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Rita Aleixo Gregório
Partner

Rita Aleixo Gregório

Joined PLMJ in 2020.
Partner in the EU and Competition Law practice.

About Rita

Rita is a partner in the EU and Competition Law practice and has more than 20 years' experience.

Her practice focuses on advising public and private clients on state aid, cartels and other restrictive practices. She also has extensive experience in internal investigations and audits, competition training and compliance programmes.

With particular expertise in the civil aviation, distribution, energy, financial and waste management sectors, Rita represents clients before the Competition Authority, the European Commission and national and European courts.

Before joining PLMJ, Rita was a managing associate at VdA and a member of the Competition Authority's Restrictive Practices Unit.

Rita holds an LL.M. from King's College London, specialising in competition law. She also completed postgraduate studies in economics for competition law at King's College London and holds postgraduate qualifications in competition and regulation and in consumer law, both from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

Contacts

Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
rita.aleixogregorio@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English

Academic Background

  • Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2001
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2003
  • Postgraduate course in economics for competition law law from King's College London, 2011
  • Specialist LL.M. in competition law from King's College London, 2007
  • Postgraduate course in competition and regulation from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2005.
  • Postgraduate course in consumer law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

Professional Background

  • Legal consultant in competition law working as a sole practitioner, 2020
  • Managing associate at VdA, 2019
  • Legal adviser to the Department of Restrictive Practices of the Portuguese Competition Authority, 2011
  • Lawyer at FCB – F. Castelo Branco & Associados, 2009
  • Lawyer at A.M. Moura & Associados, 2005

Member of

  • Competition Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce in Portugal
  • CAPDC - Circle of Portuguese Competition Lawyers

The Legal 500

2026 - Rita Aleixo Gregório, Next Generation Partners | EU and Competition
2025 - Rita Aleixo Gregório, Next Generation Partners | EU and Competition
2023 - Rita Aleixo Gregório, Recommended | EU and Competition
2022 - Rita Aleixo Gregório | EU and Competition
2019 - Rita Aleixo Gregório | EU and Competition
2018 - Rita Aleixo Gregório | EU and Competition
2017 - Rita Aleixo Gregório | EU and Competition

Chambers Europe

2026 - Rita Aleixo Gregório, Band 4 | Competition Law

"Rita Aleixo Gregório is an exceptional lawyer with a strong client-focused approach and outstanding legal reasoning abilities. She demonstrates excellent knowledge of Portuguese competition law."

2025 - Rita Aleixo Gregório | Competition Law
2024 - Rita Aleixo Gregório | Competition Law
2023 - Rita Aleixo Gregório, Up and Coming | Competition Law
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