Edurne Navarro Varona
About
Provided by Edurne Navarro Varona
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
Global
Edurne Navarro Varona of Uría Menéndez is an experienced practitioner in the Brussels market who demonstrates long-standing expertise in antitrust investigations by the EC. 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.
"Edurne Navarro was always available and reverted back quickly. The case was very time sensitive, so her responsiveness was much appreciated." "Edurne Navarro was very responsive and as a result of her advice we were able to make important decisions. She worked with her colleagues in Madrid on the matter, and we funnelled the advice through her, which worked very well."
Edurne Navarro Varona of Uría Menéndez is an experienced practitioner in the Brussels market who demonstrates long-standing expertise in antitrust investigations by the EC. 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.
"Edurne Navarro was always available and reverted back quickly. The case was very time sensitive, so her responsiveness was much appreciated." "Edurne Navarro was very responsive and as a result of her advice we were able to make important decisions. She worked with her colleagues in Madrid on the matter, and we funnelled the advice through her, which worked very well."
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Edurne Navarro is a very business-focused lawyer."
"Edurne Navarro has exceptional knowledge in competition law and has worked in Brussels for decades, so she knows the laws and has the contacts, which is really important. She is a very reliable service provider and source of information."
"Edurne Navarro is a very business-focused lawyer."
"Edurne Navarro has exceptional knowledge in competition law and has worked in Brussels for decades, so she knows the laws and has the contacts, which is really important. She is a very reliable service provider and source of information."