Mr Manuel Vélez > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez Offices

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
Visit website 34 91 586 04 00 34 91 586 04 03

Mr Manuel Vélez

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Work Department

Public Law.

Career

Manuel is a partner in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm in 2003 and is a member of the Public and Environmental Law Practice Area.

He has experience in all areas of public law, but especially in regulated sectors, such as securities markets and the financial, energy, security and defence, prevention of money laundering and competition law sectors. He also advises on public procurement law and public authority liability.

Manuel focuses his practice on litigation involving administrative and constitutional matters and regularly advises in sanctioning proceedings before the CNMV, the Bank of Spain and the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering. He also has vast experience in due diligence processes involving regulatory matters.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association; Subcommission on the prevention of money laundering of the Consejo General de la Abogacía Español; European Association of Trade + Investment Controls and Compliance Attorneys.

Education

Law Degree, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 2002.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Public law

The public law department at Uría Menéndez has a breadth of expertise which covers banking regulations, energy, infrastructure, transport, telecoms, healthcare and consumer protection regulations, among others. The team excels in administrative and judicial proceedings before Spanish and European courts, and also stands out for its wealth of experience in public procurement and contracting matters. Leading the practice is Mariano Magide, who specialises in public contracts, public infrastructure, and administrative litigation. Manuel Vélez stands out for his deep knowledge of regulated sectors, public procurement and public authority liability. Other notable practitioners include Miguel Martínez Gimeno, who draws on his former role as General Director of the Legal Service of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission; and administrative law experts José Alberto Navarro, José Miguel Fatás and Xavier Codina García-Andrade.

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