Erlis Spahia

Associate
Madrid
About

Erlis is an Associate in the Real Estate department at DLA Piper Spain, specializing in Urban Planning Law. He advises on urban planning and development strategies, including instruments such as Partial Plans, Special Plans, and Change of Use. His expertise also covers urban discipline matters, sanctioning proceedings, restoration of legality, and both administrative and judicial defense. Additionally, he reviews and analyzes urban planning permits and licenses.

In the Real Estate sector, Erlis works with national and international companies as well as investment funds on structured transactions, including asset and share deals. He has extensive experience in sales, leases, purchase options, preliminary sale agreements, and real estate regularization issues such as capacity discrepancies, property grouping and segregation, and termination of joint ownership. Erlis also manages environmental procedures, ensuring full compliance with applicable regulations.

Areas of FocusReal Estate
Education
  • Camilo José Cela University. Master's Degree in Legal Practice (2023)
  • CEU San Pablo University. Master's Degree in Urban Planning and Land Management (2022)
  • Carlos III University of Madrid. Bacherlor's Degree in Law (2020)

EXPERIENCE

His experience includes advising:

  • Finsbury on the acquisition and sale of land, and on the urban planning compliance, implementation, and development for a data center in Aragón, including all regulatory, permitting, and planning approvals.
  • Redevco on the acquisition and sale of logistics assets in Ferrol, including negotiation, documentation, and regulatory due diligence.
  • Amazon on the implementation, development, and construction of data centers in Aragón through the PIGA, including coordination with public authorities and compliance with urban planning and environmental regulations.
  • BBVA on the financing of a portfolio of hotel assets in Ibiza, including structuring, documentation, and regulatory compliance.
  • ING on the financing of a real estate development in Madrid, covering all aspects of loan documentation, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.
  • CapitalLand Investments on the acquisition of a logistics portfolio in Spain, including transaction structuring, due diligence, and regulatory compliance.
  • David Lloyd on the acquisition of land plots for subsequent development in Madrid.
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Albanian
  • Catalan

Memberships and Affiliations

  • UC3M Debate School
  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association

Connect

Phone

+34 917 887 324
(Work, Madrid)
+34 600 084 707
(Mobile, Madrid)
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