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Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María
Law
PhD: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Office D2-29
Biography
Lorena Arismendy Mengual is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law at CUNEF Universidad. She earned her LL.B. from Universidad Externado de Colombia (2012), specializing in Civil Liability Law, and completed an LL.M. in Private Law plus a Ph.D. at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2022). Her doctoral thesis, supervised by Professors Pedro del Olmo García and Xabier Basozabal Arrue, examines the nexus between civil liability and unjustified enrichment arising from restitution of illicit gains. The work received cum laude honors and the UC3M Outstanding Theses Award (2023).
Education
Ph.D. in Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2022)
Master in Private Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2016); Specialist in Civil Liability Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia (2014)
Bachelor in Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia (2012)
Research Interests
Private Law, Civil Law, Civil liability, Unjust Enrichment, Comparative Law, Legal Tech.
Professional Career
Litigation lawyer in law firms such as De la Espriella Lawyers Enterprise (2016) and Mauricio Velandia Abogados (2014)
Legal advisor to private-sector companies such as CCX Carbón de Colombia S.A. (2013), and to public institutions in Colombia such as the División Jurídica del Senado de la República de Colombia (2013).
Most relevant publications
Arismendy Mengual, L.M. (2025). La responsabilidad por ilícitos civiles lucrativos. Aranzadi.
Arismendy Mengual, L.M. (2024). Liability for Wrongful Behaviour in the Metaverse", Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law (JIPITEC), 15 (3), 229-245.
Arismeny Mengual, L.M. (2024). A legal status for Avatars in the Metaverse from a Private Law perspective, Indret: Revista para el Análisis del Derecho, 2, 102-135.
Arismendy Mengual, L.M. (2024). La expansión de la responsabilidad civil y la contracción del enriquecimiento injustificado en Francia. Consideraciones críticas en torno al modelo francés actual, Revista de Derecho Civil, 11(2), 205-244.
Arismendy Mengual, L.M. (2023). Desafíos jurídicos del metaverso: protección de datos, propiedad intelectual y responsabilidad civil, Cuadernos de derecho y comercio, 80, 61-102.
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