Mr Andrew Ward > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Andrew Ward
Work Department
Competition and European Union Law
Position
Partner.
Career
He specializes in merger control and other regulatory clearances associated with transactions (including FDI and FSR) in Spain and worldwide and has significant experience in relation to EU, Spanish and international antitrust investigations, risk management (including the design and implementation of compliance programs and training) and state aid and other European Union law issues.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
Education
Graduate in Law from the University of Cambridge, he is a Barrister of England & Wales since 1997, between 1998 and 2002 he worked as an associate in the Brussels office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and he is qualified to practice as a lawyer in Spain since 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > EU and competition
(Hall of Fame)The competition group at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is highlighted for its ‘very good technical knowledge’ and ‘open and accessible professionals’ who readily assist with state aid, merger control, damages claims and litigation. The firm attracts instructions from a multitude of major domestic and international companies, standing out for its presence in the transport, pharmaceuticals, energy and telecoms sectors. ‘Magnificent professional‘ Íñigo Igartua, whose ‘extraordinary knowledge of competition law’ is rated by clients, stands at the helm of the department. The Barcelona-based practice head is supported by a team of competition law specialists: Miguel Troncoso, who focuses on state aid and litigation at the EU level; and Eduardo Gómez De La Cruz, who regularly handles commercial agreements and M&A. The team has been bolstered by the arrival Andrew Ward, a seasoned and highly regarded practitioner with a wealth of experience in merger control and antitrust investigations, who joined from Cuatrecasas in September 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Transport: Shipping