Ricardo Oliveira
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Competition/European Law
Band 1
About
Provided by Ricardo Oliveira
Practice Areas
EU and Competition Law
Career
Ricardo is the partner who heads the EU and Competition law practice. He has 25 years’ experience in European law and competition and has focused on defending companies in cartel cases and cases of abuse of a dominant position. Ricardo also specialises in competition litigation, merger control, state aid, implementation of compliance programmes, and EU law and litigation.
He has particular experience in the areas of consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, financial services, insurance, transport, energy and media, and his clients include some of the leading international companies in these industries.
Ricardo has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and an LLM in European law from the College of Europe in Bruges.
Before joining PLMJ, Ricardo worked in the office of the President of the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg, and at the European Commission in Brussels.
Personal
Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Chambers Review
Europe
Ricardo Oliveira remains one of the most highly regarded competition lawyers in Portugal for his ability to handle significant damages actions. He is also highly esteemed for his work in behavioural investigations and merger control filings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We feel very confident in the level of assistance that Ricardo has provided throughout the process."
"He is a leader who inspires confidence in the client."
"Ricardo is arguably the best competition lawyer in Portugal. He is extremely bright and successfully coordinates the competition team at PLMJ."
"Ricardo is a brilliant lawyer. He is definitely the biggest reference in competition law in Portugal."
"Ricardo is simply excellent - he is a great leader of a great team."
"We feel very confident in the level of assistance that Ricardo has provided throughout the process."
"He is a leader who inspires confidence in the client."
"Ricardo is arguably the best competition lawyer in Portugal. He is extremely bright and successfully coordinates the competition team at PLMJ."
"Ricardo is a brilliant lawyer. He is definitely the biggest reference in competition law in Portugal."
"Ricardo is simply excellent - he is a great leader of a great team."
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