Head of the Food Law Group

Bio

José Luis is a Public Law and Regulatory of counsel and co-ordinates the Food Law Group at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specialises in administrative, civil and agro-food law.

He holds a Degree in Law from the Universidad de Malaga, a Doctor of Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Diploma in English Public Administration from the Royal Institute of Public Administration, London.
He is a member of the Higher Corps of State Civil Administrators (where he held posts in the ministries of Public Administrations, Justice, the Interior and Tourism – TURESPAÑA – from 1987 to 1993), and is currently on leave of absence. He belongs to the Legal Corps for the State Council (since 1993). He is an Associate member (Académico correspondiente) of the Spanish Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation.

José Luis has been repeatedly recognised as a Food Law expert in the prestigious Legal500 directory.

Currently, he is the director of the specialisation course on agro-food law at the Law School at the Complutense University of Madrid. He has served as a lecturer at various prestigious universities in Madrid and Málaga. He is the author of the book “Derecho Agroalimentario”, which has been re-edited annually by the Ministry of Agriculture since 2015 and is available in electronic version. Since 2021 it has been published by the Boletin Oficial del Estado as a free and open access e-book.

He has participated as author or co-author in several specialised legal publications.

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Madrid Bar Association no. 122888

Languages

Spanish
English

Acknowledgments

  • 2021
  • 2019

The Legal 500 2021. Food

‘José Luis Palma Fernández: His broad culture in the agri-food sector stands out, his simple speech, and his knowledge of the Spanish public administration.’

The Legal 500 2019. Industry focus: Food

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