Daniel Escoda Villacorta (born 2 May 1970) is a Spanish lawyer, businessperson, legal scholar and university professor. Early life and education He was born in Barcelona in 1970, but moved to Madrid with his family as a child. He studied secondary education at the private school Colegio CEU San Pablo in Madrid. He graduated in law from the Complutense University of Madrid and later graduated in Business Administration in the CEU San Pablo University. He then did a master's degree (LLM) in European Union Law at the College of Europe in Bruges. Career Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM), he has been a lawyer since 1995. He specializes in Corporate Law, European Union Law, Competition Law and Public Law and Regulatory Law. In 1995 he began working as an associate attorney at the "Iberforo-Madrid" law firm, specializing in Competition Law, Corporate Law, Banking Law and Tax Law. Later, he began working as an associate attorney at the multinational company Telefónica, where he developed a large part of his professional career. After several years as a lawyer, he was appointed chief legal officer (CLO) and director of the legal department of the multinational company Telefónica, being in charge (head) of its legal department as chief legal advisor, and member of the Board of Directors of the company, with José María Álvarez-Pallete as the CEO. As a lawyer, he is a member of the Spanish Association for the Defense of Competition (AEDC) and also of the Spanish Professional Association of Privacy (APEP). Furthermore, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Association for the Defense of Competition (AEDC). In addition to being a lawyer and businessman, he also works as a university teacher in different master's degrees and postgraduate studies in relation to Competition Law, Banking Law or Digital Law. Currently he teaches in the CEU San Pablo University. He is professor of EU Competition Law at the CEU San Pablo University and lecturer on Digital Economy Law at its masters in International Business Law. See also José María Álvarez-Pallete References 1970 births Living people Spanish lawyers Lawyers Complutense University of Madrid alumni College of Europe alumni