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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. 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 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 Bruckhaus Deringer advised KKR on seeking clearance for its acquisition of IVI-RMA before the CNMC.

Strengths

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"Freshfields were very proactive, practical and pragmatic."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"We chose Freshfields for the breadth and experience of the team."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The more serious the matter is, the more likely it is we will knock on the door of Freshfields."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"In my opinion, Freshfields offers excellent attention based on the good disposition to the client, with the human and technological tools necessary to address any issue despite its high complexity."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"The team has an extraordinary ability to make complex issues easy and understandable."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Álvaro Iza
2
Band 2

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

"Álvaro Iza has the right knowledge and acumen to address certain topics from a strategic perspective."

"He was very pragmatic, strategically minded and very efficient. I had a really good impression of him."

"He can break down very complex issues into a short summary, provide a clear strategy and get to the point."

"I found him to be quite pragmatic and very strategic in how to approach the case."

"Álvaro Iza always provides exceptional customer service."

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