Joaquín Hervada
DLA Piper
DLA Piper
Client SatisfactionDemonstrating in-depth knowledge of cartel investigations, antitrust litigation and merger control, DLA Piper is regularly engaged by clients from various regulated sectors, including healthcare, media, telecoms and pharmaceuticals. Leading the practice is Joaquín Hervada, who 'offers in-depth analysis and pragmatic advice' in the context of proceedings before the competition authorities and antitrust investigations. He is supported by Rafael Maldonado, whose experience covers merger control, abuse of dominant position cases and compliance.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is always preventive, I would say even predictive so that when we issue a governing document in the procedure, we can know in advance with a high degree of probability of success, the result.’
‘Joaquín Hervada represents that balanced mix between top-level professional and human exquisiteness, soft and hard skills in ideal measures.’
‘Great team. Very professional. Agile. Available. Maximum involvement. Commercial and practical approach.’
‘Joaquín Hervada is an excellent professional. He has great business vision, strategy and great availability. ’
‘Technically outstanding team, they know the topic in depth, with a high level of detail. With this approach they are able to advise in a pragmatic way. In addition, it is a highly available team, which is able to handle the matter in its entirety.’
‘Joaquín Hervada offers in-depth analysis and pragmatic advice. Very quick in making decisions. Exceeds expectations by setting the strategy for the matter discussed, very good judgment in his advice, taking into account the client's interests.’
‘The DLA team knows my company very well and provides an innovative and successful approach to achieving the success of the work we entrust them with.’
‘They have very good knowledge of the law and especially how to apply it to the cases we present. I also highly value availability and attention.’
Key clients
- General Electric
- Macquarie
- Knorr-Bremse
- Nutreco
- Grupo Prim
- HeidelbergCement
- Quirónsalud
- Pfizer
- Orange
- Dentsu Aegis Network
- Mondelez
- Macmillan / Springer Nature
- Air Liquide
- Fenin
- Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad, Mercantiles y Bienes Muebles de España
- Bacardi
- Stericycle
- Straumann
- Asociación Nacional de Establecimientos Financieros de Crédito (ASNEF)
- MKS Instruments
Work highlights
- Advised General Electric on its multijurisdictional strategic split into independent aerospace, healthcare and energy businesses.
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Joaquín Hervada