Sáez Abogados

Legal counsel for marinas and ports

Sáez Abogados is a law firm specializing in port law, with a focus on marinas, boatyards, shipyards, and administrative concessions. Its managing partner, Arturo Sáez Sanz, served as secretary general of the Spanish Federation of Marinas and Tourist Ports (FEAPDT) and chairs its commission on marinas under state jurisdiction. He also wrote the Forbes column “The Marina Port Sudoku,” about the sector’s fragmented regulatory framework.

Services

• Comprehensive legal advice for marinas
• Public concessions and contracts
• Boatyards, repair shops, and other coastal businesses
• Shipyards and port infrastructure
• Concession fee reviews

Clients and experience

The firm reports more than 40 clients in the sector, over 25 years of experience, and more than 1,000 resolved cases. Its clients include Marina de Dénia, Marina de Greenwich, Marina Alicante, Marina Salinas, Astilleros Astondoa, and Baleària, among others.

Team

• Arturo Sáez, managing partner. Law degree from Complutense University of Madrid (1987) and a master’s degree in taxation and tax advice from the Center for Financial Studies.
• Cristina Martín, partner and head of the tax department, with experience advising companies on tax and accounting, especially family businesses and holding companies.
• Guillermo Jiménez, head of the legal department, specializing in administrative concessions, public procurement, and marinas, with more than 18 years of experience.
• Carlos M. Blanco Portillo, attorney and head of quality, specializing in criminal law, with more than 15 years of experience in civil and criminal proceedings.
• Pía Gállego, attorney with more than 15 years of experience in public-sector contracting and representing companies before government agencies.
• Rubén Díaz, attorney specializing in ports and sports organizations, with more than 10 years of experience.

Coverage and regulatory knowledge

The firm advises throughout Spain and publishes detailed information on concession rules by autonomous community. According to its figures, Spain has 289 marinas with 134,200 berths, and private companies operate 80% of them under concession. Maximum terms vary by ownership and region: from 35 years in Cantabria to 75 in the Canary Islands; 25 years in Catalonia, extendable to 50 for works of special significance; 50 years in Andalusia, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Galicia, and the Basque Country, with a 15-year exception for berths in the latter; and reliance on state law in the Region of Murcia and the Principality of Asturias, which has no regional law of its own.

Contact

Phone: 913 95 22 39. Email: despacho@saezabogados.com. Website: abogadospuertosdeportivos.com. The firm is on LinkedIn and YouTube.