José Vicente Morote > Andersen > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Andersen
Calle de Velázquez, 110
28006
Spain

Work Department

Public and Regulatory Law. Urban Planning and Environmental Law. Real Estate

Position

Managing Partner of the firm in Spain and Portugal and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Andersen Iberia, as well as co-head of the Public and Regulatory Law area of the firm in the offices of Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Lisbon, Valencia and Seville. Member of the Global Board and the Regional Board of Andersen. Responsible for the European legal coordination of the firm.

Career

José Vicente Morote was previously Partner and responsible of the Public and Regulatory department of Olleros Abogados and Managing Partner of LexUrban Abogados & Urbanistas, part of LexCorporate Abogados, a firm specializing in Public Law, providing advice on administrative, Urban and Real Estate Law issues. Before this, he was an associate at the Public Law Practice of J&A Garrigues.

Jose Vicente Morote has advised a number of Public Agencies on Administrative Law issues since 1995.

Jose Vicente has PHD of Law from the University of Bologna. He was appointed Dean of the Law University Catolica de Valencia, San Vicente Mártir, from 2007 to 2014. He is  a Public Servant specialising in administrative issues at Local Authority (on special leave).

He has participated as teacher in several courses and conferences in several universities and institutions. He has published a number of books on Administrative Law issues, namely ‘Las Circulares normativas de la Administración Pública, Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch; ‘Comentarios a la Ley Reguladora de las Bases de Régimen Local’, Civitas Thomson. Madrid; ‘Práctica de Administración Local: Formularios y Documentos’, published in 2006. He has also written a number of articles and taken part in the drafting of codes, compilations, translations and recessions. Furthermore, he has directed a number of Postgraduate Theses (PhD) and other academic works.

Languages

Spanish, English, French, Italian, German

Memberships

  • Chamber of Commerce of Italia to Spain.
  • Association of Jurists of The Health.

Education

  • Degree in Law, Special Recognition, Universidad de Valencia.
  • Degree in Law, Università di Bologna.
  • Degree in Political Science, UNED.
  • Doctor in Law, Università di Bologna.
  • Master in Urban Planning, ‘La ordenación autonómica del territorio’ (Urban Planning in Autonomous regions”), ADEIT.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Public law

The public law department at Andersen, led by José Vicente Morote, is focused on four key pillars: public procurement and administrative procedures; environmental law and sustainable development; energy regulation and industrial environment; and urban planning. Practice head Morote acts for an array of international companies and public entities on public procurement and administrative law issues. Arancha Bengoechea also maintains a broad practice, which covers contentious-administrative proceedings, public procurement and regulated sectors. Pedro Rubio advises and manages significant transactions and legal proceedings in Spain and before the General Court of the European Union.