PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname(s) First name(s): Rafael Tena Núñez
Date of Birth: 29th of December of 1965
Place of Birth: Bilbao (Basque Country)
Nationality: Spanish
Gender: Male
Professional address: Street Colón 29, First floor. 36201 Vigo (Pontevedra).

Phone: 0034 986 22 72 97
Fax: 0034 986 22 75 36
Email: rafa.tena@abogadorafaeltena.com

Number of the The Bar Association of Vigo: 959 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

1984 – 1989: Law Degree by the University of “Santiago de Compostela”. This is one of the most prestigious Universities of Law in Spain and thanks to this studies, I got a solid knowledge about Corporate and Labour Law, improving my commercial skills. Since I finished my Degree I update my knowledge with several courses about Law and Legislation given by the “The Bar Association of Vigo”.

1980 – 1983: “Álvaro Cunqueiro” High School.
1970 – 1980: “Andrés de Urdaneta” Primary School.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1994 – Nowadays: I run my own lawyer office in Vigo (“C-29 Lawyers” Street Colón 29). The main activities and responsibilities are the followings:

Civil Law: My services in this practice area include all the issues about private individuals and private law, for instance: property law (rental contracts, dealing contracts), family law (marriage, civil unions, divorces, child custody), succession law.

Corporate Law: My services in this practice area include the creation of all types of commercial entities, bylaws, advice about the most suitable solution for business ventures, draft all type of commercial contracts, and the analysis, interpretation, scope and content.

I also represent several companies of different sectors, such us: motor, foodstuff, electrical appliance, building construction, and so on. So therefore, I have a large experience in this kind of tasks.

Litigation: in order to solve all kind of disputes I have experience before Courts. I know the Civil Procedure

Labour Law: my services in this practice area include: employment contracts, social security and provident systems, collective bargaining and labour proceedings.

1991 – 1994: Lawyer Office “Núñez Arias” Specialized in Labour Law.

1989 – 1991: Lawyer Office “Rodríguez Gil y Asociados” Specialized in Civil, Corporate, Labour and Criminal Law, as well as in Litigation before the Courts.

January 1991 – May 1991: Company “Proasa Galicia, S.A.” Chief of the Labour Department.  

October 1989 – June 1990: Company “Gruproens, S.L.” Teacher of Competitive Examination for Justice Assistants.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES: 

Social skills: Very good verbal communication; good active listening skills. I always try to improve mutual understanding in order to resolve conflicts successfully.

Organizational skills and competences: I am a very organized person. At work I always try to set priorities, anticipate needs, set and achieve targets, establish an appropriate program of action, and organize the time.

Mother tongue: Spanish

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English

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Galician

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