Chillin'Competition

 (Picture taken at a recent bar exam…)

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 (cum laude; 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, abuse of dominance, 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 is a Visiting Professor at the Brussels School of Competition and the co-Director of the annual EU & Spanish Competition Law Course at the IEB (Madrid).

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 little 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 ; many people find this interesting…) until at age 17 I had to decide between accepting a scholarship to play basketball or moving to Madrid to study there. I did the latter (no regrets, I truly had no future at all in basketball) and chose to study Law. I’m the first lawyer in a family of businesspeople (which is why I generally understand clients better than my fellow lawyers). In my free time (the little that my firm, academic activities and this blog allow me) I try to travel to Spain to spend time with my family; read; visit as many restaurants as I can; and do sports (to compensate for the visits to the restaurants).

I’m also much better looking than what it may appear from the pic above (but I can’t be bothered to go to a professional photographer like my vain co-blogger)