Band 3
Provided by Rita Leandro Vasconcelos
Competition and European Law.
Rita joined Pérez-Llorca´s Lisbon office in 2024 as a partner for the Competition, European Union, and Regulation practice area and to strengthen the international strategy of the firm.
Rita has developed her career in leading Portuguese and international law firms. Until joining the firm, she was a partner in a renowned Portuguese firm specialised in European Union and Competition Law.
Rita is specialised in EU and Competition Law. She advises national and international clients on antitrust matters, in various sectors such as energy, banking, infrastructure, transport and pharmaceuticals. This assistance notably covers representing clients in sanctioning proceedings before the Portuguese Competition Authority, advice on complex merger transaction (including multi-jurisdictional filings), assistance in the design of distribution systems and discounting schemes, as well as the design and execution of competition law compliance programmes.
Rita is experienced in state aid matters and EU and competition law litigation before national courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Provided by Chambers
Rita Leandro Vasconcelos of Pérez-Llorca has experience in merger control filings and state aid matters. She additionally represents clients in appeals against fines imposed for alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
Provided by Chambers
She has always demonstrated involvement with the client, seeking to better understand the client's reality in order to collaborate effectively and constructively for the benefit of the client.
She is very easy to work with and delivers what she promises.
She has been very pragmatic. She gave a comprehensive presentation and kept the audience focused and engaged.
Rita Vasconcelos demonstrated total knowledge of the matters in which she was involved, however complex they were.
She has always demonstrated involvement with the client, seeking to better understand the client's reality in order to collaborate effectively and constructively for the benefit of the client.
She is very easy to work with and delivers what she promises.
She has been very pragmatic. She gave a comprehensive presentation and kept the audience focused and engaged.
Rita Vasconcelos demonstrated total knowledge of the matters in which she was involved, however complex they were.
