Laura Montoya

Partner

Professional Qualifications

  • European Trademark and Design Attorney

Academic Qualifications

  • Universidad San Pablo CEU de Madrid, Law Degree (EC Law Diploma) (1998)

  • Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), LLM in Intellectual Property (2001)

Laura is a lawyer specialising in intellectual property and new technologies and European Trademark and Design Attorney. She joined in August 2020 and she is a partner ABG ‘s Legal & Litigation Department. 

“Head of the department Laura Montoya is the key contact for clients”, Chambers and Partners

Laura has been active in the field of the Intellectual Property since 2002. She has broad experience in providing legal advice relating to the protection of intangible assets (patents, utility models, designs, trade secrets, trademarks, copyright and new technologies). In particular, Laura advises on the drafting and negotiation of all types of agreements on intangible assets and intervenes in legal proceedings in matters of intellectual property and unfair competition.

“Laura Montoya, head of the legal and litigation department, shines bright with a rare versatility that spans transactional work and courtroom advocacy. Bringing a pragmatic edge, she is lauded as an «exemplary leading figure who does nothing short of great work»”, World Trademark Review, WTR1000 (2026)

Laura Montoya has a Law Degree specialising in Community Law, from the Universidad San Pablo CEU and has a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property from Queen Mary University of London.

Laura is a recurrent participant in the design and implementation of trade secret protection programs and protocols for companies in different sectors and industries. She also has experience as a litigator in disputes over trade secret violations.

“She has been involved in patent disputes and arbitration proceedings, as well as in the design and implementation of IP strategies aligned with broader business objectives, particularly for clients operating across multiple jurisdictions”, IAM Patent 1000 (2026)

Before joining ABG, Laura worked in the Industrial, Intellectual Property and Technology Department of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo for ten years, later also as was the head of the Legal Department of Camerfirma (a company that depends on the Spanish Chamber of Commerce). She also worked for another Intellectual Property  firm, where she was also responsible for its legal department.

Laura is a native speaker of Spanish, and also fluent in English and German.

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Accolades

  • Spain, Recommended Individual, IAM Patent 1000

  • Recommended individual, World Trademark Review

  • Recommended practitioner, Leaders League

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