Stephenson Harwood

Commercial litigation

Marta Isabel Garcia is a partner at Stephenson Harwood, highly sought after by clients for her ability to navigate across the full spectrum of EU and UK competition laws, as well as foreign direct investment (FDI) rules.

Marta has extensive experience advising global corporations and private equity firms on complex cross-border transactions, securing regulatory approvals and advising on due diligence, data room/clean team arrangements and gun-jumping; ensuring clients can confidently pursue transactions without regulatory setbacks.

Marta’s expertise further extends to defending companies in international cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, where she guides clients through all stages of an investigation, including dawn raids, audits, leniency applications, settlements and appeals before the European courts.  

Marta also advises more generally on competition compliance, reviews of commercial agreements, joint ventures and strategic alliances, market investigations, complaints, State aid and subsidy regulation.  

Marta’s significant experience spans diverse industries (including financial services, energy, transport, commodities, technology, life sciences, insurance, retail and manufacturing) across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa, making her a valuable asset to companies facing multi-jurisdictional antitrust issues.

Clients appreciate Marta's straightforward, commercial and practical approach as well as her technical knowledge and strategic insights, which allow her to act swiftly and effectively to achieve successful outcomes for clients in high-stake competition matters.