Luis Jiménez-Díaz has practiced for more than 25 years in the areas of real estate, general planning, construction, and administrative procedure. He has broad experience negotiating with governmental authorities and in public procurement. Luis represents clients in urban planning development and reorganization; construction contracts; preparation, drafting, and processing of documents for consent instruments; zoning qualification of lands and properties; and refurbishment and building enlargement processes. He also assists clients in international agreements and environmental matters and advises private developers and large investment funds in transactions in Spain from the initial development stage, obtaining all permits before the Spanish administrative bodies through to project completion. Luis is lead partner of the Real Estate Practice in Madrid.
Most recently he has been involved in flagship projects like Valdebebas, Mahou-Calderón, Madrid Norte, Montepino Logística, RESA, New Acciona City, and many other. Representative clients include Greystar, CBRE, Acciona Inmobiliaria, Hines, Blackstone, Atitlan, Jones Lang Lasalle, David Lloyd, Drago Capital, Mahou, and Merlin Properties.
Luis is a professor at the Instituto de Empresa and director of the advanced program in town planning, environmental, and construction. From October 2002 to February 2007, he held the post of general manager of the management committee for Parque de Valdebebas, a residential and commercial development project in the municipality of Madrid. He is also a member of the academic board of FIDE (Foundation for Research on Law and Enterprise).
Experience
Additional Publications
- November 2017
AJA ACTUALIDAD JURÍDICA - "Medidas para una actividad inmobiliaria adaptada a los nuevos tiempos"
Speaking Engagements
- 29 de marzo, 2016
Desayuno con el Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC)
- Instituto de Empresa Madrid (Master's in Tax 1991); Complutense University of Madrid (Master's in Economics and Law 1990; Law Degree 1988)
- Member 45217 of the Madrid Bar Association
Chambers Europe (2015-2022) — Planning: "He's solely focused on this area, so technically he is strong. He is a specialist on planning."
The Legal 500 EMEA (2021-2022) — Real Estate and Construction
Best Lawyers (2018-2022) — Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Planning
- Spanish, English