Juan Antonio Loste Madoz > Uría Menéndez > Barcelona, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
DIAGONAL 514
08006 BARCELONA
Spain

Work Department

Environment and Sustainable Development

Career

Juan Antonio Loste is a lawyer in the Barcelona office of Uría Menéndez, which he joined as a partner in January 2008.

He specialises in administrative and environmental law, providing advice in administrative, civil and criminal proceedings involving environmental matters. Juan Antonio advises clients on administrative procedures related to environmental permits, authorisations and concessions, both at the start of their activities and when their  businesses are expanding.

Juan Antonio has advised on the development of draft laws and conditions of tenders for environmental services, and conducted analyses and audits on compliance with environmental regulations in transactions involving the transfer of industrial assets or within the scope of the self-regulating preventative measures adopted by companies.

He has been recognised as leading lawyer by Chambers Europe and Who’s Who Legal since 2007.

Languages

English Catalan French

Memberships

  • President of the Environmental Law Section of the Barcelona Bar Association
  • Permanent advisory member of the Environmental Law Committee for the Promotion of Employment
  • Member of the Editing Committee of the Revista Catalana de Dret Ambiental

Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad de Barcelona, 1988
  • Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1989

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Environment

The environment and sustainable development team at Uría Menéndez is equipped to advise on transactional, regulatory and litigation matters, attracting instructions from domestic and international clients from key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, waste management, manufacturing, mining and energy. Based in Barcelona, Juan Antonio Loste Madoz advises public administrations and governments on environmental policy and infrastructure-related matters, whileJaime Calvo Retuerto is a seasoned practitioner in contentious-administrative proceedings surrounding emissions, pollution and contamination. Jesús Sedano is a key contact in the Madrid office for public and private sector clients looking for assistance with public and regulatory law.