Practice areas

• Environment
• Land Planning

Profile

Alberto Ibort Franch joined Pérez-Llorca in 2011. Prior to this, he worked in the Administrative Law and Land Planning department at a prestigious Spanish firm. Additionally, he completed work experience in another prestigious national firm during his university studies. He made partner in January 2020.

As a partner in the area of Public Law, he has proven experience in advising national and international companies on projects and transactions related to Land Planning, Environment, Administrative Law, Construction and Infrastructure. Additionally, he is secretary of urban planning entities and represents his clients during judicial proceedings in administrative courts.

Alberto Ibort Franch has been recognised as one of Spain’s best lawyers for Land Planning and Environment by major international legal directories such as Chambers & Partners (since 2017) and Best Lawyers (since 2019), having contributed to the exponential growth of these practices in the firm in the last decade.

Studies:

• 2010 Executive Master’s degree in Business Law, Centro de Estudios Garrigues & Harvard Law School
• 2008 Degree in Law, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
• 2008 Degree in Business Administration, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

He speaks Spanish and English.

Experience

His main practice areas are the following:

Land Planning

• Drafting and monitoring urban planning instruments such as General Plans, Partial Plans, Re-plotting Projects and Planning Agreements.
• Representation, advice and management as Secretary of Urban Planning Entities such as Compensation Committees and Urban Conservation Entities.
• Coordinating reports on urban planning matters and strategic legal planning of urban developments, shopping centres, logistics facilities, environmental regeneration projects and public works.
• Urban planning analysis of sale and purchase plots of land and real estate assets, as well as land value enhancement, refurbishment and reconstruction.
• Litigation in administrative proceedings, before Courts and Tribunals, as well as experience in negotiating with state, regional and local Public Administrations for the resolution of legal-urban issues, disciplinary files.

Environment

• Legal environmental advice, in terms of evaluation, prevention, management, waste management and environmental responsibility, including the coordination of reports relating to various jurisdictions.
• Supervision, management and advice in relation to the environmental authorisations, permits and licenses required for industrial operators to carry out their activity.

Infrastructures and construction

• Legal advice on national and international consulting projects for the implementation, management and development of cross-border real estate and infrastructure projects.
• General legal and litigious advice for the implementation and financing of national and international infrastructure and advice to listed companies in the design and development of real estate projects, technology, and shopping centres.

Litigation

• Experience defending companies, funds, developers and natural persons before administrative Courts and Tribunals, with a wide range of experience in the search for out-of-court solutions.

Academic and Publishing Collaborations

Alberto Ibort Franch is a frequent lecturer and professor of urban planning, administrative and environmental law at prestigious institutions and courses, such as:

• CEU IAM Business School
• Fundación Española de la Edificación
• Real Estate Business School
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madrid (CAM)

Alberto Ibort Franch frequently contributes to numerous magazines and specialised publications as a land planning and environmental expert, having published more than 30 articles in publications including: (i) El Economista – Iuris & Lex, (ii) Revista de Derecho Urbanístico y Medio Ambiente, (iii) Revista Agua y Medio Ambiente, (iv) Revista de Obras Públicas, (v) Wolters Kluwer – Iuris and (vi) El Vigía– Logística y Transporte.

He is one of the co-authors of the book “Medidas Cautelares y Ejecución de Sentencias en la Litigación con Administraciones Públicas” published by La Ley (2015), as well as the author of the chapter on the particular characteristics of these measures within the field of Land Planning.

He is also the coordinator of Pérez-Llorca’s Land Planning Newsletter and some of his most significant publications in specialised media are:

• 02/01/2019: Nuevo escenario para los centros comerciales en el País Vasco
• 05/09/2018: Retos y oportunidades ante la futura Ley del Suelo de la CAM
• 13/07/2018: La seguridad jurídica en el ámbito de la ordenación territorial
• 05/12/2017: Desarrollos del Sureste de Madrid, entre la encrucijada inmobiliaria y urbanística
• 30/06/2017: La regulación de los Montes y los Parques Nacionales

Professional Organisations

The Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).

Recognition

Alberto Ibort Franch features in various legal directories such as:

• Chambers Europe: Planning.
• Legal 500: Public Law, and Environment.
• Best Lawyers®: Environmental Law and Land Use and Zoning Law.