ruiz Picasso Foundation (Fundación Pablo Ruiz Picasso), currently Agencia Pública para la Gestión de la Casa Natal de Pablo Ruiz Picasso y otros equipamientos museísticos y culturales. He has developed strategic management plans regarding the “Malaga” brand and its intellectual and industrial property for the Tourism Department and the Mayor’s Office of the City Council of Malaga (Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Málaga).
In 2007, he co-founded and co-directed LEGAL STUDIO, SPAIN-JAPAN, a Spanish-Japanese consultancy specialized in intellectual property, industrial property, and image rights, providing legal counsel to various institutions, including JETRO Madrid (Japan External Trade Organization).
He has participated in numerous conferences and seminars across diverse forums, such as the International Seminar on Art and Law of the Malaga Bar Association, the San Telmo School of Art, the Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property at the Complutense University of Madrid, the Municipal Historical Archive of Malaga, the Picasso Museum Malaga, the Bar Associations of Paris and Barcelona, the Andalusia Technology Park (PTA), the Malaga Chamber of Commerce, the School of Computer Science at the University of Malaga, and the Patent Information Fair at the Science Museum (Marunouchi) in Tokyo, Japan, among others.
In 2023, he directed the Art and Law Seminar (Picasso Anniversary Edition) as Coordinator of the Art and Law Section of the Culture Commission of the Malaga Bar Association, in collaboration with the Barcelona Bar Association, the Paris Bar Association (Avocats Barreau de Paris), and the A Coruña Bar Association.
He has published numerous papers and articles in journals such as Copyright Magazine, OCS (Overseas Courier Service de España)—a Japanese magazine in Spain—Noticias de España (a publication of the Spanish-Japanese Chamber of Commerce), and Miramar magazine of the Illustrious Malaga Bar Association, among others.
He has worked as a cultural manager and curator for various exhibition events. He currently curates exhibitions and events related to the Spanish-Japanese cultural and artistic exchange agency WASAKU, which he co-directed from 2013 to 2020.
He provides Legal Brand Management services for companies and corporate groups within the culture, entertainment, and technology sectors.
He is a member of several professional associations, including DENAE (Asociación Española de Derecho del Entretenimiento — Spanish Entertainment Law Association) and TIAMSA (The International Art Market Studies Association), among others.
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