Javier Torrecilla Pérez is a counsel at Ashurst in Madrid. Prior to this, he was an associate of the Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira EU and competition Law Team based in Brussels. Javier holds a Joint Honours degree in Law and Economics, from the University Zaragoza (2008) and a Master in European Economic Studies (European Law and Economic Analysis (ELEA) specialization), from the College of Europe (2009). He assists and represents national and international companies at national and EU level in different areas of competition law (mergers and acquisitions, antitrust and state aid) as well as EU law.
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On 4 July, the Council of Ministers approved Royal Decree 571/2023 of 4 July on foreign investments (the "RD"), which implements Law 19/2003 of 4 July on the legal regime for capital movements and economic transactions abroad (the "Law") and repeals Royal Decree 664/1999 of 23 April on foreign (...)
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On 26 May 2022, the CNMC fined the Royal Canine Society of Spain ("RSCE") almost EUR 143,000 for abusing its dominant position in several markets related to purebred dogs by hindering the activity of rival associations and discriminating against canine judges. The CNMC launched its (...)
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On 7 September 2021, the Spanish Competition Authority ("CNMC") cleared, subject to commitments and conditions, the acquisition by Santa Lucía of exclusive control of almost all assets of Mapfre Group subsidiary Funespaña. The transaction affects the funeral services and funeral planning (...)
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The CNMC has accepted commitments offered by Adidas Spain ("Adidas") and closed the investigation that had been initiated in November 2018, following a complaint lodged by BCINCOPE (an Adidas franchisee), for an alleged infringement of articles 1 SCA and 101 TFEU in the Spanish retail market (...)
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On 13 November 2019, the Spanish Competition Authority ("CNMC") announced that it had fined Mediaset and Atresmedia €77.1 million in total for antitrust practices in the marketing of television advertising. Both companies have been required to cease their behaviour and adapt their commercial (...)
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The Spanish Competition Authority ("CNMC") has fined 19 assembly and maintenance companies operating in the energy and petrochemical sectors €54.2 million, and fined 8 directors €0.28 million, for big-rigging practices following a leniency application submitted by one of the companies. WHAT (...)
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On June 30, 2011, the Spanish Competition Commission (Comisión Nacional de la Competencia or “CNC”) agreed to the termination, subject to commitments, of the sanctioning proceedings initiated against several broadcast television companies for adopting horizontal agreements relating to sales (...)
