Band 3
Provided by Alexandra Henriques
European Law, European and Portuguese Competition Law, Criminal Law, Criminal and Civil Litigation.
Alexandra is a senior counsel in the EU and Competition Law practice and in her nearly 20 years of professional experience, she has focused on European Union law, European and Portuguese competition law, and competition litigation.
She advises on restrictive practices cases, including cartel leniency and settlement, merger control, vertical agreements and compliance programmes. She represents clients before the Portuguese Competition Authority, the European Commission, and the Portuguese and European courts.
She is secretary-general of CAPDC - Círculo dos Advogados Portugueses de Direito da Concorrência.
Alexandra has a Master's in European Union Law, specialising in competition law, from King's College, University of London. She also completed a postgraduate courses in European Union law at King's College, in law enforcement, compliance and criminal law at the University of Lisbon, and in industrial property at the University of Lisbon/APDI. Besides this, she took university extension courses organised by the University of Lisbon, at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and at JurisNova in collaboration with the Portuguese Competition Authority, the European University Institute of Florence and the LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science.
Before joining PLMJ, she was a lawyer at the law firms Gómez-Acebo & Pombo and Marques Mendes & Associados.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (OA) since 2004. Member of the Circle Portuguese Competition Lawyers / CAPDC - Círculo dos Advogados Portugueses de Direito da Concorrência. Secretary-General of CAPDC.
Co-author of the Portuguese chapter about Cartel Regulation, Getting the Deal Through, Law Business Research since 2016.
Law degree from the University of Lisbon (2002); postgraduate course in European Union Law at King’s College London (2008); Master’s in European Union Law, specialising in competition law, from King’s College, University of London (2009); postgraduate course in industrial property at the University of Lisbon/APDI (2008); postgraduate course in law enforcement, compliance and criminal law at the University of Lisbon (2016); course on the new legal regimes of state aid at Nova School of Law (2015); course on public procurement and competition at Nova School of Law (2016); intensive course in recent developments in competition policy at the European University Institute (2021); advanced course in European competition law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2022).
PrimeDrinks, Volvo / Renault Trucks, Affidea, FN Browning Group, Vossloh
Advising PrimeDrinks on the Portuguese Competition Authority’s overarching investigation into an alleged hub-and-spoke arrangement between PrimeDrinks and Portugal’s leading food and beverage retailers.
Advising Volvo/Renault Trucks on the largest follow-on competition damages actions ongoing before the Portuguese courts.
Advising Affidea in connection with the Portuguese Competition Authority’s investigations into potential restrictive practices in the diagnostic and testing sectors.
Advising FN Browning Group in its acquisition of exclusive control over Sofisport, S.A.
Advising Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft in its acquisition of sole control over Grupo Sateba.
Joined PLMJ in 2022 as senior counsel in the EU and Competition Law practice. Prior to joining PLMJ, she worked for seven years at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo and, before that, for more than ten years at Marques Mendes & Associados. Her previous experience includes work on significant competition matters, notably the first set of cases concluded by the Portuguese Competition Authority regarding the food and drinks sector and the first major private enforcement case brought in Portugal following a Portuguese Competition Authority decision.
Portugal
Portuguese, English and Spanish
Provided by Chambers
Alexandra Henriques moves up in the rankings this year on the back of notable work for clients in behavioural investigations and high-profile damages actions. She has further experience in merger control filings.
Provided by Chambers
Alexandra Henriques is a rising star in Portuguese competition law, combining exceptional technical expertise with strategic acumen that underpins her growing leadership role in the practice.
Alexandra Henriques has excellent availability, responsiveness and a great understanding of the client's needs. She is fun to work with.
She is highly insightful, extremely dedicated to our goals, has an excellent ability to understand needs and present coherent, conscious, and appropriate alternative paths, with great agility.
She has excellent knowledge of antitrust matters and is always available and client focused.
Alexandra Henriques is a rising star in Portuguese competition law, combining exceptional technical expertise with strategic acumen that underpins her growing leadership role in the practice.
Alexandra Henriques has excellent availability, responsiveness and a great understanding of the client's needs. She is fun to work with.
She is highly insightful, extremely dedicated to our goals, has an excellent ability to understand needs and present coherent, conscious, and appropriate alternative paths, with great agility.
She has excellent knowledge of antitrust matters and is always available and client focused.
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