Clifford Chance
Santiago Roca Arribas advises clients on compliance with U.S. and multi-jurisdictional merger control laws, the review of mergers and acquisitions, government investigations into anti-competitive conduct, and the implementation of antitrust best practices.
Santiago also has experience navigating clients through government merger reviews and Second Request investigations. He has worked on the response to a number of complex investigations and has particular expertise in managing the e-discovery process, including the use of technology-assisted review, and other techniques to efficiently manage and streamline the compliance process.
He has represented clients before the US antitrust agencies and other foreign antitrust agencies in a wide range of industries, including aircraft leasing, consumer products and the healthcare sector.
Prior to joining the firm, he trained with the European Commission (D.G. Competition) and a leading law firm in Brussels.
- Mondelēz International in the sale of its gum business to Perfetti Van Melle.
- A medical device company in its response to a Civil Investigative Demand issued by the Federal Trade Commission in the framework of the investigation of the merger between Globus Medical and NuVasive.
- John Swire & Sons on its acquisition of Coca-Cola USA from Swire Pacific.
- Six European soccer clubs, including Real Madrid and FC Barcelona on the antitrust aspects related to the formation and launch of the Soccer Champions Tour in the United States.
- Partners Group on numerous acquisitions.
- Davidson Kempner Capital Management in multiple transactions.
- Orthofix Medical Inc. in its acquisition of SeaSpine Holdings Corp.
- TELUS Corporation in its acquisition of Lifeworks.
- A multinational technology company in responding to inquiries from the Mexican Competition Authority with respect to their activity in the digital advertising market.
- The General Electric Company with regards to AerCap Holdings N.V.'s acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services business.
- CK Asset Holding in the sale of its aircraft leasing business to Maverick Aviation Holdings Ltd.
- Mizuho and Marubeni in its acquisition of Aircastle.
- Watford Holdings Ltd on its sale to Arch Insurance.
- Votorantim Cementos in its acquisition of Mcinnis Cement.
- GSMA in a follow-on investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2018 into GSMA's standard-setting practices that involved major U.S. telecom companies.
- NEX Group Plc on its sale to CME Group.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Washington D.C.
- +12029125183
- Email me
- Speaks English, Spanish, Catalan and basic communication skills in French
- Practice area Antitrust, EU & trade, M&A corporate
- Sector Private equity
Career and qualifications
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain (Law Degree) 2009
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Spain, 2010
- Maastricht University, Netherlands (Exchange Law Program, EU Law) 2012
- King´s College London, UK (Postgraduate diploma EU Competition Law) 2013
- Fordham University School of Law, NY (LLM) 2018 (Magna Cum Laude)
- Admitted as Special Legal Consultant in the District of Columbia 2020
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York, DC 2020
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Washington, DC 2024