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Konsilia, the origins
Leon Jose del Canto, Fernando’s father, established his Bufete de Abogados in Jerez de la Frontera in 1981. His original partners were Antonio Fernandez, formally an elected local government representative with the Junta de Andalucia, Manuel Gutierrez Maireles, a Spanish Army Official, and Alfonso Villa, represented now by Ana Villa in Konsilia.
Leon Jose retired from his legal practice in 2008 and his son, Leon Fernando del Canto continues with the family legal tradition.
1981 Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Jerez de la Frontera
Leon Fernando del Canto, mentored by his father, studied Law in the Facultad de Derecho de Jerez de la Frontera and while completing his degree he worked for the Spanish Universal Exhibition EXPO'92 in Sevilla and later spent three years in New York working for a non for profit foundation.
After returning from New York, Fernando was called to the Bar with the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Jerez de la Frontera in 1999 before relocating to England to further qualify as Tax Counsel. 
1999 Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Jerez de la Frontera
In the southern English city of Southampton, England, Fernando initially joined the OMB department at KPMG initially and moved to Deloitte Private Clients as Senior Associate. He passed his UK tax exams and developed his main expertise working with very complex cases involving international tax advice to high net worth individuals and corporate restructuring.
During his stay in England Fernando formed an association with Michael Coyle, Solicitor and Advocate, and Izaz Ali, Solicitor, and together they created Lawdit Ltd in Southampton. Today Lawdit is a well-established law firm Firm in Southampton and they continue working together on Anglo-Spanish matters. In 2006, Fernando was called to the Bar with The Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in London and passed his admission interview with David Goldberg QC, a senior Queen’s Counsel specialising in tax.
2006 The Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London
After a decade of private practice in Spain and the UK, Fernando consolidated his international tax legal practice in 2007 under the name Konsilia and joined The Leading Edge Alliance. Konsilia’s original partners were Leon Fernando del Canto, Manuel Gutierrez and Manuel Gonzalez, Sr. Gonzalez left the firm in 2009 and manages his own local practice. Fernando is now based at Konsilia's Sotogrande office in southern Spain and travels to England and the United States regularly to visit clients.
Jose Manuel Diaz, a qualified lawyer, Abogado, studied Law with Fernando and has worked with him on a number of projects since their university days. Jose Manuel joined Konsilia in 2007 and is the partner in charge of the Legal department.
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