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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
+34 928 22 94 79
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Registered lawyer, nº 4.371
I. Colegio de Abogados de Las Palmas
Zulay Carmen Rodríguez Cabrera is a principal associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Department and is attached to the Canary Islands practice. She began her professional career at the firm, joining in 2007.
She specializes in maritime and transport law , and in the case management of all types of civil and commercial lawsuits, particularly in relation to corporate disputes, directors’ liability, late payments, insolvency, construction law, timeshare arrangements, industrial property and unfair competition.
She holds a Degree in Law from ULPGC and an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Law from Centro de Estudios de Garrigues in collaboration with Harvard Law School.
She also has a Specialist Diploma in International Maritime Law from Instituto Marítimo Español and Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
Experience
Zulay Carmen Rodríguez Cabrera is a principal associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Department and is attached to the Canary Islands practice. She joined the firm in 2007 and has spent her entire professional career at Garrigues.
She has participated in numerous engagements for the provision of professional advisory services, notably including maritime (shipping accidents, passenger claims, freight claims, etc.), civil, corporate and commercial law advice to both private and public companies; legal assistance in civil, corporate and intellectual property proceedings; and preparation of opinions on civil, corporate, patent and trademark matters, among others.
Over the course of her professional career, she has participated in extremely complex arbitration proceedings and lawsuits, including:
- Lawsuits relating to maritime law and transportation.
- Corporate lawsuits (challenge of corporate resolutions).
- Lawsuits in the area of unfair competition.
- Lawsuits in the area of late payments.
- Insolvency proceedings, from the application for an insolvency order through to the end of the proceeding.
Academic background
- Degree in Law, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Executive Master’s Degree in Business Law, Centro de Estudios de Garrigues in collaboration with Harvard Law School.
- Specialist Diploma in International Maritime Law, Instituto Marítimo Español and Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
- Expert Diploma in Insolvency Law, Universidad de Deusto.
- Expert Diploma in Commercial Law and International Trade, Instituto Europeo de Asesoría Fiscal, backed by Centro de Estudios Fiscales (CEF) and Instituto Europeo de Estudios Empresariales (INESEM).
- Master’s Degree in Judicial and Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in respect of Unfair Terms, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).
- Master’s Degree in Citizenship and Fundamental Rights, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).
Teaching activity
- Speaker on the Executive Master Degree’s in Innovation, Marketing and Tourism Efficiency organized by ESCOEX International Business School.
- Associate lecturer (International Public Law) in the Faculty of Legal Sciences at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since 2023.
Memberships
Member of the Las Palmas Bar Association.