Mr José Luis Palma > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices

CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Mr José Luis Palma

Work Department
Public Law and regulatory
Position
Counsel. Head of the Food Law Group.
Career
He is a member of the Higher Corps of State Civil Administrators (where he held posts in the ministries of Public Administrations, Justice, the Interior and Tourism – TURESPAÑA – from 1987 to 1993), and is currently on leave of absence. He belongs to the Legal Corps for the State Council (since 1993). He is an Associate member (Académico correspondiente) of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Education
He holds a Degree in Law from the Universidad de Malaga, a Doctor of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Diploma in English Public Administration from the Royal Institute of Public Administration, London.
Personal
Currently, he is the director of the specialisation course on agro-food law at the Law School at the Complutense University of Madrid. He has served as a lecturer at various prestigious universities in Madrid and Málaga. He is the author of the book “Derecho Agroalimentario”, which has been re-edited annually by the Ministry of Agriculture since 2015 and is available in electronic version.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Industry focus: Food
(Leading partners)Gómez-Acebo & Pombo offers cross-departmental expertise to a variety of clients operating in the food and beverage sector. Its service offering encompasses issues related to M&A, nutrition and health claims, regulation, food compliance, litigation and IP. Co-head José Luis Palma has a wealth of experience in food and administrative law and actively handles matters related to regulation, quality and animal welfare. Fellow co-leader Mónica Weimann undertakes a range of work, from M&A to advertising, and regularly advises food manufacturers and distributors on digital food marketplaces. IP specialist Sofía Martínez-Almeida has vast experience in advertising matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: patents
- Private equity
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Capital markets: Debt
- Employment
- Insurance
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Transport: Shipping