PLMJ has the experience to assist our clients in any competition or European Union law matter, regardless of size or complexity.
In the area of competition law, we advise our clients in proceedings relating to possible cartels, abuses of dominant position and vertical restraints, as well as in merger control and state aid cases.
The team has been involved in some of the most important competition cases involving companies operating in Portugal in sectors as diverse as finance, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and food distribution. Our experience includes dealing with cases before the Portuguese Competition Authority and the European Commission, as well as litigation and arbitration.
Our team is experienced in implementing compliance programmes. In addition, we provide ongoing support to our corporate clients' commercial activities to identify and prevent potential risks of breach of competition rules. This advice also focuses on competition law issues, in particular the rules applicable to individual restrictive business practices, such as selling at a loss or refusing to sell.
In the area of European Union law, we have extensive experience in areas such as the Structural Funds, the Common Agricultural Policy and the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital. We frequently represent clients before the European Commission and the courts of the European Union.
