Chillin'Competition

Official Bio

Alfonso Lamadrid is a senior associate at the EU and Competition Law Department of Garrigues (Brussels). He obtained a Law degree with a specialization in EU Law (First class honors) from San Pablo CEU University. He has completed an LL.M in European Legal Studies at the College of Europe (très bien; schorlarship from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and an LL.M at Harvard Law School (scholarship from the Fundación Ramón Areces).

His practice covers issues related to cartel proceedings, anti-competitive agreements, merger control and State aid rules in a wide array of sectors. Alfonso has published extensively on international and EU competition law matters and is regularly invited to lecture and participate in conferences. He can be contacted at: alfonso.lamadrid@garrigues.com

Some stuff behind the official bio

I was born and raised in Reinosa  (a place colder and with as much light as Brussels, which makes me one of the least complaining Spanish expats here). I´m the oldest of 4 (3 guys subject to the rule of one sister). Lived in my hometown (on the top of my parents´ hotel ) until at age 17 I had to decide between accepting a scholarship to play basketball and moving to Madrid to study there. I did the latter (no regrets, I had no future at all in basketball) and chose to study Law. I´m the first lawyer in a family of entrepreneurs (which is why I generally understand clients better than my fellow lawyers…). In my free time (the little that my firm allows me) I try to travel to Spain to spend time with my family; visit as many restaurants as I can; do sports (to compensate for the visits to the restaurants); and  satisfy my will to do business by being involved in the international development of a sportswear company.