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Carlos Vérgez

Carlos Vérgez

Europe 2026

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Europe

Practice Areas

Competition & EU

Consumer Products

Energy

TMC

Professional Memberships

Member of the Spanish Association for the Defence of Competition (AEDC).

Publications

Carlos has published a wide variety of articles and works for both specialist and general publications and media. For example:

‘The Spanish Competition Authority declares exempt retail price maintenance practices by a cosmetics laboratory on the basis of the de minimis theory’ (Laboratorio Martí Tor). On e-competitions (www.concurrences.com), 2017.

‘The EU Court of Justice rules the prohibition on selling at a loss laid down by Spanish legislation relating to retail commerce contrary to EU law’ (Europamur Alimentación). On e-competitions (www.concurrences.com), 2016.

‘The High Court exempts Avis from the car hire cartel for lack of evidence’. In: Competition Law Annual, Ed.Civitas – Thomson Reuters, 2017.

‘Scope of judicial control to the administrative resolutions in competition law sanctioning procedures’. In: Competition Law Annual, Ed.Civitas – Thomson Reuters, 2016.

‘The concept of full function in recent decisions of the European Commission’. In: Practical issues and the latest in Administrative Law. Civitas – Thomson Reuters, 2017.

‘The rights of companies subject to competition inspections: the judgement of the Supreme Court in the Stanpa case’. In: Consejo General de la Abogacía Newsletter, 2013.

‘The dominant position in telecommunications markets.’ Resolution 646/08 Axión/Abertis of the CNC of 19 May 2009. In: Annual Mercantil para Abogados. La Ley 2010.

‘The judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on 4 November 2008 - Contingency fee’. In: Legal Journal of the European Union on Competition, March-April 2009.

‘Commentary on various articles from the collective work Commentary on the new Spanish Competition Act’, Dir. M. Odriozola Bosch, 2008.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law - Spain

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Carlos Vérgez assists clients from the food and beverage and luxury goods sectors with competition law compliance matters, particularly involving questions around distribution strategies. He has further experience in merger control matters and investigations into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour.

Strengths

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  • Carlos Vérgez is very experienced and client-focused.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
  • Carlos Vérgez is an exceptional lawyer. His responsiveness is very quick, and the quality of his analysis is highly reliable.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
  • He is very good technically, as well as being practical and having commercial vision.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide

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