Melanie Díaz

Professional background

A practicing lawyer since 2012, Melanie Díaz holds a Law Degree from the University of Barcelona (UB), a Master’s Degree in International Business Law from ESADE, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice in Commercial Law (2019).

Melanie has also specialized in and completed various training courses for Data Protection Officers, as well as a Master’s Degree in Compliance (2020-2021), a Master’s Degree in Digital Environment Law (2022-2023) from the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB), a UNE-ISO 37301:2021 Auditor Training Course on Compliance Management Systems from COMPCAT (2023), and an Expert Diploma in Law and Artificial Intelligence from the IL3 – University of Barcelona (2024).

She also holds the Compliance certification and accreditation as an Internationally Certified Compliance Professional from CESCOM, and has completed the Compliance Expert Course from ASCOM. She is also Secretary of the Compliance Section of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB).

After developing her career first at a leading consulting firm in Barcelona and then, starting in 2007, at various law firms specializing in corporate law, Melanie joined Molins Defensa Penal in 2023 in our Compliance department in the Barcelona office. Melanie is also the Head of Privacy and Data Protection (Data Protection Officer – DPO).

Due to her extensive experience, Melanie has a broad understanding of corporate and commercial matters and technological contracting, which complements her subsequent specialization and extensive training in digital law, compliance, privacy, and personal data protection.

She has participated as a lecturer in the Postgraduate Program in European Personal Data Protection Law at the University of Barcelona (UB), and has also participated as a speaker in various courses and conferences given at the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB). She provides both external training for our clients and internal training at Molins Defensa Penal.

She is the author of several articles and publications on compliance and personal data protection.