Competition/European Law
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 2
Email address
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+351 21 095 8100About
Provided by CMS
CMS Portugal acts for a roster of national and international clients, in all areas of competition law, advising regularly on day-to-day competition issues. The team has been acknowledged as the go-to law firm, particularly, in highly regulated markets such as Energy, Healthcare & Pharma, Automotive and TMT. They also have extensive experience advising consumer goods companies, on all forms of distribution agreements. Moreover, the team is amongst the market leaders in anti-trust cases and in damage claims proceedings, representing claimants as well as defendants.
Our activity includes legal advice on:
- Antitrust - Compliance, Proceedings & Litigation on cartels, abuses of dominant position and vertical restraints
- Horizontal and Vertical Agreements (including distribution agreements)
- Merger control (particularly where complex multijurisdictional filings are involved)
- State aid
- Private enforcement
- Compliance & Training
- Competition Audits and Raid Simulation
- Unfair Trade Practices
We have in-depth knowledge of how Competition law applies across different markets and with cross-disciplinary teams. We work to provide advice close to our clients’ needs.
For a comprehensive list of the services we provide, both internationally and in Portugal, please visit CMS website.
Chambers Review
CMS assists clients with the full gamut of competition law matters. The team has experience in merger clearance notifications and state aid matters. On the contentious side, it represents clients in investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance and cartel involvement, as well as in challenges to fines. The law firm attracts clients from the advertising, transport, and food and beverage industries.
Work Highlights
- CMS represented the Portuguese football league and 19 clubs in a competition law investigation into no-poach agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It has been a real pleasure working with the team."
"It has been a real pleasure working with the team."
Notable Practitioners
Luís Miguel Romão has a strong focus on behavioural matters, representing clients in investigations into allegations of abuse of dominance or cartel involvement. He has additional experience in merger control notifications and state aid mandates.
"He has a lot of experience so can tell how things will pan out."
"It is a real pleasure working with Luís Miguel Romão."
"His work has been very effective."
Ranked Lawyers at
CMS
Portugal
Industries
Provided by CMS
Automotive
Consumer Goods
Energy
Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals
TMT