Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 5
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Provided by CMS
The competition authorities now possess greater powers to investigate, prohibit and severely punish corporate antitrust practice, force disinvestments and inhibit transactions. Moreover, there is an additional risk of private damages claims through the courts as a result of antitrust practice. Thus, complying with regulation and mitigating risks is key. Our team advises companies in view of domestic and European competition authorities, using its vast experience to ensure that clients are able to operate within a secure environment.
We act for clients in all areas of competition law: cartels, distribution agreements and other agreements comprising horizontal and vertical restraints, abuse of dominance, merger control, private enforcement, state aid, investigations and compliance, with our sector-focused approach enabling us to obtain a greater understanding of each client’s business environment.
The CMS competition group is one of the largest competition teams in Europe. We offer a global one-stop-shop solution to clients across all their competition law needs and boast a specialist competition law office located in Brussels.
Chambers Review
CMS joins the rankings this year, leveraging its established network to assist clients with cross-border merger control mandates before the CNMC and EU competition authorities. Its practice is further bolstered by expertise in handling behavioural and contentious matters, including abuse of dominance allegations and damages claims. Its client base is composed of private equity firms and multinational companies active in sectors such as consumer goods, energy and TMT.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised Thomson Reuters and Wolters Kluwer on the competition aspects of its joint sale of Aranzadi to Karnov.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers were really supportive and reliable people."
"CMS are always punctually informed about what is happening in the market and help to resolve commercial issues."
"The team's experience and dedication have been decisive for finding solutions."
"I think CMS is very good at international work."
"The service level is top quality and the responsiveness just the same."
"The lawyers were really supportive and reliable people."
"CMS are always punctually informed about what is happening in the market and help to resolve commercial issues."
"The team's experience and dedication have been decisive for finding solutions."
"I think CMS is very good at international work."
"The service level is top quality and the responsiveness just the same."
Notable Practitioners
Rising in the rankings this year is Carlos Vérgez, who has experience in competition notifications and merger control matters, as well as handling contentious mandates including investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance and damages claims.
"Carlos Vérgez is a competition lawyer with a lot of experience. He is very polite, with a high level of analytical skills and understanding."
"I think Carlos Vérgez has a very good business perspective; he understands business well. He is good at identifying key issues and explaining them in a straightforward manner to help the client understand the main points to tackle."
"Carlos Vérgez is a wonderful lawyer who crosses every t and dots every i. He thinks of everything and is wonderfully commercial."
"He understood the challenges we were going through quite rapidly. He organised the work very well and was fully supportive."
"I think Carlos Vérgez is a very business-oriented lawyer. He is to the point and able to be pragmatic."
