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Henar González

Henar González

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

- Antitrust

- Mergers and acquisitions

- Compliance advisory

- Competition/Antitrust, regulation and trade

- EU regulation

Career

Henar is a partner based in our Madrid office. Henar heads the competition and trade practice in the Madrid office. She has almost two decades of experience advising clients on business conduct and transactions to ensure compliance with EU and Spanish competition law. She regularly represents clients before competition authorities and courts with a special focus on dawn-raids, cartels cases and investigations on unfair practices and other abusive behaviour and has experience in securing merger approvals and state aid matters. Henar has worked in Brussels and was trained at the EU Commission, which has enabled her to offer a practical knowledge of the competition, legal and policy issues that clients most commonly face. She uses her business understanding to advise leading companies predominantly in the retail and consumer products sectors as well as in energy, digital markets, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, transport, banking and insurance. She is a member of the Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (ICAM – Madrid Bar Association).

For additional information on Henar’s professional background, please visit: https://www.hsfkramer.com/our-people/h/henar-gonzalez-durantez

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law - Spain

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Henar González is highly active in behavioural mandates, representing clients in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations as well as in appeals against fines, sector inquiries and damages actions. She also advises clients on merger control proceedings and competition law compliance matters.

Strengths

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  • Without a doubt, she is the best professional I've ever had the pleasure of working with. She's a professional in every sense of the word; knowledge, willingness, client focus and decisiveness.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
  • Henar González is marvellous. She is super available, close to the client and personally involved.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
  • Henar González has excellent teaching skills. She knows what she's talking about and knows how to convey her knowledge to diverse audiences.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
  • She gives very practical advice and has great knowledge and experience.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
  • Henar González is a great lawyer who tries to understand the business in order to offer the best advice.

    Competition/European LawChambers European Guide

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