Rafael Maldonado

Rafael is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Regulatory group at DLA Piper’s Madrid office, specialising in competition law, telecommunications regulation, and EU law.

He has experience in all areas of competition law, having been involved in numerous merger control proceedings and infringement proceedings for cartels or abuses of dominant position before national and EU competition authorities, as well as representing clients in court proceedings before the National High Court and the Supreme Court.

He also regularly advises national and international telecommunications operators on competition law and all regulatory aspects related to their entry and establishment in the Spanish market, the deployment of their networks and their operations. Rafael participated in a secondment programme in the Competition and Regulation department of Vodafone Spain's Legal Department.