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Solange Leandro

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Work Department

Regulatory and Competition

Position

Solange is a highly experienced competition lawyer. She advises a broad range of aviation, maritime and energy clients on EU and UK competition and regulatory issues, as well as advising on data protection, international trade and EU sanctions. She represents clients in competition investigations, mergers, state aid, public procurement and delivers compliance training.

She has extensive experience in EU and UK competition compliance matters and in EU litigation before the European Commission and the UK CMA, as well as other EU national competition authorities, particularly in cartel proceedings. Solange also has significant expertise in follow-on damages claims before the UK courts.

Solange is dual qualified in Portugal and England and has been admitted to practice at the Paris Bar. She has practiced in Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris, and during her career has worked at the Legal Service of the European Commission.

Memberships

1. Admitted to practice at the Barreau de Paris (EU Lawyer)
2. Solicitor England & Wales
3. Registered lawyer in Portugal

Education

1. 2008 · BPP University Law School, Legal Practice Course, London, UK
2. 2001 – 2002 · Master’s Degree in European Community Law (LLM) – College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
3. 1998 – 1999 · Law degree (Erasmus) – University of Poitiers, Faculté de Droit, France
4. 1994 – 1999 · Law degree – University of Coimbra, Law School, Portugal