About the IAPP

Pedro Marques Gaspar is an international, tech-savvy lawyer with nearly 15 years of experience spanning Big 4 advisory, top-tier law firms, and global in-house roles. He has built a career at the intersection of privacy, data protection, digital regulations, and global compliance, holding key legal positions in Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris. His work covers major global frameworks, including the GDPR, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, LGPD, CCPA, other U.S. state laws, and data protection regimes across EMEA and APAC. Recognized by Legal 500 EMEA 2025 as “probably one of the most brilliant privacy and technology lawyers in Europe” (client feedback), Pedro has also been listed as a “Recommended Lawyer” for Data Privacy and TMT in Spain (Legal 500 EMEA 2024), named “Young and Unstoppable” by Iberian Lawyer (2021), and was part of the award-winning “In-House Team of the Year – Travel & Tourism” at the Inhousecommunity Gold Awards. Alongside his legal practice, Pedro contributes to the broader privacy community as Chair of the IAPP CIPP E Exam Development Board, a university lecturer, and a frequent speaker at international conferences on privacy and emerging technologies.