Mr Antonio Guerra > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain

Work Department

Competition and EU Law

Career

Antonio Guerra is a partner based in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm as counsel in June 2007. Previously, Antonio was the Director of the Spanish Competition Tribunal for more than six years, where he participated directly in the decision-making process in a wide range of cases involving industries such as energy, telecoms, wholesale distribution, food and beverages and media. During his term at the Tribunal, he was also responsible for relations with the European Commission, national regulators (National Energy Commission and National Telecommunications Commission), the regional competition authorities, the Latin American competition authorities and multilateral institutions such as the IMF and World Bank.

His practice focuses on EU and Spanish competition law. He advises companies and associations from the banking, insurance, telecoms, media, environment, energy, food or transport industries in all types of proceedings before the National Competition Commission and the European Commission.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association; International Bar Association; Spanish Association for the Defence of Competition (AEDC).

Education

Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1994; Doctorate, International Economics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1996; Degree, EC Competition and Commerce Law, Cambridge University (Downing College), 2000.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > EU and competition

(Leading individuals)

Antonio GuerraUría Menéndez

Uría Menéndez ‘has one of the largest teams of competition lawyers in Spain,covering all areas with a high level of specialisation’, including cartels, abuse of dominant position cases, state aid, merger control and litigation before domestic and EU courts. Department leader Antonio Guerra is the trusted adviser to several clients within the finance, media, telecoms and energy sectors seeking representation before the CNMC and the European Commission. Alfonso Gutiérrez regularly advises on multijurisdictional mergers, and ‘stands out for his deep knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector’. Other noteworthy individuals include Patricia Vidal, who adeptly handles national and international cartel cases and infringement proceedings. Tomás Arranz acts for clients from the worlds of real estate, insurance, banking, manufacturing and consumer goods in cartel investigations and in the implementation of compliance programmes.