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European Union public consultation - Reform of the EU’s electricity market design
07 February 2023
Fernando Calancha
PartnerMadrid
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +34 91 349 81 59
Fax +34 91 349 82 01
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Practice groupGlobal Regulatory
Fernando is the Head of the Regulatory and Energy practice in our Madrid office.
He is a State Lawyer (Abogado del Estado) on leave of absence and has extensive experience advising clients in regulatory, contentious and corporate matters in Public and Administrative Law, as well as in the private sector.
Before joining Hogan Lovells, he was working at an important international law firm, where he was working as head of the regulatory practice too.
He graduated in Law at the Complutense University in Madrid and he is recognized by the most prestigious international legal directories including Chambers and Partners, where he is ranked Band 1 in Spain in Energy & Natural Resources.
Fernando Calancha stands out for his professional experience both in his years as a state lawyer within the administration and in his years as a partner professional office for the private sector. Likewise, he maintains a constant dialogue both in the public sector and in the private sector with the main agents that allows it to know the current situation of the sector
Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Awards and recognitions
2021-2023
Band 1 for Energy & Natural Resources (Spain)
Chambers Europe
2021
Band 1 for Energy & Natural Resources (Spain)
Chambers Global
2021
Recommended Lawyer for Projects and Energy
Legal 500 EMEA
2022-2023
Ranked in Public Law
Chambers Europe
2022-2023
Leading Individual (Projects and Energy)
Legal 500 EMEA
Representative experience
Continuous advice to AEE for the last 8 years as General Counsel
Advising ENSO in the creation of the largest cogeneration/biomass plant in Spain for 70 million euros
Advising Acogen, Cogen and ADAP (almost 20% of electricity generated in the Spanish market) in the European Commission's complaint regarding the impact of the exceptional measure of the Iberian market
Intervention in one of the most important litigation proceedings in the gas sector with a natural gas distribution company
Representation of a relevant industrial company in a contentious-administrative proceeding against a declaration of contaminated soils in Andalusia
Management of contentious administrative appeals against the improper updating of regulated costs. Coordination of all sectorial lawsuits and advice to more than 25 companies in the sector
Continuous advice to all types of companies on administrative procedures for the authorization of renewable energy installations, conflict resolution and possible liability actions
