Adrian Verdegay Mena is a Spanish national who obtained his Law Degree from the University of Barcelona. During the program, he arranged three years of the Business Administration Degree in the University of Barcelona. These studies were supplemented with some stages in recognized international universities such as the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Boston University and The Hague Academy of International Law where he was involved in curricular activities related to International Law and Economics.

The interest in the International Economic Law and Policies is consequence of his participation in the ELSA WTO Moot Court 2008 and in the Harvard United Nations Model of 2008.
Adrián has worked as an intern in the Spanish Red Cross, where he was responsible for many projects related to International Public Law and International Humanitarian Law.

During six months as an intern for Appleton Luff International Lawyers in its Brussels office, Mr. Verdegay has dealt with different issues: Services Doha Negotiations; Overseas Countries and Territories; Economic Partnership Agreements; African Regional Economic Communities; and Anti-Dumping cases.

Adrián Verdegay is now starting a new phase in his professional career as a trainee lawyer in the Brussels Office of SJ Berwin.

In his Research Paper, Mr. Verdegay has studied the Economic Partnership Agreements between African countries and the European Union. Professor Petros Mavroidis has been Adrián's supervisor.

Adrián Verdegay Mena speaks Spanish and Catalan, which are his mother tongues, English and has a high work level of French.