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Competition/European Law - Spain

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Allen & Overy boasts a solid competition department with a strong international practice and expertise in local competition law. The law firm possesses particular skills assisting clients with merger control proceedings before the local and EU authorities, being additionally well placed to advise on litigation and investigations, including appealing fines imposed by the CNMC. The team often acts for private equity firms and companies operating in the energy and finance sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Allen & Overy represented Scania in damages claims being brought in Spain.

Strengths

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"Allen & Overy were keen to understand every detail of our organisation. They could understand our complex structure and we continued because the service was excellent."

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"Allen & Overy's ability to advise on cross-border matters is good. They have a lot of resources."

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"The team are extremely reliable and specialised in high-end matters and transactions."

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"The team complies with such high standards, being technically robust and managing the deadlines in a professional way."

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Notable Practitioners

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Antonio Martínez
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Antonio Martínez
2
Band 2

Antonio Martínez is a well-established figure in the market with notable experience in handling merger control procedures, often acting for private equity houses and energy companies. In addition he assists clients with appeals against CNMC decisions, dawn raids and damages actions.

"Antonio Martínez knows the matters perfectly and answered our questions with no doubt."

"He has a pragmatic approach that makes the understanding of complex antitrust problems and situations easy."

"He is quite a good lawyer and very didactic."

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Jaime Rodríguez
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Jaime Rodríguez
4
Band 4

Jaime Rodríguez regularly advises clients on merger control procedures, particularly in the financial services and energy sectors.

"Antitrust can be a source of anxiety and he is making it very easy."

"Jaime Rodríguez has a deep understanding of competition laws, not only in Europe but worldwide, and he provides easy-to-understand explanations to his clients."

"He tries to minimise the workload for his clients and we see him as a safe pair of hands on this crucial workstream to get deals closed."

"Jaime Rodríguez is a very serious and rigorous lawyer."

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Antonio Martínez
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Antonio Martínez
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Jaime Rodríguez
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Jaime Rodríguez
4
Band 4
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