Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte

Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte is a Partner and head of the firm's EU Antitrust & Competition practice. A Harvard-trained lawyer with a doctorate in law, she represents clients before the European Commission, national competition authorities and the European Courts, with a standout track record in merger control, cartel investigations, and complex antitrust matters across jurisdictions.

Praised by clients for her "brilliant" and "spot-on advice on the legal issues, as well as on the required strategy to get the best results,” companies come to Salomé for solutions on their most complex antitrust issues. She advises on all aspects of EU competition law and has substantial experience in cross-border mergers and joint ventures, high-stakes investigations and complex vertical issues.

Currently serving as a non-governmental adviser to the European Commission (DG COMP) on merger control at the International Competition Network (ICN), Ms. Cisnal de Ugarte brings exceptional legal precision and strategic acumen to global transactions. She has secured unconditional regulatory clearance for some of the world’s most prominent companies—particularly in tech, pharma, financial services, and energy—under the EU’s complex regulatory regimes (merger control, FDI and FSR). Her expertise spans the full spectrum of EU competition law, including merger control, dominance and conduct cases, State aid, and emerging regulatory frameworks like the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).