Pedro de Gouveia e Melo

Practice Areas

EU Law. Competition Law in several jurisdictions.

Career

Practice focuses on advising clients in a wide range of industries on all fields of competition law (antitrust investigations, merger control, State aid, private enforcement and competition compliance), as well as on European Union law.

Has extensive experience in competition cases in several jurisdictions, including before the European Commission, the Portuguese Competition Authority and the Competition Regulatory Authorities of Angola and Mozambique. Has pleaded before the European Court of Justice, the EU General Court, the Portuguese courts and the European Court of Human Rights, acting for public and private companies and (before the ECJ) also the Portuguese Government.

Was seconded to Latham & Watkins LLP in Washington, DC, where worked in cases before the U.S. Antitrust Agencies. Lectures and writes regularly on EU and Portuguese competition law.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar. American Bar Association. UAE - European Lawyers’ Union (President, 2020-2022).

Personal

Law Degree (Catholic University, Lisbon, 2001). LL.M., EC Law (College of Europe, Bruges, 2002).