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Jaime Rodriguez

Counsel

Email

jaime.rodriguez@aoshearman.com

Phone

+34 91 782 98 08

Offices

Madrid

V-CARD
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 behavior (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.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Igneo on the sale of Parkia to Indigo Group.
  • FCC in the sale of 24.99% of its environmental subsidiary, FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente Holding, to the Canadian pension fund CPPIB.
  • Nexi in the acquisition of 80% of Paycomet (Banco Sabadell's payment business). Value of the operation: 280 M EUR.
  • A multinational energy and petrochemical company in relation to the sale of a 25% stake of its exploration and prospection business to EIG (valued at approx. EUR5b). This transaction gave rise to several merger control filings.
  • Abertis in the acquisition of Autovia del Camino. Deal value: EUR 400 M.
  • ICG in relation to the merger control aspects of its sale of Garnica Plywood to Carlyle.
  • Hanson Hispania (the Spanish subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials) in its successful appeals before the Appeals Court (Audiencia Nacional) regarding the fines levied by the CNMC in case S/DC/0525/14, Cementos and S/DC/0545/15, Hormigones de Asturias.
  • Private equity entity in relation to the merger control aspects of the acquisition of joint control over table grape vines breeders.
  • ICG in relation to the merger control aspects of its acquisition of Konecta and Comdata.
  • Sandfire in its acquisition of sole control over Matsa to create one of the largest worldwide producers of copper, zinc and lead concentrate.
  • Wolters Kluwer in relation to the merger control aspects of its divestment of legal knowledge business in Spain that would be combined with Thomson Reuters Spanish correspondent and subsequently sold to Karnov group.
  • Thales in relation to the infringement proceedings of the CNMC S/DC/0614/17, Seguridad y Comunicaciones Ferroviarias.
  • Altadis in its successful appeal against CNMC’s dawn raids carried out in the context of S/DC/0607/17, Tabacos.

Published Work

  • Jaime Rodriguez (2020) "Developments in the enforcement of Competition law in Spain in 2019 and challenges for 2020”, Allen & Overy - ePublications.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, co-authored with José Villén (2019) "Derecho de la competencia y las actividades de préstamos sindicados en la Unión Europea”, Revista Derecho Bancario y Bursátil.
  • Jaime Rodriguezz (2019) Chambers & Partners, Merger Control Guide, Spain.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, co-authored with Inés Pajares (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”, Revista Derecho Bancario y Bursátil.
  • Jaime Rodriguez (2018) “Una CNMC eficaz, pero más transparente y garantista” Cinco Días.
  • Jaime Rodriguez (2018) “Fines imposed on legal representatives and top executives for breaches of Spanish and EU Competition Law rules”, Allen & Overy - ePublications.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, co-authorship with Lucía Álvarez (2016) “Time barred competition law infringement proceedings”, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, in co-authorship with Antonio Martínez (2015) “Informed consent to the inspections of dawn raided companies: TST Montibello”, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, Magazine nº76. 
  • Jaime Rodriguez (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.
  • Jaime Rodriguez (2013) "Non-compliance with inspections: Do's and Dont's for dawn raids", Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, in co-authorship with Antonio Martínez (2013) "Some thoughts about recent case-law on dawn raids", Anuario Mercantil para Abogados, Marcial Pons.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, in co-authorship with Antonio Martínez, Fernando Tallón and Julio Pascual (2010) "Chemical Chapter of EC Merger Decisions Digest", Struys, Michel L. & Robinson, Jeremy.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, in co-authorship with Antonio Martínez (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?", Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, Magazine nº 59.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, co-authorship with Antonio Martínez (2010) "Merger proceedings in crisis times", Rafael del Pino Foundation, El Derecho de la Competencia en Tiempos de Crisis.
  • Jaime Rodriguez, co-authorshio with Antonio Martínez (2009) "When does a parent company respond for the anticompetitive behaviour of its subsidiary: Commentary to the CFI judgment in the case General Química, Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia, Fundación CEFI, Magazine nº 56.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

Member, Madrid Bar Association

Qualifications

Admissions

Spain, 2004

Academic

Law Degree, Universidad de Sevilla, 2001

LLM, European Law, Institute of European Studies, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 2003

LLM, University of Chicago Law School, 2007

Languages

English, French, Spanish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.