Manuel Vélez Fraga
About Manuel Vélez Fraga
Manuel Vélez Fraga is a lawyer based in Madrid, ES and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Spain™ since 2019. Manuel Vélez Fraga is recognized in the following practice area:
- Madrid, Spain
- Environmental Law
Current Firm: Uría Menéndez Abogados SLP
Location: Madrid, ES
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Estudios y conocimientos. Licenciado en Derecho (2010) y Ciencias Políticas (2011) por la Uniersidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE), con título de especialización en el Programa Ejecutivo de Negociación en la Universidad Harvard Law School, Boston (2015), posgrado en el Programa de Liderazgo y Gestión Pública de IESE (2016) y máster en Derechos Fundamentales por la UNED (2020), Juan Gonzalo Ospina entiende la formación continua como &uac...
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Licenciado en Derecho en 1984 con Premio Extraordinario por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Es premiado por el Gobierno de Japón con una beca de estudios a los mejores currículums de la Unión Europea en 1989. También es reconocido con una beca del British Council (1986) y recibe otra beca de estudio de los gobiernos de Francia y Estados Unidos. En 1984 funda su propio despacho de abogados especializado en derecho financiero, bancario y bursátil. En 198...
The bulk of his work focuses on the entertainment industry, where he advises performing artists, managers, record companies and music publishers, performing and mechanical rights societies, and companies in the audio visual and technological sector. Over time his activity has spread to include other spheres of copyright and related rights (architecture, books, etc.), civil law (property and ownership), commercial law and competition law. In addition, he has long-standing experience of the pro...
Partner Manuel joined the firm in 2003 and specializes in the diverse areas of General Administrative Law (i.e. liability claims against Public Administration), Urban Planning Law and Compulsory purchases and Litigation. From 2007 to 2010, he taught about Expropriations for the MBA of Urban Planning Law at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid. In addition, he completed an MBA in Real Estate Companies at the Polytechnic University in Madrid. He was also awarded an Advanced Studies Diploma ...
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