Ricardo Oliveira
About
Provided by Ricardo Oliveira
Practice Areas
EU and Competition Law
Career
Ricardo is the partner who heads the EU and Competition law practice. He has 25 years’ experience in European law and competition and has focused on defending companies in cartel cases and cases of abuse of a dominant position. Ricardo also specialises in competition litigation, merger control, state aid, implementation of compliance programmes, and EU law and litigation.
He has particular experience in the areas of consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, financial services, insurance, transport, energy and media, and his clients include some of the leading international companies in these industries.
Ricardo has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and an LLM in European law from the College of Europe in Bruges.
Before joining PLMJ, Ricardo worked in the office of the President of the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg, and at the European Commission in Brussels.
Personal
Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Chambers Review
Europe
Ricardo Oliveira stands out for defending clients in a number of high-profile follow-on damages actions. His impressive contentious practice also covers representing clients in behavioural investigations and judicial appeals against PCA decisions. He offers further experience in merger clearance and state aid mandates.
Contributions
1 Contribution provided by PLMJ
In recent times, the Portuguese Competition Authority’s (PCA) antitrust enforcement record has been...
In recent times, the Portuguese Competition Authority’s (PCA) antitrust enforcement record has been...
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He manages client relationships very effectively. He sees the crucial arguments well before they are put on the table."
"Ricardo is one of the strongest competition lawyers in Portugal. His work is outstanding and he is a highly skilled lawyer."
"He is an excellent lawyer who is very experienced and assertive. He transmits a lot of knowledge and confidence to the client."
"Ricardo has a stellar reputation in the market."
"Ricardo has a strong ability to incorporate the needs of the client with the legal and economic requirements of the case to frame the best legal strategy."
"He manages client relationships very effectively. He sees the crucial arguments well before they are put on the table."
"Ricardo is one of the strongest competition lawyers in Portugal. His work is outstanding and he is a highly skilled lawyer."
"He is an excellent lawyer who is very experienced and assertive. He transmits a lot of knowledge and confidence to the client."
"Ricardo has a stellar reputation in the market."
"Ricardo has a strong ability to incorporate the needs of the client with the legal and economic requirements of the case to frame the best legal strategy."
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