Lisa Sopena

Associate Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Lisa Sopena

Biography

Lisa is an antitrust and competition lawyer based in Brussels. She is admitted to practice in both the Paris and Brussels Bars (E-list). 

Lisa advises clients on all aspects of EU competition law, including cartels, merger control, abuse of dominance, state aid, anti-competitive practices, and distribution matters. Her experience covers several industry sectors, including technology, energy, airline, agriculture, cycling and food. 

Prior to joining the firm, Lisa gained experience in the antitrust and competition departments of leading international law firms in Brussels and Paris, as well as at the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence – ADLC) in Paris.
 

Professional experience

Representative experience

Representative experience

  • Airline company – as interested third party in the context of a Phase II merger control investigation in the airlines sector.*
  • Leading technology company – in a civil litigation involving the interpretation and application of the Digital Services Act (DSA).*
  • Leading global cycling component manufacturer – on bolt-on acquisitions, EU standardization rules and e-commerce matters.*
  • Private equity firm – in the merger control aspects of its acquisition of a software tools and services company before the European Commission.*

*Prior to joining NRF

Education

Education

  • Paris Bar School, 2023, CAPA
  • Paris Descartes University (Paris V), 2022, Master degree in International Business Law

Admissions

Admissions

  • Brussels Bar, (E,list) 2024
  • Paris Bar 2023

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish

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