Rita Aleixo Gregório
Europe Guide 2024
Band 4 : Competition/European Law
Band 4
About
Provided by Rita Aleixo Gregório
Practice Areas
EU and Competition Law
Career
Rita is a partner in the EU and Competition Law practice. With over 20 years’ professional experience, she has focused on advising public and private clients on Portuguese and European competition law matters. These matters include State aid, cartels and other restrictive practices, merger control and compliance programmes.
With particular expertise in the financial, aviation, distribution, energy and waste management sectors, Rita represents clients before the Portuguese Competition Authority, the European Commission and Portuguese and European courts.
Before joining PLMJ, Rita was a managing associate at the law firm VdA and worked in the restrictive practices department of the Portuguese Competition Authority.
Rita has an specialized LL.M. in competition law from King's College London and completed postgraduate courses including in economics for competition law also at from King's College London, and in competition law and regulation and consumer law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Chambers Review
Europe
Rita Aleixo Gregório moves up in the rankings on the back of her involvement in high-profile damages actions. She also offers notable experience in behavioural investigations and state aid matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We feel very confident in the level of assistance that Rita Gregório has provided throughout the process."
"Rita is an extremely competent competition lawyer."
"Rita is a fantastic lawyer. She has excellent knowledge of competition topics but with a practical approach and is attentive to the client's needs and concerns."
"She manages clients well, has a very good grasp of all information flows and details, and integrates economic substance easily into legal submissions."
"Rita's input is always highly valued."
"We feel very confident in the level of assistance that Rita Gregório has provided throughout the process."
"Rita is an extremely competent competition lawyer."
"Rita is a fantastic lawyer. She has excellent knowledge of competition topics but with a practical approach and is attentive to the client's needs and concerns."
"She manages clients well, has a very good grasp of all information flows and details, and integrates economic substance easily into legal submissions."
"Rita's input is always highly valued."