New York, NY, September 4, 2025 -- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced today that Elvira Aliende Rodríguez has joined as a partner in the Antitrust & Competition practice, in the Firm’s Brussels office. Her practice is focused on EU competition law. Willkie Chairman Matthew Feldman commented: “We are delighted to welcome Elvira to Willkie as we continue to grow our premier global Antitrust & Competition practice. Our firm has handled some of the most complex competition matters worldwide, and amid the changing regulatory landscape, we remain focused on expanding our ability to advise clients on their most critical competition law challenges. Elvira’s arrival reflects our continued investment in strengthening our platform in Europe and globally.” “With her proven track record in antitrust investigations, merger control, and complex cartel matters, Elvira adds significant depth to our growing European competition team, which includes market-leading teams in Germany, France, Belgium and the UK,” said Faustine Viala, partner in Willkie’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. “Her wide-ranging experience across numerous EU states and with various regulatory entities will greatly benefit our clients operating in highly regulated markets.” Elvira advises clients on competition litigation, cartel investigations and merger, FDI and FSR approvals across a broad range of sectors, including air transport, chemicals, telecommunications, energy, pharmaceuticals, steel, hotel accommodation, textiles, technology and financial services. She has extensive experience advising on Article 101 restrictive agreements and related provisions under Spanish law, State aid procedures, Article 102 abuse of dominance cases, the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act before EU competition authorities. Elvira has substantial experience in handling matters before the European Commission and national competition authorities of several member states. She also regularly appears in proceedings before the European Courts in Luxembourg. Elvira is consistently ranked by leading legal and antitrust media and directories for her antitrust practice, and in particular her work involving cartel investigations. Nanyi Kaluma, Managing Partner of Willkie’s Brussels office, added, “Elvira’s arrival reinforces our commitment to providing world-class counsel to clients at the intersection of competition and regulatory policy. Her addition enhances the capabilities of our growing Brussels team, further expanding the legal capabilities offered to clients.” Elvira Aliende Rodriguez commented: “I’m excited to join Willkie’s renowned global antitrust practice, and be a part of the Brussels team at such a pivotal time for competition law across Europe. Willkie’s collaborative, cross-office approach is aligned well with my practice and I look forward to working with this exceptional group of colleagues to help guide clients through critical competition challenges.” Willkie’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group serves an antitrust world without borders with a well-integrated team of competition lawyers in the United States and across Europe and with contacts throughout Asia, Latin America and Africa. Our antitrust team represents a global client base in national and international merger filings, U.S. and European investigations of all forms of anticompetitive activity, class action and private litigation, and business ventures, in multiple jurisdictions and across a host of sectors. Willkie’s Brussels office advises on all aspects of EU competition law, representing international corporate clients, financial institutions, and private equity sponsors in complex merger control matters as well as in Foreign Direct Investment screening filings. Our Brussels office also includes a Corporate-Finance transactional practice advising among others on M&A, private equity, and general corporate matters, as well as financial, regulatory and capital markets matters, and a Litigation practice covering commercial litigation, arbitration and white-collar crime defense/investigations matters.

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