Faculty Bios

Ahumada	Alonso	de Areilza	Becerril	Butler
Garcia Mexia	Guerra	Guillen	Quigley	Rubio

Marian AHUMADA RUIZ Deputy Director of the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies (Ministry of the Presidency).  Professor of Constitutional Law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (on leave).  LL.B., Universidad de Valladolid; Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Diploma of Specialization in Constitutional Law and Political Science, Centro de Estudios Constitucionales; Visiting Researcher, Max Planck Institute; 2006 Global Research Fellow, NYU School of Law.  Professor Ahumada authored the book Constitutional Jurisdiction in Europe: Political and Theoretical Foundations (2005). She has lectured in various countries in Europe and Latin America and in the Beijing University of Foreign Studies.  Professor Ahumada began teaching in our program in 2004.

Enrique ALONSO GARCÍA Consejero Permanente de Estado (Permanent Councillor of State). Former Professor of Law and UNESCO Chair for the Environment, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and Monterey Institute of International Studies (CA), he now only participates occasionally and exceptionally in congresses, seminars, workshops, conferences or professional courses; J.D., S.J.D., Complutense University of Madrid; LL.M., University of Virginia; Visiting Lecturer, Harvard Law School.  Ex-Director General of Nature Conservation in Spain, Professor Alonso was head of the National Fish & Wildlife, National Parks, National Forests, and National Marine Sanctuaries Services. He has also been Senior Of Counsel at Baker & McKenzie, and Chief Negotiator for the Spanish Government and the EU on international environmental conventions. Professor Alonso has taught in our Madrid summer law program since its inception in 1988.

José M. de AREILZA Dean and Jean Monnet Chair, IE Law School. LL.B., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; M.A., The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; LL.M., S.J.D., Harvard Law School; member, New York Bar.  Professor Areilza is Dean of the Law School at Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.  He served as Advisor to the Spanish Prime Minister on European and North American affairs (1996-2000).  He was visiting professor at William & Mary in 2005 and 2009. Professor Areilza began teaching in the William & Mary summer law program in 1996 and he is Academic Co-Director.

Belén BECERRIL Professor, European Union Law, Universidad CEU San Pablo.  LL.B., Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, ICADE; LL.M., Université Catholique de Louvain; Ph.D., Universidad CEU San Pablo.  Professor Becerril is the Deputy Director of the Instituto Universitario de Estudios Europeos of Universidad CEU San Pablo, a think tank on European affairs.  She is the author of many publications and scholarly articles on European Union Law and European integration.  During the drafting of the European Union Constitution, Professor Becerril was an advisor to Gabriel Cisneros, member of the European Convention on the Future of Europe.

Pablo GARCÍA MEXÍA Chair, Internet Law and Government, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja.  Legal Advisor to Spanish Parliament.  J.D., Ph.D., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Diploma in English Law, University of Kent; Visiting Research Fellow, Harvard Law School. Professor García Mexía is co-founder of Syntagma, Center of Strategic Studies, a private think-tank specializing in Internet, legal and good governance issues.  Professor García Mexía is an arbitrator for the World Bank and is also an international consultant (United Nations, European Union).  He has taught in the Madrid summer law program since 1997.

Guillermo GUERRA MARTÍN Professor, Commercial and Corporate Law, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Partner, Ramon & Cajal, specializing in M&A and Corporate Governance practice.  LL.B., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Ph.D., Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; Visiting Researcher and Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School; Ricercatore Straniero, University of Bologna. Professor Guerra authored the book The Governance of US Listed Corporations: Its Influence in the Reform Movement of European Law (2003) and has published several legal articles about corporate law, securities markets and takeovers.  Professor Guerra began teaching in the summer law program in 2001.

Javier GUILLÉN CARAMÉS Professor, Administrative and EU Law, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. LL.B., Ph.D., Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School. Professor Guillén has served as Legal Advisor to the Spanish Parliament on Constitutional and Public Administration Affairs. In law practice, he has been involved in the areas of administrative, consumer protection, EU, and constitutional law. He has published extensively in the fields of administrative law, EU law, consumer law, and antitrust law.  He has been Visiting Professor at William & Mary Law School in 2006 and 2009.  Professor Guillén joined the William & Mary summer law program in 1998 and is now Academic Co-Director.

Linda QUIGLEY

Adjunct Professor of Law, Assistant Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL), Assistant Director of the Center for Legal and Court Technology (CLCT), William & Mary.  B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., William & Mary.   Professor Quigley is CLCT's specialist on the law of e-discovery and she teaches Electronic Discovery, Technology Augmented Trial Advocacy, Internet Law, Constitutional Literacy, and Legal Skills.  Additionally, she instructs attorneys on a wide range of Continuing Legal Education topics. Professor Quigley was on-site Director of the 2009 Madrid summer program and returns as the director in 2010.