Lauded for its ‘strong experience’ and ’very practical approach to competition matters’, ECIJA is a popular choice for advice on cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, merger control proceedings and antitrust issues in the TMT sector. Backed by a ‘deep knowledge of the sector’, Patricia Liñan expertly handles damage claims and assists clients with the implementation of competition law compliance programmes.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Extremely fast and efficient responses.’

  • ‘Patricia Liñan has deep knowledge of the sector, and her responses are extremely fast and efficient.’

  • ‘Personalised attention, extensive expertise, high degree of precision, immediate attention, their delivery.’

  • ‘They are unique in terms of expertise and client service.’

  • ‘A team with strong experience and a very practical approach to competition matters. It is not always easy to find firms that look for alternatives and try to see the matter from the client's perspective, proposing solutions and explaining the difficulties in this area in a very simple and practical way.’

  • ‘Its practical and close approach to the client set it apart. They make a difficult area like this seem simple.’

Key clients

  • Lactalis
  • Nokia
  • Rakuten
  • LG
  • Bolt
  • Privalia (Vente-privée)
  • Spanish bank consortium
  • Nutreco
  • EURO 6000
  • Astara Group
  • Wemass
  • Spanish Association of Independent Film Distributors
  • Rabobank
  • Enso Energy

Work highlights

  • Representing Nokia in its appeal against the Spanish Competition Authority's (CNMC) decision to impose fines on the client and other companies in the railway communication sector.
  • Assisting Privalia - Vente Privée in complying with the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and aligning with the European Consumer Directives.
  • Representing Lactalis in its appeal against a 2019 Decision by the Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC).

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Other key lawyers

Patricia Liñan, Jaime Torres, Begoña Albeniz