Ignacio Montaño Díaz

IGNACIO MONTAÑO DÍAZ focuses his practice on all aspects of EU competition law, including merger control, abuse of dominance, cartels, and state aid.

His experience covers a range of sectors, including technology, life sciences, media, sports, aviation, and transportation. Ignacio also advises on EU and UK regulatory matters, with a particular focus on digital regulation, and has been involved in litigation cases before the EU Courts.

Prior to joining Sidley, Ignacio worked at the Madrid office of another international law firm.

Ignacio’s experience includes advising:

• A sponsor consortium comprising DWS Group and Cutting Edge Group on antitrust aspects of creation of a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery covering one of the largest TV and film music rights portfolios in history.
• Clearlake Capital on antitrust aspects of its US$7.7 billion acquisition of Dun & Bradstreet.
• A leading consumer electronics company in an investigation by the Spanish CNMC concerning alleged anti-competitive agreements in online distribution.