Edurne Navarro Varona

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 4

Competition: EU

Belgium

5 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Spain

5 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Edurne Navarro Varona

Europe

Practice Areas

Competition and European Union Law.

Career

Edurne Navarro joined Uría Menéndez in 1992 and has been a partner since 2002. She is currently the partner in charge of managing the firm’s Brussels office.

Edurne has over 25 years of experience advising Spanish, European, North-American and Asian undertakings in sectors such as telecommunications, energy, transport, pharmaceuticals, defence and banking.

Her practice focuses on EU and Spanish competition law (principally merger control, state aids and cartels), trade law (mainly antidumping and rules of origin) as well as customs law and the application of EU regulations concerning international investments.

Professional Memberships

Barcelona Bar Association.

Personal

Languages: English, French, Dutch, Italian and German.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Spain

Spain expertise based abroad

Individual Editorial

Edurne Navarro Varona leads the firm's Brussels office. As a Spanish-qualified lawyer, she is also central to the firm's domestic Spanish competition law practice and represents clients before the CNMC in merger notifications, infringement proceedings and FDI filings.

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Competition: EU - Belgium

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Edurne Navarro Varona is an experienced practitioner in the Brussels office of Uría Menéndez who demonstrates longstanding expertise in antitrust investigations by the EC and Spanish competition authorities. Her activity on merger control mandates complements her well-rounded practice and skill set. As a Spanish-qualified lawyer, she is also central to the firm's domestic Spanish competition law practice and represents clients before the CNMC in merger notifications and FDI filings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Edurne Navarro Varona is very client-friendly and client-focused. She makes things easier for everyone and reduces the burden for clients and advisers."

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad respondent
Europe

"She is very much in the detail but without losing sight of the bigger picture. She is extremely calm and collected in how she advises and has a very good client manner. She is very in control of what she is doing."

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad respondent
Europe

"She is very clear with the client about what is happening and what she would recommend."

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad respondent
Europe

"She has knowledge of our business perspective, which makes it easy to continue with her. She knows our pain points and what we really need."

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad respondent
Europe

"What I like about her is that she gives undivided attention to our matter. She really tries to build the relationship with the client."

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad respondent
Europe

"Edurne Navarro Varona is very client-friendly and client-focused. She makes things easier for everyone and reduces the burden for clients and advisers."

Competition: EU respondent
Europe

"She is very clear with the client about what is happening and what she would recommend."

Competition: EU respondent
Europe

"She has knowledge of our business perspective which makes it easy to continue with her; she knows our pain points and what we really need."

Competition: EU respondent
Europe

"What I do like about her is that she gives undivided attention to our matter. She really tries to build the relationship with the client."