Patricia Garcia Rodriguez

Patricia Garcia Rodriguez Esq. practiced Corporate Law and International Law in both Spain and with the United Nations in New York City. Patricia Garcia Rodriguez worked as Legal Policy Analyst at the United Nations from 2013 to 2016. She advised and negotiated with Governments and international groups of companies in complying with all aspects of the Business and Human Rights Agenda, and in implementing international labor standards in the workplace. Patricia also worked in development issues with a focus in social justice and gender equality in Latin American Countries. Patricia joined A Better Balance in 2016 in New York City – a Pro Bono Law Firm that is dedicated to fighting for the advancement of worker’s rights with a focus on discrimination representing clients before the NYCCHR and settling cases on behalf of workers. In addition, Patricia Garcia Rodriguez holds the role of Manager of Probono partnerships running the Latina Justice Programme and working very closely with Goldman Sachs, Jones Day LLC, Outten and Golden LLC and others in those partnerships. Patricia assisted to international summits and conferences worldwide, being participant at the third Global Sustainability Summit in Madrid and the Colloquium on Policy, Law, Contracts, and Sustainable Investments, Institute for Human Rights and Business in New York. Patricia is currently working with the Chamber of Commerce of Chile in an international commercial arbitration for a multinational company. She is head of the Legal Department of WeTravel Hub, a disruptive technology company.

Patricia Garcia Rodriguez earned both her Spanish dual Law and Business Administration degree in Madrid, and her LL.M in International Legal Studies from New York University. Before working for the UN, she worked as an Associate Attorney from 2008-2012, with one of the top 10 law firms in Europe. Patricia is a member of the Madrid Bar Association and she is admitted to practice in New York State.

Corporate Experience

• Adjunct Professor at IE Law School and Business School, Madrid, 2019 - Present
• Head of Legal Department at Wetravel Hub, 2019 - Present
• Legal Counsel, Teur, 2018 - 2019
• Manager of Pro Bono Partnerships and Latina Justice Program, Attorney for A Better Balance (ABB), New York, NY, USA, 2016 - 2018
• Coordinator Legal Clinic New York University School of Law, New York, NY, 2015 - 2016
• Consultant, United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, New York, NY, USA, 2013 - 2015
• Associate, Cuatrecasas, GonçAlves Pereira, Madrid, Spain, 2008 - 2012
• Summer Intern, Weingrad & Weingrad, New York, NY, USA, 2008

Academic Experience

• Adjunct Professor of Business and Law, IE University, Spain, 2019 - Present
• New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. 2016 - 2018
• European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) 2015 - 2016

Academic Background

• Programa de Dirección Coaching Ejecutivo, IE Business School, Present
• Global Master Program: L&D Leadership (Master in Learning Sciences by Nyenrode Universiteit), 2021
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), New York University School of Law, New York, NY, 2013
• Dual Degree in Law and Business Administration, European University of Madrid, Spain, 2008. Honors: Scholarship awarded based on academic merit
• Erasmus Scholarship, Università Degli Studi di Bologna, Italy, 2006
• Certifications Certificate on Project Management, New York University School of Professional Studies Admitted by the Madrid Bar (“Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid”). Admitted to practice in New York State. Sat for the California Bar Exam