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Daniel Fernández

Daniel Fernández

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Partner. Specialized in public law. He drafts urban planning acts and regulations, as well as land and urban planning policies. He also has ample experience in transactions to manage urban planning, in disciplinary proceedings over urban planning issues and in advising on expropriations, environmental issues (water, coastline, noise, etc.) and other special legislation (roads, ports, tourism, logistics, etc.)

Career

Mr. Fernández was Director General of urban planning for the Andalusian regional government and a member of the team that drafted the Urban Planning Act of Andalusia (Act 7/2002), where he promoted and helped draft the urban planning reform (Act 2/2012) and municipal general urban development plans. He also acted as secretary and advisor to several landowners management boards. He lectures on land and urban planning at several institutions, including Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Universidad de Granada and Instituto de Práctica Empresarial. He is also a regular speaker at prestigious forums.

Publications

He has published several articles on land and urban planning in specialized journals.

Personal

Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de Sevilla, 1995. Master in Regional and Urban Policy, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 1998. Qualified as expert in Urban Law, Instituto de Estudios Jurídicos Cajasol, 1996.

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Chambers European Guide

Planning - Spain

Band 4
Band 4

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Operating from the firm's Seville office, Daniel Fernández acts for industrial companies and for developers of residential assets, shopping centres or hotels on planning law issues arising in relation to projects across the south of Spain.

Strengths

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  • Daniel offers a comprehensive analysis from a legal and operational perspective.

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  • We fully trust Daniel.

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  • Daniel Fernández is a great asset to us, not only because of his knowledge of planning and administrative matters, but also because of his ability to communicate with us on various complex issues.

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