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Competition/European Law

Netherlands

6 Years Ranked

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Provided by Alvaro Pliego Selie

Europe

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Alvaro is an antitrust, competition and trade counsel in our Amsterdam office, specializing in antitrust, state aid and other (internal) market regulation. He has acted on many high-profile litigious matters, including a number of appeals against the EU tax ruling decisions (state aid); multi-jurisdictional cartel defence mandates (cartel litigation, follow-on claims); and civil antitrust litigation involving online platforms and sports broadcasting rights. Another core part of Alvaro's practice is advising clients in sectors including (online) tech, telecoms, media, FMCG and energy on complex EU regulatory matters (sector regulation, free movement, consumer protection).

Career

Before joining Freshfields in 2011, he spent five years at the Dutch Competition Authority as a member of its Legal Service.

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Competition/European Law - Netherlands
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Alvaro Pliego Selie assists clients with obtaining competition law clearance for proposed joint ventures, including representing clients in phase II investigations. He further advises on contentious state aid matters and behavioural investigations for clients in the technology sector.

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