Clifford Chance

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Fernando Irurzun is the Head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department in Spain.

Fernando is a State Attorney currently on leave of absence. As State Attorney Fernando has been Deputy Director-General for Litigation Affairs (Solicitor General's Office-Directorate of the State Legal Service), Agent of the Kingdom of Spain before the European Court of Human Rights, and State Attorney before different Spanish Courts.

He has been also Counsellor in the Spanish Permanent Representation before the European Union; and Seconded National Expert in the Legal Service of the European Banking Authority.

Fernando has more than 25 years of experience acting before the Courts of all jurisdictions and instances.

Fernando specialises in Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law, Data Protection and International Public Law.

State Attorney since 1992

State Attorney before the High Court of Madrid 1992

State Attorney coordinator on Administrative Law in the Directorate for Litigation 1996

Counsellor for Judicial Affairs in the Spanish Permanent Representation to the European Union 2001

State Attorney before the Spanish Supreme Court 2006

Head State Attorney before the National Court 2007

Agent of the Kingdom of Spain before the European Court of Human Rights 2010

Deputy Director-General for Litigation Affairs, Solicitor General's Office-Directorate of the State Legal Service (01/05/2012-31/08/2016)

Legal Expert-Seconded National Expert before the European Banking Authority 2016

Joined Clifford Chance as Counsel 2018

Partner since 2020

Speaks Spanish and English

Honorary and former permanent member of the General Committee for the Codification of Law (Public Law Section).

Member of the Madrid Bar Association since 2000

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (BA Law) 1988

Universidad Complutense de Madrid (PhD Law) 2000