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José María Barrios

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His technical quality, experience, absolute availability, involvement, together with a close treatment and a practical approach to problems, make working with him always a very enriching experience.
— Legal 500 Spain: 2022 | Public Law
Madrid
About

José María is head of the Regulatory Law practice area at DLA Piper Spain. Throughout more than 20 years of professional career, José María has developed extensive experience in public procurement, expropriations, urban planning and environmental matters, as well as in a wide variety of regulated sectors, where he has advised key players - whether public administrations, financing entities, funds or industrial clients - on the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions, financings and refinancings, bond issues, as well as in the drafting of reports, legal opinions and regulations related to the electricity, oil and gas sectors.

He is also known for his experience in judicial proceedings of a contentious-administrative nature, related to matters concerning regulated sectors, and in the different judicial instances (including relevant experience in the European Court of Human Rights).

Previously, he has developed his professional career in a Big Four, where he led the legal practice in the TMT and energy sectors. As well as in major national and international law firms.

Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsEnergy and Natural ResourcesIndustrialsInfrastructure, Construction and TransportMedia, Sport and EntertainmentTechnology

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising on regulatory aspects of M&A and financing transactions for companies operating in regulated sectors - energy, transport, infrastructure, aeronautics, TMT and media, etc. - (due diligence, preparation of sale and purchase agreements, development agreements, common evacuation infrastructure sharing agreements, financing agreements, PPAs, EPC and O&M agreements, etc.).
  • Advising on regulatory aspects in the context of bond issuance transactions for the refinancing of the debt of some of the most important companies in the energy sector.
  • Advising clients, both in administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings, on procedures relating to: (i) challenging sectoral regulations; (ii) challenging administrative resolutions revoking authorisations for the construction and operation of electricity generation plants using renewable energy sources; (iii) claims for financial liability against public authorities; and (iv) restoring the economic-financial equilibrium in administrative contracts.
  • Advising to the main infrastructure companies on various issues related to the award, execution, termination and financing of administrative contracts for the construction and/or operation of different types of infrastructure (highways, parkings, interchanges, etc.).
  • Advising clients on issues related to the regime applicable to obtaining, executing and terminating environmental and urban planning licences, permits and authorisations.
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education
  • IE Business School Madrid, LL.M in Business Law

  • IE Business School Madrid, Programa avanzado en el sector energético

  • IE Business School Madrid, Programa avanzado en urbanismo y sector de la construcción

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Lincenciatura en Derecho

Publications and media

  • Author of the chapter ‘Problemas jurídicos que se plantean en torno a la electrificación de los puertos’, published in the collective work ‘Anuario de Derecho Administrativo 2022’ by Civitas-Thomson Reuters.
  • Author of the chapter ‘Régimen de control y restricciones aplicables a las inversiones en el sector energético’, published in the collective work ‘Mercados Regulados 2021’ by Tirant Lo Blanch.
  • Author of the chapter ‘Functioning of the new regulatory ecosystem for generation after the enactment of Royal Decree-Law 1/2019 and different problems facing the sector’, published in the collective work ‘Cuadernos de Energía 2021’ of the Spanish Energy Club.
  • Author-coordinator of the chapters ‘Transfer of public companies’ and ‘Administrative law in transactions’, in the work ‘Memento Transmisión de Empresas 2021-2022’ published by Francis Lefebvre.
  • Author of the article ‘El cambio de suministrador: un reto que obliga a los comercializadores de energía a revisar sus procedimientos de contratación’, published in the prestigious digital media of the energy sector ‘El Periódico de la Energía’.

Additional information

  • Professor for several years on the master's degree in Access to the Legal Profession at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).
  • Professor for several years on the master's degree in Access to the Legal Profession at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid (ICADE).
  • Former professor of the master's degree in Sports Law at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE).

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Madrid Bar Association

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DLA Piper advises Santander on the financing of three Spanish photovoltaic projects

4 December 2024 .2 minute read

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Royal Decree 962/2024, of 24 September (the “Decree”), regulating the generation of...

30 September 2024 .6 minute read

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