Fernando Pastor-Merchante

Fernando Pastor-Merchante is Associate Professor of Law at IE University where he teaches constitutional, administrative and European Union law. He is the author of The Role of Competitors in the Enforcement of State Aid Law (Oxford: Hart, 2017) and of numerous publications on EU administrative law and State aid governance. His publications also deal with administrative justice and with issues such as administrative procedure and state liability. He has served as legal adviser to the deputy-minister for parliamentary affairs of the Spanish Government (2018 – 2019) and as stagiaire at the Court of Justice of the European Union (2010). He holds a double bachelor degree in Law and Political Science by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), a Master of Laws-LLM by Columbia University School of Law (New York, US) and a Ph.D. in Law by the European University Institute (Florence, Italy).

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor of Administrative Law, IE Law School, 2022 – Present

• Assistant Professor of Administrative Law, IE Law School, 2015 – 2022

• Associate Professor of Public Internacional Law and International Relations (ad interim), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Jan 2015 – Aug 2015

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Ph.D. in Law, European University Institute, 2009 – 2014

• LL.M., Columbia University School of Law, 2012 – 2013

• Bachelor in Political Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2001 – 2006

• Bachelor in Law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2001 – 2006

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Legal adviser, Spanish Government, 2018 – 2019

• Stagiaire, Court of Justice of the European Union, Sep 2010 – Dec 2010

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• De Elizalde, F., Pastor-Merchante, F. (2021). “The legal framework of Uber in Spain”. In Ayata Z., Önay, I. (Eds.). Global Perspectives on Legal Challenges Posed by Ridesharing Companies. Springer

• Pastor-Merchante, F., Monti, G. (2020). “The functions of national courts in the private enforcement of State aid law”. In Parco, P.L., Monti, G., Botta, M. (Eds.). EU State Aid Law: Emerging Trends at the National and EU Level. Edward Elgar

• Pastor-Merchante, F. (2017). “The Role of Competitors in the Enforcement of State Aid Law”. Oxford: Hart

• Pastor-Merchante, F., Velasco Caballero, F. (Eds.). (2015). “The Public Administration of the Internal Market”. Europa Law Publishing