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+351 21 030 8600Provided by Uría Menéndez
We advise public bodies, professional associations, companies and multinationals from all types of economic sectors in Portugal and Spain and before the EU.
We are experienced in all areas of Portuguese, Spanish and EU competition law, ranging from preventive advice to representing and defending clients in administrative sanction proceedings, appeals and claims before Portuguese, Spanish and EU bodies. Our direct presence in the main business centres in Latin America, Brussels and Beijing, and a consolidated network of highly acclaimed collaborating law firms in a number of other countries, puts us in a privileged position to coordinate multi-jurisdictional transactions.
National and international legal directories have ranked us number one for our competition work in areas such as:
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Uría Menéndez is able to cover a broad range of competition law topics. The firm frequently acts for clients on merger control filings. In addition, the team has experience representing clients in investigations into alleged illegal information sharing, as well as assisting with challenges to authority decisions and damages actions. It also acts for clients on competition law compliance mandates.
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Uría Menéndez represented Banco Santander Totta in an appeal against fines imposed by the PCA for alleged information sharing.
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I would highlight the team's agility and availability.
The lawyers at Uría Menéndez have a good understanding of the business underlying the transactions they advise us on.
The team is particularly client-oriented and always provides a prompt response, managing expectations very effectively.
It is a very experienced team with specialised knowledge.
We appreciate the excellent level of service and technical knowledge of Uría Menéndez, and the feeling of security we get from their answers and the solutions presented.
I would highlight the team's agility and availability.
The lawyers at Uría Menéndez have a good understanding of the business underlying the transactions they advise us on.
The team is particularly client-oriented and always provides a prompt response, managing expectations very effectively.
It is a very experienced team with specialised knowledge.
We appreciate the excellent level of service and technical knowledge of Uría Menéndez, and the feeling of security we get from their answers and the solutions presented.
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Tânia Luísa Faria has a strong focus on behavioural matters, representing clients in investigations, as well as subsequent appeals against authority decisions and in follow-on damages actions. She has further experience in merger control filings and competition law compliance queries.
She combines a solid knowledge of her area of expertise, with a client-oriented mindset, quick responses and to-the-point advice.
She is a lawyer who explains things very well, and is able to communicate very well with clients and the team.
Her technical knowledge is very good, so she is able to deconstruct and reconstruct the matters we have.
She is very competent, dedicated and available.
She has an ability to adapt very quickly and go with the best solutions. She is very hard working, and has a very good understanding of the commercial and political aspects.