Iñigo Portilla

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Law Graduate from the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU)

SPECIALIZATION

  • Migration law and Asylum
  • Mediation with Ethnic Minorities
  • Psychologic Intervention in Crisis Situation

EXPERIENCE

More than ten years providing legal aid on Migration and Asylum act as a guarantee for his broad experience. He has been working in legal aid for different organisations such as CEAR, Perualde, Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support Council in Plymouth (United Kingdom) and Red Cross, where he is currently the head of the Legal Department for Foreigners in Bilbao.

Additionally, he is a member of the Bar Association of Biscay. He has also collaborated with a number of Local Councils and Basque Associations as a trainer on Migration topics. It is worth to highlight his specific expertise in subjects such as Mediation with Ethnic Minorities and Psychologic Intervention in Crisis Situations.