Meet Cristina Bocanegra
International education, legal excellence and leadership of a new generation
Cristina Bocanegra Yebra is a lawyer and the Managing Partner of Bocanegra Lawyers, a firm founded in Marbella in 1982 with more than four decades’ experience advising international clients and offices in Marbella and Madrid.
Her profile combines an outstanding international academic background, professional experience at one of Spain’s leading law firms and a strong business vision, which she brings to bear at the head of the new generation of Bocanegra Lawyers.
A graduate in Law and Business Law from Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE) in Madrid, she furthered her studies at New York University School of Law, specialising in International Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration, and also studied at the Goethe Business School of Goethe University Berlin. She is a mediator listed in the Ministry of Justice Register of Mediators and Mediation Institutions.
Before leading the firm, she spent four years (2020–2024) as a lawyer at Ramón y Cajal Abogados, where she specialised in Property Law, Town Planning, Environmental Law and Land Use Planning, with experience in investment, property development and business activity.
In December 2024 she took over the management of Bocanegra Lawyers, succeeding the firm’s founder, Ricardo Bocanegra Sánchez. Since then she has led the firm’s business strategy, modernisation and expansion, strengthening its presence in Madrid and building a multidisciplinary team specialising in legal, tax, employment, property and immigration advice.
Her vision combines the legacy and experience of a firm founded in 1982 with an international, innovative and strategic approach to the legal profession. Some highlights of her profile:
- Managing Partner of Bocanegra Lawyers since December 2024
- Lawyer, member no. 133.761 of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)
- Mediator listed in the Ministry of Justice Register of Mediators and Mediation Institutions
- Specialising in Immigration, Property Law, Town Planning, Environmental Law and Land Use Planning
- Board member of Excellence Platform and member of CIT Marbella
- Speaker at Málaga WorkBay and NomadIA.Digital: ‘Málaga and digital nomads’
- Languages: Spanish, English and German
Education, career and public profile
A career built between Madrid, New York, Berlin and Marbella
Degree in Law and Business Law (ICADE)
Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid.
NYU Law School, New York
Specialisation in International Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration.
Goethe Business School
Studies at Goethe University Berlin, Germany.
Master’s in Mediation and listed with the Ministry of Justice
Specialist Master’s in Civil, Commercial, Family and Intercultural Mediation (Escuela Internacional de Mediación) and mediator listed in the Ministry of Justice Register of Mediators.
Lawyers
Since 1982
Ramón y Cajal Abogados (2020–2024)
Property Law, Town Planning, Environmental Law and Land Use Planning.
Managing Partner of Bocanegra Lawyers (2024–present)
Taking over from the founder: strategy, modernisation and expansion of the firm, with a presence in Madrid.
Board member of Excellence Platform
A Marbella-based business initiative promoting excellence, competitiveness, innovation and sustainability among companies.
Member of CIT Marbella
Marbella’s Centre for Tourism Initiatives, one of the most representative business organisations on the Costa del Sol.
Speaker at ‘Málaga and digital nomads’
A Málaga WorkBay and NomadIA.Digital event on attracting international talent, alongside institutional representatives and business leaders.
COPE Marbella, RTV Marbella and RusRadio
Appears as a lawyer on programmes covering legal current affairs, immigration, international mobility and foreign investment.
Who’s Who in Málaga Business and ExpoMarbella
Her profile is listed in the business directory, and together with Ricardo Bocanegra she featured in a report on the firm’s history and new chapter.