Selected Publications
Social Science Research
Network (SSRN) author page
Books
Public Procurement and the EU
Competition Rules, Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2011 (ISBN
978-1849460668).
Book reviews: Grith Ølykke,
Common Market Law Review, Vol. 48, Nº 6, Dec 2011, p.
2122-2124.
Kamala Dawar, Legal Issues of Economic
Integration, Vol. 38, Nº 4, Dec 2011, p. 403-407.
Stéphane Rodrigues, Concurrences, N°
2-2011, n°36171, p. 246.
Dumitru-Daniel Şerban, Revista Română de
Drept European, N° 4/2011, p. 187.
Insurance Regulation and Competition.
The Antitrust Exemption for the Insurance Sector. [In
Spanish Derecho de seguros y competencia. La exención
antitrust del sector asegurador, con D. Francisco Marcos.
Madrid, Fundación MAPFRE – Instituto de Ciencias del Seguro, 2011
(ISBN 978-8498442533)]. Project financed by a grant to research
in the field of insurance law awarded by Spanish private MAPFRE
Foundation (2008).
The Involuntary Creditors (a treatment
of tort credits in Spanish Bankruptcy Law) [In Spanish:
Los Acreedores Involuntarios. En Colección de Estudios de
Derecho Concursal, núm. 13. Cizur Menor, Thomson – Civitas,
2008 (ISBN 978-8447029518)].
Book reviews: Mariano
Yzquierdo Tolsada, Anuario de Derecho Concursal, 2009, Nº 18.
Revista de Derecho Concursal y Paraconcursal, 2009, Nº 11.
PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
& CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOOKS IN REFEREED SERIES
“Bringing the ‘Market Economy Agent’
Principle to Full Power” (submitted to editors),
European Competition Law Review, forthcoming.
“The Commission’s Modernization Agenda
for Procurement and SGEI” (submitted to editors), to be
published in E Szyszczak & J van de Gronden (eds) Financing
SGEIs: State Aid Reform and Modernisation (TMC Asser Press /
Springer Series Legal Issues of Services of General
Interest) forthcoming.
“Public Procurement and State Aid:
Reopening the Debate?” (2012) Public Procurement Law
Review forthcoming.
“Prevention and Deterrence of Bid
Rigging: A Look from the 2011 Proposal for a New EU Directive on
Public Procurement” (submitted to editors). To be
published in a book of proceedings of the conference Integrity
and Efficiency in Sustainable Public Contracts, held in Turin
(Italy), June 8, 2012.
“Competitive Neutrality in Public
Procurement and Competition Policy: An Ongoing Challenge Analised
in View of the Proposed New Directive” Accepted for the
5th International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC5), Seattle,
WA, August 2012. To be published in a book of proceedings of the
conference.
“Public Procurement below Thresholds
in Spain” (submitted to editors), to be published in a
forthcoming book in the Public Procurement Series edited by
professors S Treumer and R Caranta and published by DJØF
(Denmark).
“Are the Procurement Rules a Barrier
for Cross-Border Trade within the European Market? — A View on
Proposals to Lower that Barrier and Spur Growth” in C
Tvarnø, GS Ølykke & C Risvig Hansen, EU Public Procurement:
Modernisation, Growth and Innovation, Copenhagen, DJØF, 2012,
107-133 (ISBN 9788757428520).
“Public Procurement: An Overview of EU
and National Case Law”, special issue of the review
e-Competitions dedicated to public procurement (Dec 2011),
av. at http://www.concurrences.com/toc_bulletin.php3?id_rubrique=1227.
“A Critical Appraisal of the Spanish
National Competition Commission's Guide on Public Procurement and
Competition” (in Spanish: “Una Visión Crítica de la 'Guía
Sobre Contratación Pública y Competencia' Publicada por la CNC”
(2011) 20 Gaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de la
Competencia 15-31).
“A Short Note on Methodology: An
Eclectic and Heuristic Multi-Disciplinary and Functional Approach
to EU Law” (2011) 11 Romanian Journal of European
Law 55-64 (published by Wolters Kluwer Romania).
“Measuring regulatory intensity by the
Spanish Regions (1978-2009)”, in collaboration with Prof.
Francisco Marcos Fernández and Prof. Juan Santaló Mediavilla,
4/2010 InDret. Review on the Analysis of Law.
“More Competition-Oriented Public
Procurement to Foster Social Welfare”, in KV Thai (ed),
Towards New Horizons In Public Procurement, Boca Raton,
FL, PrAcademics Press, 2010, p. 81–114. Presented at the 4th
International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC4), Seoul (Korea),
August 2010.
“A Missing Step in the Modernization
Stairway – Any Role for Block Exemption Regulations in the Realm of
Regulation 1/2003?” (2010) 6(2) Competition Law
Review 183–200, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos
Fernández. Previously presented at the 14th CLaSF Workshop:
“Reforming EC Competition Law”, held at the City University London,
September 2009.
“Some Preliminary Views on the
Revision of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation”
(2009) 30(10) European Competition Law Review 475-481, in
collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández, in.
“Towards a European Tort Law? Damages
Actions for Breach of the EC Antitrust Rules: Harmonising Tort Law
through the Back Door?” (2008) 16(3) European Review
Private Law 469-488, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco
Marcos Fernández. Also published in 1/2008 InDret.
Review on the Analysis of Law. Previously presented at the
IV International Congress European Private Law Beyond the CFR, held
in Lleida, Spain (October 2007).
“Need and Role for Independent
Directors. Difficulties in their Transplant to
Spanish Listed Companies”(In Spanish, “Necesidad y sentido
de los consejeros independientes. Dificultades para el trasplante
al derecho de las sociedades cotizadas españolas”, con D. Francisco
Marcos, en Revista de derecho mercantil, Nº 268, 2008, p.
499–568). Winner of the II Prize José María Cervelló –
Gutiérrez de la Roza Abogados for Legal Studies, May 2008.
“Defficiencies in the Regulation of
Funeral Insurance”, (In Spanish: “Insuficiencias en la
regulación del seguro de decesos”, con D. Francisco Marcos
Fernández, en Revista de derecho mercantil, Nº 263, 2007,
p. 207-230. También publicado como Working Paper de Business,
WPE06-23, Instituto de Empresa, noviembre 2006.). Previously
presented at the VIII Annual Congress on Civil Liability and
Insurance, held in Madrid (November 2006).
“Site Licenses in the European Union:
From Prohibition to Authorization”(In Spanish: "Los
acuerdos de licencia de emplazamiento (site licenses) en la Unión
Europea: de la prohibición a la autorización" co-authored with D.
Miguel Odriozola Alén, Gaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de
la Competencia, 234, Nov–Dec 2004. p. 67–72).
“The Reform of the System of Control
of Concentrations in the European Union: Lights and
Shadows”(In Spanish: "La reforma del control de
concentraciones en la Unión Europea: novedades, luces y sombras",
co-authored with D. Jaime Sánchez Santiago, Revista General de
Derecho Europeo, 5, Oct 2004).
ARTICLES IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS,
COLLECTIVE BOOKS AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
“Some Thoughts Regarding the Use of
Greenhouse Gas Emission Rights as Financial Collateral and their
Enforcement” (In Spanish: “Algunas reflexiones en torno a
las garantías pignoraticias sobre derechos de emisión de gases de
efecto invernadero y su ejecución”, with Bruno Martin Baumeister.
Accepted by the editorial board of Revista de Derecho Bancario
y Bursátil, forth 2012).
“Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring. Ideas for
an Effective Supervision of Student Lawyers” (In Spanish:
“Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring (Ideas para una Supervisión Efectiva de
Abogados en Formación)”, in Carretero et al (eds), Retos de la
abogacía ante la sociedad global, Thomson-Reuters Civitas –
ICADE, 2012, p. 361-377).
“Gender Discrimination and Insurance
Premium” (In Spanish: “Discriminación por razón de sexo y
prima del contrato de seguro. apuntes críticos a la Sentencia del
Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (Gran Sala), de 1 de marzo
de 2011, en el asunto c-236/09 (Association belge des consommateurs
test-achats ASBL y otros contra Conseil des Ministres)” in
collaboration with Prof. AB Veiga Copo, (2011) 4 RC. Revista de
responsabilidad civil, circulación y seguro 6-33. Also
published as (2011) 36 Artículo 14. Una perspectiva de
género 38-51).
“The Problematic Additional
Amendments in the Transformation of Corporations” (In
Spanish: “Las problemáticas modificaciones adicionales a la
transformación de sociedades mercantiles”, (2011) 4 Revista
Digital de la Facultad de Derecho UNED). Awarded the 2nd
prize of the “García Goyena” Prize for Legal Studies
(2010–2011).
“Soft Law and the Private Enforcement
of the EU Competition Rules”, in JL Velasco San Pedro
(ed), Private enforcement of competition law, Valladolid,
Lex nova, 2011, p. 507-520. Original contribution, presented to the
International Conference on the Private Enforcement of Competition
Law, University of Valladolid, Spain, October 2010.
“Soft Law and the Private Enforcement
of the EU Competition Rules” (In Spanish: "El soft law y
la aplicación privada del derecho comunitario de la competencia",
en JL Velasco San Pedro (ed), La aplicación privada del derecho
de la competencia, Valladolid, Lex Nova, 2011, p. 519-534.
Translation of prior article).
“The Protection of Involuntary
Creditors by Spanish Insolvency Law” (in Spanish, “Los
acreedores involuntarios en el concurso”, en AB Veiga Copo (ed),
Créditos, garantías y concurso, Madrid, Aranzadi, 2010, p.
391–442).
“Better Regulation: Basic Principles
and Recent Developments”(In Spanish: "Movimiento por la
calidad de la regulación: principios rectores y avances recientes",
en Legislar Mejor en el Siglo XXI. Madrid, M. Justicia,
2009).
“The Application of Early Warning
Bankruptcy Devices in the Sports Industry” (In Spanish "La
aplicación de mecanismos de alerta temprana de la insolvencia en el
ámbito deportivo", en Revista jurídica de deporte y
entretenimiento, Nº 22, 2008, p. 67–84).
“Merger Control”(In Spanish:
"Control de concentraciones", en BENEYTO, J. M.ª y J. MAILLO
(dirs.) La Nueva Ley de Defensa de la Competencia. Análisis y
Comentarios, Barcelona, Bosch, 2009 p. 189–231).
“The Protection of Market Prices
through Intellectual Property Rights” (In Spanish, “La
protección de los precios de mercado a través del derecho de
propiedad intelectual”, con D. Francisco Marcos Fernández, en
CEF Legal, números 91 y 92, p. 17–54). Winner of the
first prize for Civil and Commercial Law Studies of the 5th Prize
in Financial Studies awarded by the Centro de Estudios Financieros
(Madrid, Spain), June 2008.
“Lights and Shadows in the
Modernization of Spanish Merger Review”, in collaboration
with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández, in 8(3) The
Threshold, summer 2008, p. 25–30.
“Unfair Competition and Market for
Corporate Control: Risks o fan Excessive Judicial
Activism”(In Spanish: “Competencia desleal y mercado de
control societario: riesgo de excesiva injerencia judicial”
(Comentario a los autos del Juzgado de lo Mercantil n.º 2 de Bilbao
de 25 de marzo, 24 de abril y 16 de mayo de 2008 en el asunto
Iberdrola contra Electricité de France), en Diario La Ley,
núm. 6993, 21 de julio de 2008, p. 1–9.
“Merger Control in the Spanish Law
15/2007, of July 3rd, for the Defence of Competition”("El
control de concentraciones en la Ley 15/2007, de 3 de julio, de
Defensa de la Competencia", con D. Francisco Marcos, en PAREJO
ALFONSO, L. y A. PALOMAR OLMEDA (dirs.), Derecho de la Competencia.
Estudios sobre la Ley 15/2007, de 3 de julio, de Defensa de la
Competencia. Barcelona, Bosch, 2008, p. 87–155. También publicado
como Working Paper de Business, WPE07-14, Instituto de Empresa,
nov. 2007).
“The Role of the Government in Merger
Control Proceedings. The Reform Proposed in the Draft Competition
Act and the Intervention in the Public Interest”, (In
Spanish: “La intervención del Gobierno en el control de
concentraciones económicas”. Documento de Trabajo nº 21/2006,
Colección La Reforma del Sistema Español de Defensa de la
Competencia Instituto, Universitario de Estudios Europeos,
Universidad San Pablo – CEU, nov. 2006).
“On The Unconstitutionality of the New
Aragonese Regional Tax on the Environmental Harm Generated by Large
Retail Outlets” (In Spanish: “La inconstitucionalidad del
nuevo impuesto aragonés sobre el daño medioambiental causado por
las grandes áreas de venta”, Revista Quincena Fiscal, nº
15-16, 2006, p. 35-47. También publicado como Working Paper de
Derecho, WPED06-03, Instituto de Empresa, junio 2006).
“Better Regulation: International
Trends and Basic Principles”(In Spanish: "Movimiento por
la calidad de la regulación: iniciativas en el contexto
internacional y principios rectores", en AA.VV., Marco
regulatorio y unidad de mercado. Libro Marrón,
Círculo de Empresarios, Madrid, 2006, p. 285-325).
“On the Constitutionality of the Large
Retail Outlets Taxes” (In Spanish: "La constitucionalidad
o inconstitucionalidad del Impuesto sobre Grandes Establecimientos
Comerciales" at MARCOS, F. y F. SÁNCHEZ SUAREZ (Coord.), Los
Impuestos sobre los Grandes Establecimientos Comerciales (IGEC): un
análisis jurídico y económico. Cizur Menor (Navarra),
Thomson–Aranzadi, 2005).
“Antitrust Compliance: When Should We
Worry about Competition Policy and What Should We Take into
Account?” (In Spanish: “Antitrust Compliance: ¿Cuándo
debemos preocuparnos por la aplicación de las Políticas de Defensa
de la Competencia y qué debemos tener en cuenta?" Revista de
Empresa, núm. 16, April 2006, p. 44–55).
“The New System of Referral of Cases
between the European Commission and National Competition
Authorities under Regulation (CE) 139/2004 on the Control of
Concentrations” (In Spanish: "El sistema de remisión de
asuntos entre la Comisión Europea y las Autoridades Nacionales de
Competencia en el nuevo Reglamento (CE) 139/2004 sobre control de
concentraciones", en ORTIZ BLANCO, L. Y A. RAMOS GÓMEZ (Coord.)
Curso de Derecho de la Competencia Europeo y Español. Curso de
Iniciación. Vol. VI. Madrid, Dykinson, 2005, p. 371-399).
“The Reform of the Spanish Mandatory
Take-Over Bids Regime”(In Spanish: "La reforma de la
regulación de las Ofertas Públicas de Adquisición de Acciones
(OPAS)" (part. I y II), en Newsletter Banca de Empresas,
62 y 63, 2003).
CHAPTERS IN HANDBOOKS AND OTHER
STUDENT-ORIENTED MATERIALS
“Bankruptcy Effects” (In
Spanish: “Efectos del concurso”, en SEBASTIAN QUETGLAS (Coord.),
Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo IV: Derecho Concursal.
Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).
“Winding Up of Corporate
Entities” (“Extinción de la Sociedad” en PRADES CUTILLAS
(Coord.), Derecho de sociedades y de Crisis Empresariales. Madrid,
Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).
“Corporate entities and Company
Law” (“El Derecho de Sociedades y el Empresario
Societario” en PRADES CUTILLAS (Coord.), Derecho de sociedades y de
Crisis Empresariales. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).
“Land Transport Contracts”
(In Spanish: “Contratos de transporte terrestre”, en SANCHEZ
GRAELLS (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo III:
Derecho Cambiario y Contratación Mercantil. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters
Civitas, 2012).
“Agency, Franchising and Other
Commercial Collaboration Contracts” (In Spanish:
“Contratos de distribución”, SANCHEZ GRAELLS (Coord.), Fundamentos
de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo III: Derecho Cambiario y Contratación
Mercantil. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).
“Winding Up of
Corporations” (In Spanish: “Extinción de la sociedad
anónima”, en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho
Empresarial, Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid,
Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).
“Corporations under Special
Regimes” (In Spanish: “Sociedades de régimen especial”, en
IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo
II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas,
2012).
“Mutuals” (In Spanish:
“Sociedades de base mutual”, en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.),
Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial, Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades.
Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2012).
“Corporate Groups and
Conglomerates” (In Spanish: “Conglomerados societarios”,
en IBÁÑEZ JIMÉNEZ (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho Empresarial,
Tomo II: Derecho de sociedades. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters Civitas,
2012).
“Market Protection and Competition
Law” (In Spanish, “Protección del mercado y defensa de la
competencia”, en VEIGA COPO (Coord.), Fundamentos de Derecho
Empresarial, Tomo I: Empresario, empresa y mercado. Madrid,
Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2011, p. 289-332).
“Industrial Property: Trademarks,
Patents and Neighboring Rights” (In Spanish: “Derecho de
la propiedad industrial: marcas, patentes y derechos afines”, en
VEIGA COPO (Coord.), Marco Jurídico de la Empresa. Madrid,
Thomson-Reuters Civitas, 2011, p. 347-390).
“Competition Law: Antitrust and Unfair
Competition” (In Spanish: “Derecho de la competencia:
defensa de la competencia y competencia desleal”, en VEIGA COPO
(Coord.), Marco Jurídico de la Empresa. Madrid, Thomson-Reuters
Civitas, 2011, p. 391-429).
Book Reviews
(Fox, EM and DD Sokol (eds),
Competition Law and Policy in Latin America)”, 5(3)
European Competition Journal, 2009, p.
923–935.
(Malloy, Robin P. Law and Market
Economy. Reinterpreting the Values of Law and
Economics), (In Spanish, “¿Semiótica de mercado y análisis
del Derecho?”, Libros de Economía y Empresa, Nº. 3, 2009,
p. 19-21).
(Marcos, Francisco. Las «Depositary
Shares». La negociación cruzada de valores en
mercados extranjeros”) (In Spanish, en
Revista de derecho mercantil, Nº 268, 2008, p.
277–300).
Conference Papers
“Competition Law against Public
Restraints in the Public Procurement Field: Importing Competition
Considerations into the EU Public Procurement Directives”,
presented at the Public Procurement: Global Revolution IV –
Conference, University of Nottingham, April 2010 and
Public Procurement: Global Revolution V – Conference,
University of Copenhagen, September 2010. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1551380.
“The Principle of Competition Embedded
in the EC Public Procurement Directives”, presented at the
4th Public Procurement Research Students Conference, held
at the University of Nottingham, UK (September 2009). Available at:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=1928724.
“Distortions of Competition Generated
by the Public (Power) Buyer: A Perceived Gap in EC Competition Law
and Proposals to Bridge It”, University of Oxford, Centre
for Competition Law and Policy, Working Paper (L) 23, August 2009.
Available at: http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/competition/portal.php.
“Competition and Public Procurement —
An Overview”, in collaboration with Maria Ath.
Alexopoulou, University of Oxford, Centre for Competition Law and
Policy, Presentations and Other Materials (S) 23, August 2009.
Available at: http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/competition/portal.php.
“Decentralisation, Regulatory Burden
and Economic Development in Spain”, in collaboration with
Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández and Prof. Juan Santaló Mediavilla.
OPC Working Paper. November 2006. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=948457.
“Principles for Benchmarking
Potentially Alternative Systems of Private Copy
Compensation”, in collaboration with Prof. Francisco
Marcos and Prof. Juan Santaló. Business Working Paper, WP07-16,
Instituto de Empresa, November 2007. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1885127.
Presented at the VIII Congress on Electronic Commerce Law on
“Intellectual Property Rights and New Technologies, University
Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (Nov 2007).
“Tomb Price Discrimination in
Cemeteries: Competition in the Market For Corpses?”, in
collaboration with Prof. Francisco Marcos Fernández and Prof. Juan
Santaló Mediavilla. Business Working Paper, WP07-09, Instituto de
Empresa, January 2007. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1006980.
Presented at the 23rd Annual Conference of the European
Association of Law and Economics held in Madrid, Spain
(September 2006).
“Discovery, Confidentiality and
Disclosure of Evidence under the Private Enforcement of EU
Antitrust Rules” Working Paper of Law, WPED06-05,
Instituto de Empresa, Sept. 2006. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=952504.
Presented at the Forensic Economics Seminar of the
Amsterdam University (March 2006) and the 23rd Annual
Conference of the European Association of Law and Economics in
Madrid (Sept 2006).
Other
“Competition and Pay-TV in the UK.
Control of Access to Contents as a Measure to Foster Competition in
the Market” (In Spanish: "Competencia y televisión de pago
en el Reino Unido. El control de acceso a los contenidos como
medida para fomentar la competencia en el mercado". Working Paper
OPC. Unpublished paper).