Band 4
Expertise Based Abroad
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
Europe
Edurne Navarro Varona is an experienced practitioner in the Brussels office of Uría Menéndez who demonstrates longstanding expertise in antitrust investigations by the EC and Spanish competition authorities. 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 in merger notifications and FDI filings.
Edurne Navarro Varona leads the firm's Brussels office. As a Spanish-qualified lawyer, she is also central to the firm's domestic Spanish competition law practice and represents clients before the CNMC in merger notifications, infringement proceedings and FDI filings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Edurne Navarro Varona is very client-friendly and client-focused. She makes things easier for everyone and reduces the burden for clients and advisers."
"She is very much in the detail but without losing sight of the bigger picture. She is extremely calm and collected in how she advises and has a very good client manner. She is very in control of what she is doing."
"She is very clear with the client about what is happening and what she would recommend."
"She has knowledge of our business perspective which makes it easy to continue with her; she knows our pain points and what we really need."
"What I do like about her is that she gives undivided attention to our matter. She really tries to build the relationship with the client."
"Edurne Navarro Varona is very client-friendly and client-focused. She makes things easier for everyone and reduces the burden for clients and advisers."
"She is very much in the detail but without losing sight of the bigger picture. She is extremely calm and collected in how she advises and has a very good client manner. She is very in control of what she is doing."
"She is very clear with the client about what is happening and what she would recommend."
"She has knowledge of our business perspective, which makes it easy to continue with her. She knows our pain points and what we really need."
"What I like about her is that she gives undivided attention to our matter. She really tries to build the relationship with the client."
"Edurne Navarro Varona is very client-friendly and client-focused. She makes things easier for everyone and reduces the burden for clients and advisers."
"She is very much in the detail but without losing sight of the bigger picture. She is extremely calm and collected in how she advises and has a very good client manner. She is very in control of what she is doing."
"She is very clear with the client about what is happening and what she would recommend."
"She has knowledge of our business perspective which makes it easy to continue with her; she knows our pain points and what we really need."
"What I do like about her is that she gives undivided attention to our matter. She really tries to build the relationship with the client."
"Edurne Navarro Varona is very client-friendly and client-focused. She makes things easier for everyone and reduces the burden for clients and advisers."
"She is very much in the detail but without losing sight of the bigger picture. She is extremely calm and collected in how she advises and has a very good client manner. She is very in control of what she is doing."
"She is very clear with the client about what is happening and what she would recommend."
"She has knowledge of our business perspective, which makes it easy to continue with her. She knows our pain points and what we really need."
"What I like about her is that she gives undivided attention to our matter. She really tries to build the relationship with the client."