Mr Jaime Folguera Crespo > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Mr Jaime Folguera Crespo

+34 91 586 06 57 jaime.folguera@uria.com View profile

Work Department

Competition and EU Law.

Career

Jaime Folguera is based in Uría Menéndez’s Madrid office. He joined the firm as a partner in 1993, having been an EU legal affairs advisor to several Spanish government agencies. He currently heads the Competition Law Practice Area.

His practice focuses on EU and Spanish competition law, and is regularly asked to advise on EU and Spanish mergers in various sectors, such as banking and insurance, energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and basic industries.

Jaime is often consulted on cases related to horizontal agreements, distribution, individual or collective abuse, and State aid. He is frequently involved in proceedings before the European Commission, the Spanish Competition Authority and other regulatory agencies, as well as before the European Union and Spanish courts.

Languages

English; French.

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association; International Bar Association; Asociación Española para el Estudio del Derecho Europeo; Union Internationale des Avocats; European Competition Lawyers Forum; Member of the Board of the ‘Asociación Española para la Defensa de la Competencia’.

Education

Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1977; Diploma in European Community Law, Escuela Diplomática, Madrid, 1982; Masters’ Degree in Legal Advice for Businesses, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, 1983; Diploma in European Community Law, Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, Madrid, 1984; University of Amsterdam, 1986.