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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
Career
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (BA Law) 1988
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (PhD Law) 2000
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
