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José Rivas

Visiting professor, European Interdisciplinary Studies Department (Natolin (Warsaw) Campus)

José is Head of Bird & Bird’s international EU & Competition Group.

José Rivas joined Bird & Bird in 2008. His practice covers all aspects of EU and competition law, including in particular: Articles 81 and 82; State aid and merger control and public procurement.

José has extensive experience in representing leading U.S., Japanese and European clients across a broad range of industries, including: aviation; media; telecommunications; energy and biotechnology.

José has extensive litigation experience before the European Courts in Luxembourg - having represented clients in competition, trade and institutional EU law. He has represented clients under investigation and obtained phase I and phase II merger control clearance by the European Commission and other national competition authorities, and has filed complaints with such authorities. He also regularly organises anti-trust audits to help clients to identify any current or potential infringements of competition law, and he has devised a compliance programme to help prevent future infringements.

Prior to join Bird & Bird, José was Head of a leading International Firm’s Brussels office and Co-Head of its European Competition group.

- Press describe José as “a good competitor and talented lawyer” whilst clients appreciate his “thoroughness and analytical abilities. He is also well recognized on the field of State aid”. (Chambers Global 2009)

- José is praised by clients as “very capable both technically as well as dealing with the idiosyncrasies of the client and pleasant and unstuffy to deal with”. (Legal 500, 2009)

- José wing “commendations for the practical nature of his advice and his solution-oriented manner and offers expertise in state aid proceedings, representing state aid recipients, governing bodies and regulators.” (Chambers Europe 2008)

- According to Chambers Europe 2007, “sources hail José for his versatile approach, great judgement and sparkling creativity”.

José is editor of the World Competition, Law and Economics Journal (Kluwer ) and has written extensively on competition law in both English and Spanish. He is a visiting Professor of Competition and State Aids Law at the College of Europe, Natolin Campus, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars. He is also a member of the Working Groups on Competition and State Aids Law of the European Confederation of Business Associations (UNICE).

A member of the Madrid Bar since 1986, José studied law at the Universities of Exeter and Zaragoza. He also holds a Master’s degree in EU law from the College of Europe in Bruges.

José speaks Spanish, English and French.