Maddalen Martín is an associate in the Madrid office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s global Antitrust & Competition Practice.

Maddalen assists international private companies with competition matters, including merger control in the EU and Spain, as well as the control of potential anticompetitive agreements.

Prior to joining Latham, Maddalen worked at a Spanish legal boutique specializing in EU and Spanish competition law, where she developed strong expertise in the private enforcement of competition law. She also worked as an academic assistant at the University of Geneva and as a trainee at the European Parliament and at a legal boutique specializing in EU civil servants’ law in Brussels. 

Maddalen’s experience includes advising: 

  • Paramount Skydance in its potential US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Globalia in the sale of a minority stake in Air Europa, a Spain-based full-service airline
  • Apollo Global Management in its acquisition of Molycop, a global supplier of grinding media for the mining industry 
  • Hyatt Hotels in its acquisition of Bahía Principe Hotels & Resorts, a Spain-based division of resorts
  • Refresco in its acquisition of Frías Nutrición, a Spanish manufacturer of plant-based drinks
  • BC Partners in its sale of Synthon, a multinational generics pharmaceutical business
  • Omnicom in its acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies
  • Shift4 in its acquisition of Global Blue, a specialty payments and technology platform enabling tax-free shopping, dynamic currency conversion, and payments solutions to large retail brands
  • An envelope manufacturer in claims for damages resulting from anticompetitive conduct in court in Spain* 
  • A manufacturer of absorbent products in a claim for damages resulting from anticompetitive conduct in court in Spain*
  • A leading Spanish company in the defense and air traffic sectors on anticompetitive concerns in agreements with a competitor*
  • A company on the transfer of footballers’ image rights to be used for NFTs*
  • A sports association in civil proceedings instituted for breach of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Spain (Abogado)

Education

  • LLM in Legal Practice, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2021
  • LLM in European Legal Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, 2018
  • BA in Law & Business Administration, Universidad de Deusto, 2017

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish