“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm”. Aldous Huxley
The private enforcement of competition law ("antitrust litigation") has become a well-established legal practice in Spain since the transposition of the EU Directive 2014/104. Companies operating in Spain must be ready to face the risks arising from potential follow-on and stand-alone claims brought against them. Moreover, they should consider the opportunities for compensation which are available to them under these rules when they have been affected by an infringement of competition law.
Since 2013, Ramón y Cajal has a pioneering team of lawyers dedicated exclusively to the private enforcement of competition law in Spain. Ramón y Cajal's antitrust litigation team regularly advises both claimants and defendants, including Spain's leading companies, as well as subsidiaries of major foreign groups.
We are therefore ideally placed to address the substantive, procedural and tactical challenges that arise in this area. We assist our clients in establishing their strategies, risk management and in achieving successful resolutions, whether in court or via extra-judicial settlements.
The lawyers in the private antitrust team are leading practitioners in their field, actively participating in publications and seminars on the subject, including Lexology's "Private Antitrust Litigation" guide Getting the Deal Through and having contributed to the establishment of The European Circle for Competition Damages.
Some of the high-profile cases in which our team has been involved include the following: