About
Provided by Cruz Vilaça Advogados
CVA is a specialised law firm whose credibility and market position build upon its members’ experience with a long record in academia and public service, in the EU Courts, as well as in 20 years of private practice.
CVA’s team of 11 lawyers and consultants is one of the largest, most experienced and academically most qualified EU and competition law teams in Portugal (six out of eleven members hold a PhD). Its members are also actively involved in EU and competition law associations.
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Cruz Vilaça Advogados assists clients with both competition law and European law matters, often representing energy sector clients before the CJEU in matters based on EU directives. The team also has experience representing clients in contentious competition law matters and state aid mandates.
Work Highlights
- Cruz Vilaça Advogados represented Vapo Atlantic in a dispute before the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the interpretation of the EU Renewable Energy Directive.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It is an amazing team with a clear understanding of the most complex substantive issues."
"The lawyers are very quick in their responsiveness, in defining the best strategies and in their implementations."
"The firm has demonstrated the ability to resolve issues in a timely manner in the various processes and with the appropriate depth."
"I found the team to be knowledgeable around EU regulations and how things work. It has a focus on the business context, trying to understand how the sector and the business works."
"It is an amazing team with a clear understanding of the most complex substantive issues."
"The lawyers are very quick in their responsiveness, in defining the best strategies and in their implementations."
"The firm has demonstrated the ability to resolve issues in a timely manner in the various processes and with the appropriate depth."
"I found the team to be knowledgeable around EU regulations and how things work. It has a focus on the business context, trying to understand how the sector and the business works."
Notable Practitioners
José Luís Da Cruz Vilaça is particularly known for his notable experience in European Union law. He offers further expertise in challenges to Portuguese Competition Authority decisions, follow-on damages actions and competition compliance.
"He is a simply amazing competition lawyer."
"He is the best place to go for legal opinions about EU law and competition law."
"He demonstrates a special care in the processes and a very deep knowledge of the matters in question, as a result of his long, diversified and recognised experience."
"He is a very nice person to work with, very knowledgeable and pleasant."
Ranked Lawyers at
Cruz Vilaça Advogados
Portugal