Professionals

Alejandro Araújo Barceló

Founding lawyer ARAÚJO & BENETTI
Summary of professional and academic career
  • Founding lawyer at Araújo & Benetti (since 2015).
  • Professor in the Department of Public Law (area of Administrative Law) at the Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB) (since 2016).
  • Lawyer in the Department of Administrative Law and Regulated Sectors at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, in the Madrid office (2009 to 2014).
  • Master’s Degree in Public Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
  • Visiting Researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
  • Double Degree in Law and Political Science at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
  • Extraordinary Award of the double degree in Law and Political Science and Public Administration, at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Giulia Benetti

Founding lawyer ARAÚJO & BENETTI
Summary of professional and academic career
  • Founding lawyer at Araújo & Benetti (since 2015).
  • Lawyer in the Department of Public Law at GTA Villamagna, Abogados, in the Madrid office (2014 to 2015).
  • Lawyer in the Departments of Environmental Law and Administrative Law at Garrigues, Abogados y Asesores Tributarios, in the Madrid office (2012 to 2013).
  • Teaching assistance activities in the Departments of State Public Law and Procedural Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2010-2012).
  • Master’s Degree in Public Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
  • Visiting Researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
  • Double Degree in Italian-Spanish Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and at Università degli Studi di Firenze.
  • Extraordinary Award of the Master’s Degree in Public Law at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

Mauro Mancuso

Lawyer at ARAÚJO & BENETTI
Summary of professional and academic career
  • Lawyer at Araújo & Benetti, Abogados, in Palma de Mallorca (since 2015).
  • Lawyer at Studio Legale Bassi, in Reggio Emilia, Italy (2012 to 2015).
  • Trainee lawyer at Monereo Meyer Marinel·lo, in Madrid (2009).
  • Degree in Law at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2005 to 2009).
  • Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza at Università degli Studi di Firenze (2005 to 2010).
  • Course in Labour Procedural Law at the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid (2016).
  • Course on Data Protection and Digital Rights in the Company at FOESCO (2020).

Publications of our professionals

01

Administrative Law and Public Procurement

  • Araújo Barceló, A. and Benetti, G. (accepted for publication). Reasons of general interest in the rescue of public works concessionsu2026 Anuario de Derecho Administrativo, 2024.
  • Benetti, G. (2024). Can differentiated treatment be offered to biddersu2026? Administrative Update, La Ley, nº 3.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. and González-Deleito Domínguez, N. (2024). The deterrent effect on litigation in the business sphereu2026 Administrative Update, La Ley, no. 1.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. and González-Deleito Domínguez, N. (2024). A critical review of the refusal to modify public sector contractsu2026 Administrative Update, La Ley, no. 3, 2023.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. (2018). The economic-financial rebalancing and the limits to contract modificationu2026 Contratación Administrativa Práctica, Wolters Kluwer, no. 155.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. and Gonzalez-Deleito Domínguez, N. (2014). The entry of private capital into Aena Aeropuertos, S.Au2026 Anuario 2014, Civitas.
  • Araújo Barceló, A., Botella Carretero, J. and Gonzalez Deleito Domínguez, N. (2015). The RPA in public works concessionsu2026 Anuario 2015, Civitas.
  • Benetti, G. (2014). The procedures for awarding public works at the initiative of private partiesu2026 Ed. Tirant Lo Blanch, Valencia.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. (2013). Public-Private Partnership: Between Indeterminacy, Flexibility and Uncertainty. Instituto de Estudios Fiscales.

02

Environmental Law and Tourism

  • Benetti, G. (2020). Dossier Justice for the Planet. Revista Missèr, ICAIB, no. 124.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. (2016). Recent rulings of the Supreme Court on electricity generationu2026 Administrative Update, La Ley, no. 10.

03

Liability and Administrative Litigation

  • Araújo Barceló, A. and González-Deleito Domínguez, N. (2024). STS 1360/2023u2026 excludes State liabilityu2026 Administrative Update, La Ley, no. 1.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. and González-Deleito Domínguez, N. (2023). The unlawfulness of damage in liability claimsu2026 Administrative Update, La Ley, no. 9, September 2023.
  • Araújo Barceló, A. (2021). Compensation, an uncertain path. Revista Missèr, ICAIB, no. 131.

04

Urban Planning and Regulated Sectors

  • Araújo Barceló, A. and Benetti, G. (2016). The new legal scenario in urban planning matters. Última Hora, 28 January 2016.
  • Benetti, G. (2012). Urban management and EU procurement directivesu2026 Instituto Pascal Madoz, Madrid, March 2012.