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Yolanda Martínez Mata

Yolanda Martínez Mata

Partner
Competition and European Union Law
Yolanda Martínez Mata
Barcelona
934 157 575
Profile

Yolanda Martínez is a specialist in Competition Law and European Union Law at Marimón Abogados. She was appointed partner of the firm in 2023.

She has extensive experience advising companies on all aspects of competition law, including merger control, sanctioning proceedings, contentious-administrative litigation, day-to-day business advice, competition compliance programmes, damage claims, and state aid matters.

In addition, her experience with the public sector and her expertise in European Union Law allow her to regularly advise corporate groups and public or private entities on issues related to the EU internal market. Key areas include the free movement of goods, people, capital, and services; exhaustion of intellectual property rights; regulation of the food supply chain; payment terms; the Services Directive; and regulations on digital markets and services.

In terms of industry focus, Yolanda has particular expertise in fast-moving consumer goods, the pharmaceutical sector, technology, transport (especially rail and road), and sports.

PhD in Law from the Universidad de Barcelona, with the thesis: Abuso de dominio en el sector farmacéutico (2018, Extraordinary PhD Award). LL.M. in European Legal Studies from the College of Europe, Bruges. Executive Master in Business Law from the Centro de Estudios Garrigues, in collaboration with Harvard Law School. Law degree from the Universidad de Barcelona, Dual Degree Programme at the Universidad de Puerto Rico (Juris Doctor), and exchange programme at McGill University (Montreal, Canada).

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Yolanda has been a professor of European Union Law at the Universidad de Barcelona since 2009 and taught contentious-administrative litigation in the Master’s in Legal Practice at the ESADE Faculty of Law (2018–2023). She is also the author of numerous academic articles and publications in her areas of expertise. She is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, English, French, and Italian. Registration No.32,748 Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Barcelona

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