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Competition/European Law - Spain

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a dynamic global firm with a respected competition department in Spain. The competition team offers a solid merger control practice with experience handling the Spanish side of global transactions, including joint venture notifications and foreign direct investment filings. The law firm's expertise further extends to defending clients in antitrust litigation and damages claims in Spain for multinational clients, as well as behavioural and gun-jumping investigations led by the CNMC. Freshfields handles a wide range of multi-jurisdictional mandates, often acting on cases involving Latin America, the USA and other European countries.

Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields defended Essity in a competition damages claim.

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Notable Practitioners

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Álvaro Iza
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Álvaro Iza
2
Band 2

Álvaro Iza has a strong track record in merger control and FDI procedures, anti-competitive investigations and appeals against CNMC decisions. He frequently acts for private equity companies and clients from the media sector.

He has excellent legal knowledge, which he combines with an agility in response and a very pragmatic approach to business.

Álvaro Iza's experience in Spain is clearly very deep, which means he comes in not only with technical expertise, but good judgement on how to navigate antitrust law.

Álvaro Iza is an exceptional lawyer, with experience in all kinds of matters; he is practical and strategic.

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Álvaro Iza
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Álvaro Iza
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