Maria-Elena is a trainee solicitor and has supported the dispute resolution and commercial property teams before undertaking final seats in the corporate, commercial and TMT departments. Prior to joining Acuity, Maria-Elena worked in cross-border business development; across diverse sectors including industrial manufacturing, digital print technology and luxury brands. Maria-Elena graduated with a distinction after completing the GDL, LPC and LLM in Advanced Drafting and has a keen interest in intellectual property; studying for a further postgraduate qualification at the University of Oxford.
Maria-Elena is also an active member of A-Law: the UK Centre for Animal Law, to further a better legal framework for the protection of animals.