Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte is a partner at the law firm Paul Hastings and chairs its Brussels office. As a lawyer with a doctorate in law, she represents clients before the European Commission and national authorities, with a significant record in merger control and complex competition matters. She is consistently recognised as a leading practitioner and has been featured by the Global Competition Review as one of the world’s top women in her field. Cisnal de Ugarte currently serves as a non-governmental adviser to the European Commission on merger control. Her expertise spans the full spectrum of competition law, including the Digital Markets Act. She holds degrees from the University of Deusto, Harvard Law School, and the European University Institute, and is fluent in five European languages.