Mr Miguel Troncoso > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Work Department

Competition and European Union

Position

Partner. Head of Brussels office.

Career

Miguel is a Competition and European Union Law partner and head of the Brussels office at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

He specialises in competition law, with a focus on merger control, state aid and vertical restraints – commercial distribution networks.

He has extensive experience in representing before the courts of the European Union both private companies and public bodies (in particular in public procurement matters and cases pertaining to the protection of the financial interests of the Union).

Languages

Spanish, English, French

Memberships

Pamplona Bar Association
Brussels Bar Association
Member of the Governing Council of the Brussels Bar in 2010
Member of the Editorial Board of Union Europea Aranzadi

Education

Miguel holds a law degree from the University of Navarra. He holds a Master’s degree in European Law from the University of Liège. He was a collaborating scholar at the Department of Public Law of the University of Navarra. He performed a traineeship at the Directorate General for Culture and Audiovisual Policy of the European Commission.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > EU and competition

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 professionalÍñigo 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.