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Sara Estima Martins
Work Department
Competition and EU
Position
Partner in the Competition and European Union department at SRS, Sara Estima Martins has extensive knowledge in Portugal and Spain, having worked in a well-known law firm in Madrid.
With over 20 years of experience, she covers all competition law matters, including merger operations, cartels and other horizontal practices, vertical agreements and abuses of dominant position. She frequently assists clients in implementing internal competition law compliance programmes, as well as provides provides advice to several companies in matters of European Union law, particularly on issues of freedom of movement, structural funds, the common agricultural policy and access to documents of the EU institutions. Sara has often represented these clients before the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.
Career
- Since 2021 – Partner at SRS Advogados
- 2016 to 2020 – Partner PLMJ Advogados
- 2006 to 2015 – Associate and Senior Associate at PLMJ Advogados
- 2005 to December 2005 – Secondee Associate at Allen & Overy, Madrid
- 2002 to 2004 – Trainee Lawyer PLMJ Advogados
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian
Memberships
- Portuguese Bar Association
Education
- Law degree from the University of Coimbra
- LLM – EU Law at College of Europe,Bruges
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > EU and competition
(Leading partners)Fielding a ‘a very competent and experienced’ team, SRS Legal
handles the full gamut of both contentious and non-contentious competition matters, including merger control, private enforcement, and State Aid. The firm is a go-to for companies in regulated sectors, offering strong expertise in large-scale antitrust cases with international reach. Practice head Gonçalo Anastácio
is widely recognised for his leadership in high-profile competition and regulatory cases in Portugal, earning praise for his ‘enormous experience.’ Sara Estima Martins maintains a busy practice, assisting clients on cartels, vertical agreements, mergers and state aid matters, while Nuno Calaim Lourenço stands out for his extensive experience in cartel investigations. Duarte Pirra Xarepe advises national and international clients on all areas of competition law, in particular companies active in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.