CS’Associados

European and Competition

Head of Practice

Gonçalo Machado Borges heads the European and Competition practice. With more than 20 years as a practicing attorney, Gonçalo has extensive experience in providing legal assistance in regulation, antitrust and litigation matters. He has assisted clients in the context of anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance cases and merger control, with a special emphasis on advising electronic communications players. Gonçalo has also been involved, since its early days, in the private enforcement of competition rules in Portugal, representing both claimants and defendants. His experience extends to advising online platforms and marketplaces in competition and regulatory matters.

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish

Portuguese Bar Association APDC - Digital Business Community Association of Portuguese Competition Lawyers

1996: Law Degree, Porto Faculty of Law, Católica University 1997: Postgraduate degree in European Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra 2000: LL.M. London School of Economics and Political Science 2008: Postgraduate degree in EU and Competition Law, Kings College - University of London