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Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María
Law
PhD: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Office D2-29
Biography
Dr. Lorena Arismendy Mengual is a dedicated legal professional who earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Universidad Externado de Colombia in 2012. With a specialized focus on Civil Liability Law, she further honed her expertise at the same institution before pursuing a Master’s Degree in Private Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Her academic journey led her to complete her Ph.D. in Law at the same prestigious university in 2022.
Dr. Arismendy Mengual’s outstanding doctoral thesis delves into the intricate interplay between civil liability and unjustified enrichment arising from the restitution of illicit gains in private law matters. Under the mentorship of Professors Pedro del Olmo García and Xabier Basozabal Arrue, her rigorous research and insightful analysis garnered her a cum laude distinction, as well as the prestigious UC3M Outstanding Theses Award in 2023.
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Orcid: 0000-0002-9969-9186
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
Lecturer and Researcher at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2017–2023
Litigation lawyer and legal advisor in law firms, private sector companies, and public institutions in Colombia, 2011–2016
Most relevant publications
Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María: “A legal status for Avatars in the Metaverse from a Private Law perspective”, Derecho y Tecnología, 2023.
Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María; Crespo Mora, María Carmen: “Indemnización y restitución en el artículo 140 TRLPI. Reflexiones a partir de la STS 30 septiembre 2019 (RJ 2019,3625)”, Revista de propiedad intelectual, 67, 13-48, 2021.
Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María: “Capítulo 6. La restitución por intromisión en derecho ajeno. Aproximación comparativa entre el Derecho colombiano y el Derecho español”, in Arismendy Mengual, Lorena María; Oyarzún Vargas, Felipe (Coord.), Santos Morón, María José, Mercader Uguina, Jesús Rafael; del Olmo García, Pedro (Dir.): Nuevos retos del derecho de daños en Iberoamérica, I Congreso Iberoamericano de Responsabilidad Civil, Tirant lo Blanch, 2020.
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