Miquel Roca Junyent, winner of the ESADE Alumni Aptissimi Award
- The president of Roca Junyent has been honoured for his career and contribution in the writing of the 1978 Constitution and the 1979 Statute
- More than 300 representatives from the main offices, consultancies and management attended the ceremony held at the Maritime Museum in Barcelona
Barcelona, 3 October de 2019 – President and founding partner of Roca Junyent, Miquel Roca, has been honoured with the annual Aptissimi Award by the ESADE Alumni Law Club. The award acknowledges Miquel Roca’s long-standing career as a lawyer from both a professional and academic point of view. In this regard, ESADE Alumni has been highlighted for its contribution in the scope of Administrative and Urbanistic Law, public procurement, mediation and arbitration. In addition, the organisation highlights Miquel Roca’s contribution to the drawing up of the Spanish Constitution in 1978, and the commission written for Catalan Independence in 1979.
On receiving the distinction, Miquel Roca stated that “many may feel that this award is an individual recognition, but for me it is a collective recognition of the private and public law sector; we must look on our profession as a tool for service to the community in order to improve society and the world we live in”.
In this 12th edition, ESADE Alumni has also recognised the professor from Freie Universität in Berlin, Christian Armbrüster, the AENA legal counsel, CNMV and the president of the Government of Andorra, Xavier Espot. The awards recognise professional excellence in the field of business law in professional, academic, consulting and business advisory aspects.
The Aptissimi Award ceremony was held on 3 October at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, making it a prominent annual meeting point in the Spanish legal sector. This event has brought together nearly 300 representatives from the major law firms and legal advisory services, as well as members of law-related administrations such as registrars, magistrates or state lawyers and relevant professionals from other legal sectors.
