Competition & EU

Public, Competition & Health

“Highly reputed for its strength and depth of skill across all competition matters. Highlighted for knowledge of such sectors as banking and financial services, energy, TMT and life sciences. Notable expertise in EU state aid rules, merger control and PCA investigations. …very business-oriented”.

Chambers & Partners

Competition & EU

We have been involved in some of the most important and widely publicized cases involving the application of European competition rules in Portugal. Our Competition & EU team has a longstanding experience in economic regulation and competition law.

Legal services

EU litigation regarding State infringement, State aid and applicability of competition regulations
concentration of undertakings
commercial agreements between competing undertakings and vertical cooperation between undertakings
abuses of a dominant position, abuses of economic dependence and individual practices restrictive of competition
private enforcement of competition rules in national courts
markets’ liberalisation and deregulation, notably within the electronic communications, postal services, energy and transport industries
structuring, implementation and monitoring of compliance programmes designed to prevent breach of competition rules and regulations