Carles Esteva Mosso

Carles Esteva Mosso, Office Managing Partner of the firm’s Brussels office, is one of the leading figures in the global antitrust community. He focuses his practice on complex EU and international competition law matters.

Mr. Esteva Mosso core practice is to advise clients on complex merger control proceedings, including Phase II investigations and merger appeals. He is also a leader in the area of Foreign Subsidies control and has advised clients on several notifications and investigations under the EU Regulation on Foreign Subsidies (FSR). He also represents clients in antitrust investigations. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Esteva Mosso has worked at the European Commission for more than 25 years, last as Deputy Director-General of the Directorate General for Competition, in charge of Merger Control (from 2014-2019) and State Aids (from 2019-2021). He has also held a number of other leadership posts relating to merger enforcement and competition policy since joining the Cabinet of former Commissioner Mario Monti in 1999. In these capacities, he has overseen a variety of high-profile antitrust, merger control, and State aid matters.

Mr. Esteva Mosso is widely recognized as a sophisticated antitrust practitioner who combines a deep understanding of law and policy matters, with commercial acumen and a unique understanding of complex decision-making and appreciation for “big picture” issues.