She holds an LLM in international trade law, contracts and dispute resolution from the University of Turin (2012) and an LLB from the Panamericana University (2010). Her IP practice began in 2007, focusing on national and international IP rights prosecution, international trade, technology transfer and IP policies. Ms Barrales received a fellowship from the Japanese government to join the Osaka Institute of Technology Faculty of Intellectual Property as an IP researcher (2014).