Esther de Félix Parrondo
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Expert in court and arbitration proceedings involving distribution, agency, franchising, claims arising from company sales, unfair competition and damages arising from competition law infringement.
Esther de Félix specializes in civil and commercial litigation. She has led proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Court of Arbitration of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, the Arbitration Board of Barcelona and ad hoc arbitral proceedings.
She has extensive experience in leading court and arbitration proceedings, and has represented large companies in sectors such as distribution, automotive, energy, infrastructure, life sciences and healthcare.
She currently focuses on damages claims due to breach of competition law and on mass litigation.
| She is a member of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club, of the Expert Committee (Legal Section) of the Spanish Association of Franchisors (AEF), of the civil liability section of the Madrid Bar Association, and of the Spanish Association for the Protection of Competition (AEDC). |
She speaks regularly at conferences and seminars, and lectures on distribution and on damages arising from competition infringement in the Master in Legal Practice, as well as in the Master in Civil Litigation at the School of Legal Practice at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and in the Master in EU Law at Carlos III University.
She is the author of articles published in specialized journals, including Economist & Jurist, Revista de Derecho de la Competencia y la Distribución and Anuario Contencioso.
Specialties
Education
Bachelor of Laws
Universidad CEU San PabloDiplôme Supérieur d´Etudes Françaises
Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris
Directory Mentions
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Legal 500, Leaders League and Best Lawyers in Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Franchise
Publications and News
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December 2, 2024Spain - Class Actions 2025
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October 15, 2024Spain - Class actions: litigation, policy and latest developments in 2024
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August 20, 2024Spain - Class Actions 2024
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August 1, 2024Spain - Competition Litigation 2024
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July 15, 2024The CJEU confirms that a claim may not be served on a subsidiary that is not a defendant
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July 12, 2024The CJEU sets limits to the application of the concept of economic unity
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June 26, 2024Spain - Q&A Class Actions in Spain 2024
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January 23, 2024Spain - Competition Litigation 2023
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January 15, 2024Can a claim for antitrust damages be served on a non-defendant subsidiary?
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November 6, 2023Spain - Class actions: litigation, policy and latest developments in 2023
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August 29, 2023Effects of final judgments on competition law
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July 28, 2023Publication of the CNMC Guide for the quantification of damages
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June 9, 202310 key issues in M&A litigation
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May 4, 2023Approval of bill signals major reforms to Spain's class action landscape
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April 18, 2023The seller’s liability in company acquisitions
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March 28, 2023The CJEU rules on the statute of limitations applicable to the "Euribor Cartel"
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March 6, 20232023 litigation trends
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February 23, 2023The CJEU clarifies articles 5 and 6 of the Damages Directive
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January 17, 2023Spain - Competition Litigation Comparative Guide
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January 1, 2023Spain - Q&A Class Actions in Spain 2023
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December 2, 2022Spain - Class actions: litigation, policy and latest developments in 2022
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November 23, 2022Preliminary agreements in company acquisitions. Breach
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September 9, 2022Courts and tribunals' response to the "EURIBOR Cartel" claims
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July 1, 2022Spain - Competition Litigation
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June 16, 2022Paper envelopes: the Barcelona PC concludes that specific subsidies cover the overcharge
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January 3, 2022Jurisdiction to apply art. 101.1 TFEU to conduct prior to regulation 1/2003.
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November 29, 2021On the probative force of CNMC’s final decisions for civil courts
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November 1, 2021Collective Actions and Claims Aggregation in Spain
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November 1, 2021Spain Q&A - Private Litigation Guide