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Carlos Fuentenebro

In this Basque name, the first surname is Fuentenebro and the second is Zabala.

Carlos Fuentenebro Zabala (Bilbao, Spain, 1962) is a Basque lawyer, jurist and businessperson.[1][2][3][4] He is currently a board member of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE).

The Most Excellent
Carlos Fuentenebro
Board Member of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
PresidentVictoria Ortega
Vice-Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers
In office
2016–2024
PresidentVictoria Ortega
Chair of the Council of Basque Lawyers
In office
2020–2021
Chair of the Biscay Bar Association
In office
2013–2023
Preceded byNazario de Oleaga
Succeeded byMaite Morillo
Personal details
Born
Carlos Fuentenebro Zabala

1962
Bilbao, Spain
Alma materUniversity of Deusto
AwardsGrand Cross of Merit in the Service of the Legal Profession (2023)

Previously, he held the position of Vice-Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE) between 2016 and 2024.[5][6][7] He also held the position of chairperson of the Biscay Bar Association between 2013 and 2023. He also held the position of chairperson of the Council of Basque Lawyers between 2020 and 2021.

Biography and career

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He graduated in Law from the University of Deusto in 1987. Member of the Biscay Bar Association, he began practicing as a lawyer in 1988.[8] His area of practice has been especially civil law, civil liability and insurance law.[1][2]

In 1999 he became a member of the Governing Board of the Biscay Bar Association as a deputy. In 2013, he ran for bar association elections as chairperson and won, becoming the new chairperson of the Biscay Bar Association and succeeding Nazario de Oleaga, who was at the head of the Biscay Bar Association for ten years (2003–2013).[3][9][10][11] Fuentenebro held the position of chairperson of the Biscay Bar Association for ten years, until 2023, being succeeded by Maite Morillo.[12][13][14]

In 2020, Fuentenebro was appointed chairperson of the Council of Basque Lawyers.[15][16] He held the position until December 2021, when he was succeeded by Antón Echevarrieta Zorrilla, chairperson of the Álava Bar Association.[17]

 
Carlos Fuentenebro presenting the "Antonio Hernández-Gil" Young Lawyers Award (2022). In the photo, from left to right, Luis Javier Santafé, Nerea Castaño, Ana Bermejo, Garazi Romero, Carlos Fuentenebro and Andoni Polo.

In 2016, Fuentenebro joined the candidacy chaired by Victoria Ortega for the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE), in which Ortega won and she became chairperson of the CGAE and Fuentenebro became a member of the Governing Board and member of its government team.[18][19] Since 2020, Fuentenebro has been Vice-Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE), with Victoria Ortega as chairperson.[20][21] As a member of the Governing Board of the CGAE, he chairs the council's training commission.[22] He is also the Vice-Chair of the Foundation Institute for Training and Research of the Legal Profession-Future Lawyers.[23] He served as Vice-Chair of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (CGAE) until 2024.[24]

Fuentenebro practices as a lawyer at the IparBilbao-Roca Junyent law firm, which in 2019 joined the law firm of lawyer and former politician Miquel Roca RocaJunyent.[8]

In 2022 Fuentenebro joined Ricardo Barkala's candidacy for the elections of the Athletic Club of Bilbao.[25][26][27] In 2023, Fuentenebro received the Grand Cross of Merit in the Service of the Legal Profession in recognition of his career as a lawyer.[28]

In 2024, Fuentenebro was elected "Elective Board Member" (consejero electivo, in Spanish) of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, together with Encarnación Orduna, within the appointment of the twelve elective board members of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers, who must be lawyers of recognized prestige, elected by vote and with a mandate of four years.[29][30][31][32] He was elected for the 2024-2028 term.[30]

Awards and honours

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Personal life

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He lives in Bilbao.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fuentenebro, Carlos (2023-06-27). "Carlos Fuentenebro: "La Justicia es una cuestión de Estado"". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ a b Actualidad, Redacción (2022-11-07). "Carlos Fuentenebro: "Nuestra profesión exige una formación permanente y de calidad, como la que ofreceremos en Aula Abogacía"". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ a b Rivas, Javier (2013-11-28). "Carlos Fuentenebro, nuevo decano del Colegio de Abogados de Bizkaia". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  4. ^ Markinez, Iñigo (2024-04-30). "Carlos Fuentenebro: "Las sanciones en los delitos de odio son de difícil cumplimiento": el abogado Carlos Fuentenebro analiza los insultos racistas a Nico Williams". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  5. ^ "La consejera de Justicia acude a la festividad de San Juan Bautista del Colegio de Abogados de Cantabria". Gobierno (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  6. ^ Press, Europa (2019-06-22). "El Colegio de Abogados homenajea a 40 profesionales con más de 25 años de ejercicio". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  7. ^ Marrone (acens), Jesús (2023-05-23). ""En el XIII Congreso marcamos el itinerario de los abogados para los próximos 4 años", Carlos Fuentenebro (Vicepresidente del CGAE)". acens blog (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  8. ^ a b "Carlos Fuentenebro – IparBilbao Abogados – Roca Junyent" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  9. ^ "Carlos Fuentenebro, nuevo decano del ICASV | Consejo Vasco Abogacía". www.abogaciavasca.net. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  10. ^ "Quiénes están a la cabeza de los Colegios de la Abogacía en España". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  11. ^ Heras, Ainhoa De las (2023-02-03). "El decano de los abogados carga contra la huelga de los letrados de Justicia". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  12. ^ Olabarri, David S. (2023-12-01). "Maite Morillo, primera decana de los abogados de Bizkaia". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  13. ^ SER, Cadena (2023-12-01). "Una mujer presidirá por primera vez el Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  14. ^ Press, Europa (2023-12-01). "Maite Morillo se convierte en la primera decana de los abogados y abogadas de Bizkaia". www.europapress.es. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  15. ^ General, Redacción (2021-01-04). "Carlos Fuentenebro, nuevo presidente del Consejo Vasco de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  16. ^ "Catalá se reúne con los operadores jurídicos del País Vasco". www.lamoncloa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  17. ^ General, Redacción (2022-01-12). "Antón Echevarrieta, nuevo presidente del Consejo Vasco de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  18. ^ Jurídicas, Noticias. "Nueva estructura del Consejo General de la Abogacía · Noticias Jurídicas". Noticias Jurídicas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  19. ^ "La presidenta de la Abogacía Española apuesta por una prueba más práctica para acceder a la profesión". Información (in Spanish). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  20. ^ Actualidad, Redacción (2019-01-23). "Victoria Ortega i Carlos Fuentenebro inauguren la I Jornada de Biblioteques Col·legials". Abogacía Española (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  21. ^ Esteban, Patricia (2021-09-13). "La Abogacía defiende en Bilbao el secreto profesional". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  22. ^ General, Redacción (2023-07-10). "Los responsables de Formación de los Colegios se reúnen en Madrid para compartir experiencias". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  23. ^ "BOE-A-2023-21386 Resolución de 6 de julio de 2023, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, por la que se inscribe en el Registro de Fundaciones la Fundación Instituto de Formación e Investigación de la Abogacía-Abogacía Futura". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  24. ^ "BOE-A-2023-21386 Resolución de 6 de julio de 2023, de la Dirección General de Seguridad Jurídica y Fe Pública, por la que se inscribe en el Registro de Fundaciones la Fundación Instituto de Formación e Investigación de la Abogacía-Abogacía Futura". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  25. ^ Basic, Robert (2022-06-03). "Así están las planchas de los tres aspirantes a la presidencia del Athletic". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  26. ^ "Uriarte, Barkala y Arechabaleta, confirmados como candidatos a la presidencia del Athletic Club". EITB (in Spanish). 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  27. ^ Blanco, José Luis (2022-06-09). "Uriarte, Barkala y Arechabaleta ya son candidatos a presidir el Athletic". Radio Popular de Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  28. ^ General, Redacción (2023-03-17). "Carlos Fuentenebro recibe la Gran Cruz al Mérito al Servicio de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  29. ^ General, Redacción (2024-03-22). "Carlos Fuentenebro y Encarnación Orduna, elegidos consejero y consejera electivos de la Abogacía". Abogacía Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  30. ^ a b "Carlos Fuentenebro y Encarnación Orduna, elegidos consejeros electivos de la Abogacía Española". El Derecho (in Spanish). 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  31. ^ ConfiLegal, ConfiLegal. "Carlos Fuentenebro y Encarnación Orduna son los dos nuevos consejeros electivos del CGAE".
  32. ^ elEconomista, elEconomista. "Victoria Ortega convocará elecciones anticipadas a la presidencia del Consejo General de la Abogacía".
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