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. With over 20 years’ professional experience, she has focused on advising public and private clients on Portuguese and European competition law matters. These matters include State aid, cartels and other restrictive practices, merger control and compliance programmes.
With particular expertise in the financial, aviation, distribution, energy and waste management sectors, Rita represents clients before the Portuguese Competition Authority, the European Commission and Portuguese and European courts.
Before joining PLMJ, Rita was a managing associate at the law firm VdA and worked in the restrictive practices department of the Portuguese Competition Authority.
Rita has an specialized LL.M. in competition law from King's College London and completed postgraduate courses including in economics for competition law also at from King's College London, and in competition law and regulation and consumer law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
rita.aleixogregorio@plmj.pt
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 the law firm Vda, 2019
- Legal adviser to the Department of Restrictive Practices of the Portuguese Competition Authority, 2011
- Lawyer at the law firm FCB – F. Castelo Branco & Associados, 2009
- Lawyer at the law firm A.M. Moura & Associados, 2005
Member of
- Competition Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce in Portugal
- CAPDC - Circle of Portuguese Competition Lawyers