Josep Antoni Silvestre Cánovas is the founder and managing partner of the firm Silvestre Advocats. With more than twenty years of legal experience, he is one of the most respected and recognised lawyers in the Principality of Andorra, especially in his area of specialisation, criminal law.

A registered lawyer since 1999, he has been a lecturer in law at the University of Andorra, and has given courses and training on different areas of law at the Col·legi d’Advocats d’Andorra, the Consell General and the Cambra de Comerç.

Josep Antoni is the essence of Silvestre Advocats. His passion for his work and his resilient, empathetic, collaborative and persevering nature, together with his innate communication and creative skills, ensure that his work, always client-oriented, achieves excellent results and quality.

Jean Monnet Chair in European Institutions and Community Law, Universidad de Zaragoza; 1998

Master’s degree in European Union and European Communities, specialising in Community Law, Real Instituto de Estudios Europeos; 1997-1998

Graduate in Law, Universidad de Navarra; 1993-1997

Courses:

• Completion of different courses and seminars, as well as obtaining, in 2004, the Professional Qualification for Real Estate Agents and Managers given by the Govern d’Andorra.

Lectures:

• Speaker at courses and conferences offered by the Consell General, the Cambra de Comerç and the Col-legi d’Advocats d’Andorra on different areas of law, such as computer crime and cyberbullying, computer security, data protection or economic crimes, among others.

Lawyer and founding partner

Silvestre Advocats (1999 to the present day)

Professor of Law

Universitat d’Andorra (2016-2018)

Secretary of legislative committees

Consell General Principat d’Andorra (1998)