RBB

Rubén López

Rubén López is a Senior Associate based in RBB’s Madrid office.

He has advised clients on a wide range of competition matters, including follow-on damages litigations and abuse of dominance investigations, across many different industries. He regularly provides expert testimony before Spanish commercial courts.

Rubén holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Mannheim and a BSc in Economics from Carlos III University of Madrid.

Since joining RBB in 2021, Rubén has advised clients on a wide range of competition matters, including follow-on damages litigations and abuse of dominance investigations. In particular, he has significant experience in the estimation of damages caused by competition law infringements using econometric techniques. Rubén regularly provides expert testimony before Spanish commercial courts.

His experience spans many different industries, including digital platforms, car manufacturing and distribution, transport infrastructure, outdoor advertising and media, as well as the dairy and oil industries.

Rubén completed his MSc in Economics, specialising in competition economics and regulation, at the University of Mannheim. Prior to that, he earned his BSc in Economics at Carlos III University of Madrid.

A Spanish national, Rubén is fluent in Spanish, English, German and Catalan.

Selected Cases

  • Raw Milk Antitrust

    Damages litigation, Spain

  • Online Travel Agencies

    Article 102 investigation, Spain

  • Personalised Digital Advertising

    Damages litigation, Spain

  • Fuel Antitrust

    Damages litigation, Spain

  • JCDeux/Clear Channel

    Merger, Spain

  • Renegotiation of Rent Contracts

    State aid, EU

  • Car Distribution Antitrust

    Damages litigation, Spain

  • Collecting Societies Tariffs

    Regulation, Spain

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