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The Competition and European Law practice area provides advice before Spanish and EU Institutions and Spanish and EU Courts. The practice of the Department is mainly focused on compliance matters, infringement proceedings/contentious work, merger control and damages claims for Competition law infringements.

As a boutique law firm, most of our clients come to us seeking representation in highly complex matters and on sectors in which recurrent advice is needed, on the account of the duration and diversity of the proceedings.

Services:

  • Advice and representation in Infringement proceedings, before either the Competition Authorities (national and European), or before the contentious-administrative courts

  • Restrictive agreements
  • Abuse of dominant position
  • Advice and representation in merger control proceedings, at a national and European level

  • Advice and representation in State Aid proceedings

  • Review of contracts, from a Competition Law standpoint (particularly, distribution agreements)

  • Advice on European Law issues (fundamental freedoms)

  • Advice and representation in civil claims for unlawful competition damages

  • National Competition Law compliance programs for companies: prevention and self-evaluation



Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Spain

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

MVA ASOCIADOS has a notable practice handling a wide range of competition matters advising on antitrust infringement proceedings, such as cartel investigations, and on merger control matters. The law firm offers expertise in administrative appeals before the Supreme Court, as well as compliance-related mandates. It routinely assists leading clients from the technology, energy and environmental arenas with antitrust and European law mandates.

Work Highlights

Provided by MVA ASOCIADOS

  • MVA provided legal assistance and counsel to a joint venture constituted by Iberdrola and BP in relation to competition matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Eduardo Abril
4
Eduardo Abril
Head of Competition/European Law
4
Band 4

Eduardo Abril frequently assists clients with merger clearance cases, behavioual investigations and appeals against CNMC decisions before the Spanish Supreme Court. His knowledge also extends to compliance-related mandates, often for companies in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Eduardo has huge experience and is technically perfect. He is very fast at identifying what I need and then gives useful answers and proposals.

He is a dream maker rather than a dream destroyer.

Eduardo Abril shows an absolute knowledge of the subject. He is accessible, very easy to understand and he explains the changes he proposes. He facilitated a resolution.

Eduardo Abril is very solid in his knowledge of the law and he knows the institutions very well.

He performs the requested work perfectly, as well as being available and agile in his responses.

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Eduardo Abril
4
Eduardo Abril
Head of Competition/European Law
4
Band 4

Members

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Eduardo Abril

Eduardo Abril

Head of Department

Clients

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ANESE

ASPAPEL

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulation

Andorra Telecom

Armando Álvarez Group

BP Oil

FUNSEAM

Holmen Group

Mémora

RenerCycle

Repacar

Saggas

Sedigas

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Automobiles&Parts

Commercial Services

Construction&Materials

Energy

Forestry&Paper

Industrial Machinery

Retail

Telecommunications

Transportation

Utilities