Curriculum Vitae of Beatriz Bermejo Villa
Beatriz Bermejo Villa is the CEO and founding partner of BBM Abogados, a leading firm founded in 1990 in Santander. With more than three decades of uninterrupted practice of law, she leads a multidisciplinary team focused on providing effective, swift and personal legal solutions to both individuals and companies in Cantabria.
Education, institutional career and the founding and evolution of BBM Abogados
Beatriz Bermejo Villa began her legal career after graduating in Law from the University of Cantabria. Her unwavering commitment to justice and to the profession began immediately when she joined as member number 1,625 of the Bar Association of Cantabria (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cantabria). She then founded BBM Abogados, a firm she has successfully led ever since, establishing it as a firm of standing and prestige in the region.
Throughout her many years of active legal practice, Beatriz has defended the interests of hundreds of individuals and of small, medium-sized and large companies. Her long career and her impeccable ethical conduct have been recognised institutionally, notably with the award of the Medal of Honour for 25 years of professional practice by the Bar Association. Under her strategic leadership, BBM Abogados has evolved from an initial specialisation into a full-service firm, capable of combining consolidated experience with the constant doctrinal updating demanded by contemporary legislative change.
Legal specialisms
As managing partner of BBM Abogados, Beatriz Bermejo Villa coordinates and leads the strategy of the firm’s main practice areas, intervening directly in highly complex matters. Her main legal specialisms include:
- Civil Law: Specialist in obligations and contracts, debt claims, civil liability and the resolution of contractual disputes for individuals and companies.
- Family Law: Handling divorces, separations, custody arrangements, the liquidation of matrimonial assets and incapacity proceedings, bringing a distinctive sensitivity to each case.
- Commercial and Insolvency Law: Comprehensive advice to companies, corporate restructuring, defence of directors and the handling of insolvency proceedings.
- Economic Criminal Law: Defence and prosecution in corporate offences, fraud, misappropriation and offences against property.
- Banking Law: Claims regarding unfair terms, revolving cards, mortgages and defence against malpractice by financial institutions.
Publications and recognition
The technical rigour and legal excellence of Beatriz Bermejo Villa have gone beyond the borders of Cantabria, positioning her as a doctrinal and practical reference at national level. Among her most notable merits, distinctions and collaborations are the following:
- Premio de Ley 2016 (Law Award): Awarded the prestigious «La Ley» National Award for the practice of law, a competition that distinguishes the sector’s most outstanding professionals for their technical quality and contribution to justice.
- Award for Excellence in Legal Practice (ISDE): Granted by the Higher Institute of Law and Economics (ISDE) in recognition of her leadership, standing and quality in the area of Substantive Civil Law.
- Direction of the work Big Data ISDE: Director and coordinator of this cutting-edge technological and doctrinal tool, which serves as an essential reference for thousands of jurists in Spain.
- Spanish Association of Family Lawyers (AEAFA): Member number 942 of the association, which attests to her ongoing updating and specialisation in family law.
- Presence in the media and yearbooks: A regular contributor and a reference name in prestigious legal publications such as Economist & Jurist, an analyst for the Anuario de Cantabria, and recently recognised in the Tiempo Mujer 2025 section for her key role in female leadership within the region’s legal and business sector.
