Jaime Rodriguez
Counsel
Madrid
Jaime Rodriguez
Counsel
Madrid
Contact details
Jaime has significant experience in notifying merger filing to the European Commission and the Spanish Competition Authority, as well as handling multijurisdictional filings to other competition authorities worldwide. He also has substantial experience defending companies and trade associations in infringement proceedings dealing with collusive behaviour (cartels) and abuses of dominance.
Jaime has also advised large multinational companies in state aid matters. Moreover, he has also litigated before the Spanish Audiencia Nacional (High Court equivalent) in competition law appeals. Jaime has advised in several sectors such as construction, foodstuff, retail, medical devices as well as in electronic payment devices.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as abogado, Spain, 2004
Academic
LLM, European Law, Institute of European Studies, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2003
LLM, University of Chicago Law School, 2007
Related articles
Publications: 30 October 2023
Antitrust in focus - October 2023
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Jaime Rodríguez, counsel based in Madrid, is our editor this month. He has selected:
Publications: 18 May 2021
Important modifications to the Spanish Competition Rules (the ECN + Directive implemented in Spain)
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as abogado, Spain, 2004
Academic
LLM, European Law, Institute of European Studies, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2003
LLM, University of Chicago Law School, 2007
Published work
'""When does a parent company respond for the anticompetitive behaviour of its subsidiary"": Commentary to the CFI judgment in the case General Química', co-authored with Antonio Martínez, Fundación CEFI, forthcoming.
Chemical Chapter of EC Merger Decisions Digest, in coauthorship with Antonio Martínez, Fernando Tallón and Julio Pascual. Struys, Michel L. & Robinson, Jeremy, November 2010.
""El sistema español de reclamación de daños y perjuicios derivados de infracciones de la normativa de competencia: ¿cerca o lejos de los objetivos marcados por el Libro Blanco de la Comisión Europea?"", in coauthorship with Antonio Martínez, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, Magazine nº 59, July-September 2010.
""Merger proceedings in crisis times"", co-authored with Antonio Martínez, Rafael del Pino Foundation, El Derecho de la Competencia en Tiempos de Crisis (2010).
""Non-compliance with inspections: Do's and Dont's for dawn raids"", Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI (2013).
""Some thoughts about recent case-law on dawn raids"", in co-authorship with Antonio Martínez, Anuario Mercantil para Abogados, Marcial Pons (2013)
“Informed consent to the inspections of dawn raided companies: TST Montibello”, in co-authorship with Antonio Martínez, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, Magazine nº 76, September-December 2015.
“Dawn raids: what they can look for and what can they seized”, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, Magazine nº 75, May-August 2015.
“Time barred competition law infringement proceedings”, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, in co-authorship with Lucía Álvarez, Magazine nº 79, September-December 2016.
“Una CNMC eficaz, pero más transparente y garantista” Cinco Días (November 2018).
“Fines imposed on legal representatives and top executives for breaches of Spanish and EU Competition Law rules”, Allen & Overy - ePublications (October 2018).
“Derecho de la competencia y las actividades de préstamos sindicados en la Unión Europea”, co-authored with José Villén, Revista Derecho Bancario y Bursátil – nº 156 – October – December 2019.
Chambers & Partners, Merger Control Guide, Spain (August 2019).
“Informe de la CNMC sobre el impacto en la competencia de las nuevas tecnologías en el sector financiero (Fintech): Una oportunidad más que una amenaza”, co-authored with Inés Pajares, Revista Derecho Bancario y Bursátil –nº 153 – January – March 2019.
“Developments in the enforcement of Competition law in Spain in 2019 and challenges for 2020”, Allen & Overy - ePublications (January 2020).
