Band 2
Provided by Henar González
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).
Provided by Chambers
Henar González is a highly active specialist handling merger control proceedings and cartel investigations. She also represents clients in abuse of dominance proceedings and appeals against CNMC decisions.
Provided by Chambers
"Henar González is the best and most qualified person that I have had the pleasure to work with. Her knowledge of competition law and our company makes it possible for her to give precise, informed and sophisticated advice in a very complex field."
"Her capacity to foresee some of the aspects that the clients need to take into account really helps in guiding the client through the different stages."
"I would highlight her ability to be constantly up to date on any changes, her capacity to give highly qualified answers to particularly complex issues and her constant availability."
"The main thing we enjoy with Henar González is that she has the vision to foresee what is coming but also to prepare for it."
"Henar González is the best and most qualified person that I have had the pleasure to work with. Her knowledge of competition law and our company makes it possible for her to give precise, informed and sophisticated advice in a very complex field."
"Her capacity to foresee some of the aspects that the clients need to take into account really helps in guiding the client through the different stages."
"I would highlight her ability to be constantly up to date on any changes, her capacity to give highly qualified answers to particularly complex issues and her constant availability."
"The main thing we enjoy with Henar González is that she has the vision to foresee what is coming but also to prepare for it."
Provided by Herbert Smith Freehills
Energy and Utilities
Financial Services
Health and Life Sciences
Property, Construction and Infrastructure
Retail and Consumer
