Raúl Matute
Junior Associate Global Regulatory
Languages
Spanish, English
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Legal 500 Projects & Energy 2023Raúl Matute is intellectually brilliant. He has a promising future ahead of him.
Raúl is a lawyer in the Hogan Lovells' Madrid office with experience in administrative, regulatory and energy law and public litigation. He provides recurring advice to leading companies in the energy sector and has participated in multiple projects from a regulatory perspective.
Since joining the firm, Raúl has participated in the legal defence of the interests of clients from different sectors before Public Administrations and entities at state, regional and local level, both in administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings.
Raúl also provides recurring advice to leading companies in the energy sector, both in administrative and contentious-administrative proceedings and in the framework of inspections, sanctioning procedures and disputes before the Spanish energy regulator (CNMC).
Raúl also participates in multiple projects and due diligence processes in a wide variety of operations, from a regulatory, administrative and environmental perspective.
His interest in law and his analytical and proactive profile are his main qualities when trying to identify solutions that provide added value to clients.
Legal 500 Projects & Energy 2023Raúl Matute is intellectually brilliant. He has a promising future ahead of him.
Representative experience
Recurrent advice to leading companies in different industrial sectors on regulatory matters.
Advice and defence in energy-related litigation before the Courts and Tribunals of the contentious-administrative order.
Contentious-administrative appeals before the Supreme Court against orders updating the remuneration parameters of renewable installations.
Contentious-administrative appeal before the Audiencia Nacional in defence of an association of electricity distributors against Red Eléctrica's operating procedures.
Drafting of power purchase agreements (PPAs)
Drafting of Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts (EPC) and operation and maintenance contracts (O&M) of solar plants.
Due diligences to companies in the areas of regulatory, administrative, environmental and energy law.
Administrative appeals and defence in sanctioning procedures against a company in the food sector.
Advising on a legislative reform on the processing of renewable installations.
General energy and environmental advice for renewable energy projects.
Access and connection disputes before the CNMC.
Inspection procedures before the CNMC regarding the remuneration of renewable installations.
Credentials
- Double Master’s Degree in Legal Practice and International Advocacy (Transactions), Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2022
- Degree in Law and Political Science, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2020
- Madrid