Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz

Francisco Enrique González-Díaz’s practice focuses on European and Spanish competition law, including mergers and acquisitions, restrictive practices, abuse of dominance and state aid.

He joined the firm in 2003 as a partner. Prior to Cleary, Francisco held a number of positions within European institutions. Between 1998 and 2003, he headed one of the enforcement units of the European Commission’s Merger Task Force and led the European Commission in its review of a number of large and complex cases in a wide array of market sectors. He also represented the European Commission in a number of important legislative projects relating to mergers and acquisitions and the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC.

Between 1996 and 1998, Francisco clerked for Judge García Valdecasas at the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. From 1990 to 1996, he was a member of the European Commission’s Legal Service. His responsibilities included providing legal advice to the European Commission, in particular to DG Competition, and representing the European Commission before the European Courts in Luxembourg in a significant number of cases on a wide range of issues arising under the EC Treaty.