David Pérez de Lamo’s practice focuses on European and Spanish competition law.

He works for international clients in antitrust, merger control, and State aid proceedings before the European Commission and the Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC), as well as in litigation before the EU Court of Justice.

David joined Cleary Gottlieb in March 2020. Previously, he worked at the EU Court of Justice (Luxembourg) in the Chambers of President K. Lenaerts and Advocate General M. Bobek.

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Selected Activities

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  • Editor of EU Law Live’s Competition Corner and the Chillin’ Competition Symposia
  • Asociación Española para el Estudio del Derecho Europeo (AEDEUR)

  • Asociación Española para la Defensa de la Competencia (AEDC)

Publications

“Commission v. Ireland and Others (C-465/20P): Landmark CJEU Ruling Upholds the Commission Decision Ordering Ireland to Recover €14 Billion in Back-Taxes from Apple,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, 10/2024

“Revolution For Sport Gatekeepers? The Grand Chamber Of The Court Of Justice Rules On The European Super League And International Skating Union Cases,” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 12/2023 

“Antitrust Violations May Oust Companies From Public Tenders (Infraestruturas de Portugal),” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 12/2023 

“Opening Up The Wallet: Apple To Offer Rivals Access To NFC System On iOS Devices,” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 12/2023

“Opting-Out-Of-Settlement Could Be Costly: Commission Fines Largest Nordic Ethanol Producer €48 million For Manipulating Ethanol Benchmarks,” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 12/2023

“European Commission In a “Reflection Mode” Following CJEU Loss In The Engie State Aid Case,” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 12/2023

“Commission v. Ireland and Others (Case C-465/20 P): Opinion of Advocate General Pitruzzella,” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 11/2023 

“Any Room Left For Non-Discrimination On Grounds Of Nationality And The ‘Balancing Test’ In Crisis Aid? Ryanair v. Commission (Swedish And French Schemes; COVID-19),” Cleary Antitrust Watch Blog, 11/2023

“State Aid to Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines - Has a Wing Fallen Off?”, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, European Competition Law Newsletter, 06/2023

“Antitrust Procedure: Regulations 1/2003 and 773/2004 in Review” (ed.), EU Law Live, Chillin’ Symposium, 06/2023

“EU General Court Strikes Down Commission Decisions Authorizing EUR 7 Billion State Aid to Lufthansa and SAS,” Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Alert Memorandum, 06/2023

“Mutual Trust, Procedural Autonomy and the Fundamental Right to a Tribunal Established by Law: Puig Gordi and Others Paves the Way for the Surrender of the Catalan Leaders”, Revista general de Derecho Europeo, 05/2023

“Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2022 – Spain”, Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 03/2023

“The Court of Justice Reiterates that “Staggered Hybrid Settlements” Are In Principle Compatible with the Presumption of Innocence and the Principle of Impartiality: HSBC v. Commission (Case C-883/19)”, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, European Competition Law Newsletter, 03/2023

“State Aid in Times of Crisis” (ed.), EU Law Live, Chillin’ Symposium, 03/2023

“The Grand Chamber Paves the Way for the Surrender of the Catalan Leaders: The Belgian Courts’ Rejection of the European Arrest Warrant is Incompatible with the EAW Framework Decision and the Principle of Mutual Trust (Puig and Others, C-158/21)”, EU Law Live, 01/2023

“Restrictions by Object, Ancillary Restraints and the Constitutionalisation of the ‘European Sports Model’: AG Rantos’ Opinions in European Superleague (C-333/21) and International Skating Union (C-124/21 P)”, EU Law Live, 01/2023

“Judicial Review in EU Competition Law” (ed.), EU Law Live, Chillin’ Symposium, 11/2022

“The General Court Confirms the UK’s Group Financing Tax Exemption for Controlled Foreign Companies Is Illegal State Aid (United Kingdom and ITV plc v Commission, T-363/19 and T-456/19),” Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 06/2022

Editorial - “The Second Edition of the Rubén Perea Award: The Importance of Promoting Young Talent,” Oxford Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 05/2022

“European Commission To Phase-Out COVID-19 Temporary Framework,” Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Alert Memorandum, 05/2022

“Temporary Framework for the Implementation of State Aid Rules to Support the Economy Following the Conflict in Ukraine,” Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Alert Memorandum, 03/2022

“A High Standard to Meet in Damages Actions Against the EU for Breaches of EU Competition Rules: The General Court Dismisses UPS’ (T-834/17) and ASL’s (T-540/18) Actions Following the Prohibition of the UPS/TNT Merger,” EU Law Live, 03/2022

“Mutual Trust and Rule-of-Law Considerations in EU Competition Law: The General Court Extends the “L.M. Doctrine” to Cooperation Between Competition Authorities (Sped-Pro, T-791/19),” Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 03/2022

“Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2021 – Spain,” Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 02/2022

“LOT v Commission (T-240/18 and T-296/18): The Commission May Depart From the Traditional Market Definition Approach Based on ‘O&D’ Routes Where the Target Airline Has Ceased Operations,” EU Law Live, 10/2021

“Tempus Energy v Commission (C-57/19 P): The Court of Justice Defines the Commission’s Investigative Duties During the Preliminary Examination Phase of State Aid Proceedings,” Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 10/2021

“Killer Acquisitions in the Digital Sector: A Framework to Preserve Innovation Competition,” FIDE The Hague, 05/2021

Editorial - “Competition Law and Friendship: Presenting the Rubén Perea Award,” Oxford Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 03/2021

“The Court of Justice Clarifies That A State Aid ‘Advantage’ Must Be Assessed Ex-Ante: Fútbol Club Barcelona,” (C-362/19 P), Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 03/2021

“Sobre el levantamiento de la inmunidad de Puigdemont,” Agenda Pública, 02/2021

“The Court of Justice Provides Guidance on the Duration of Bid-Rigging Cartels in Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto (C-450/19),” EU Law Live, 01/2021

“Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Spain,” Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 01/2021

“The Missing Link in Article 102 TFEU: Defining the Boundaries of Competition Law Enforcement,” EU Law Live, Op-Ed, 01/2021

“The Federal Trade Commission Requests to ‘Break-Up’ Facebook,” Agenda Pública, 12/2020

“Acquisitions by Joint Ventures and Community Dimension: The General Court Reaffirms the Notion of ‘Undertakings Concerned’ in HeidelbergCement and Schwenk v. Commission (T-380/17),” EU Law Live, Analysis, 10/2020

“A Policy-Oriented Appeal: The Commission Takes the Apple Judgment to the Court of Justice,” Kluwer Competition Law Blog, 10/2020

“Monólogos judiciales sobre la inmunidad de los miembros del Parlamento Europeo,” Revista Jurídica de Cataluña, 08/2020

“Monólogos judiciales sobre la inmunidad de los miembros del Parlamento Europeo: A propósito de Junqueras Vies,” Revista Española de Derecho Europeo, Nº 73, 07/2020

“Assessing ‘Killer Acquisitions’: An Assets and Capabilities-Based View of the Start-Up,” Competition Policy International, Antitrust Chronicle, 05/2020

“Spain’s Economic Measures to Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19,” Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, 04/2020

“Judicial Monologues on MEP Immunity: A Brief Commentary to Junqueras Vies,” EU Law Live, Long Read, 02/2020

“Preserving Innovation Competition in the Digital Era: ‘Killer Acquisitions,’” Competition Policy International, 07/2020

Events

Organizer and juror of the Rubén Perea Writing Award with the Chillin’ Competition Blog and the Oxford Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, 09/2020 – present

DG Competition Conference - Young Experts 22: Taking Competition Policy into the Future, 02/2022

XXIX FIDE Congress, Seminar for Young Academics and Practitioners, Panel on Competition Law and Digitisation, Europa Institute of Leiden Law School, The Hague, 21/05/2021