Tech law · Barcelona · EN / ES / CA · EU
Tech law for companies that build, sell and invest in Spain and the EU.
LegalBytes is the practice of Eduard Pinedo, a Barcelona lawyer who works with tech companies and international businesses — in English, with a Common Law perspective on how contracts are structured.
Practice areas
Seven areas, one lawyer who knows your business
From your first contract to your AI Act gap analysis: practical advice, written so your team can act on it.
Tech & business contracts
SaaS, AI, licensing, NDAs, MSAs and DPAs — contract law and business law for tech.
Details →Corporate & commercial law
Company set-up, shareholders' agreements, investment rounds and commercial agreements.
Details →Data protection & AI Act
GDPR compliance, DPAs, records, DPIAs and AI Act obligations and gap analysis.
Details →New technologies
Platforms, e-commerce, terms and conditions, DSA, online consumer law and incident basics.
Details →Intellectual property
Software, trademarks, licences, assignment of rights and copyright.
Details →Crypto-assets & MiCA
MiCA regime, token classification, white papers, CASP authorisation basics and NFTs.
Details →Fractional counsel
A lawyer embedded in your team on a monthly retainer.
Details →Common Law perspective
Spanish and EU law, explained the way your contracts are written
Many of our clients negotiate in English and are used to common-law contract structures: recitals, representations and warranties, indemnities, limitation of liability, governing-law clauses. We draft and review in English and explain how those clauses work — or do not — under Spanish and EU law.
- Contracts drafted and negotiated in English
- Common-law structures adapted to Spanish and EU law
- Clear explanations of the differences that matter
- Advice in English, Spanish and Catalan
Regulatory calendar
AI Act and MiCA: the dates that matter
The key application dates of the AI Act (as amended in 2026) and of MiCA, taken from the Official Journal of the EU.
- 2 Dec 2026AI ActNew prohibitions on AI that generates non-consensual intimate imagery or child sexual abuse material apply; generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 must comply with the marking obligation of Article 50(2).
- 2 Dec 2027AI ActObligations for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III (for example, employment, credit, education) apply.
- 31 Dec 2027MiCADeadline for trading platforms to ensure white papers for crypto-assets admitted to trading before 30 December 2024.
The lawyer
Eduard Pinedo
Spanish lawyer, member of the Barcelona Bar (ICAB), practising on his own account from Barcelona. He started LegalBytes in 2022 as a legal-tech and digital-assets project and now brings that focus to every area of tech law.
Eduard Pinedo is a lawyer registered with the Barcelona Bar (ICAB). He is not a solicitor or barrister of England and Wales.
About LegalBytes →Who we help
Built for companies that move fast
Tech startups and scale-ups
SaaS and AI companies that need sound contracts, GDPR and AI Act compliance, and a lawyer who understands the product.
International companies entering Spain and the EU
English-speaking businesses that sell to, hire in or set up in Spain and want Spanish and EU law explained in their own language.
Crypto and web3 projects
Token issuers, platforms and service providers working through MiCA, token classification and white papers.
Tell us what you are working on
A short message is enough. We will reply to arrange a first call and, if we can help, propose a written engagement with the fees agreed beforehand.