Uría Menéndez stands out as a strong choice for a diverse range of clients, who turn to the team for its wide-ranging capabilities in contentious and non-contentious competition matters. The team is led by the ‘excellent professional’ Tânia Luísa Faria, who maintains a busy practice assisting clients on the full gamut of antitrust matters. Margot Lopes Martins is noted for her focus on merger control issues, abuse of dominance positions, and restrictive practices.
Testimonials
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‘I would like to highlight the exceptional technical competence and specialised legal knowledge in this niche sector.'
‘Tânia Faria clearly stands out for her high quality and technical rigour, extensive knowledge of the sector, reputation in the market. We should also mention her great availability, capacity and speed of response, commercial sense and creativity. Tânia has advised us on highly complex cases. She has our complete trust.'
Key clients
- Banco Santander Totta
- Unión de Créditos Inmobiliários
Work highlights
- Advising and representing Banco Santander Totta, Unión de Créditos Inmobiliários, and Abanca in actions filed by a consumer association before the Competition Court, regarding the alleged exchange of commercial sensitive information in the banking sector.
- Advising and representing JCDecaux on competition matters – including merger-control proceedings – resulting from the Portuguese tender for outdoor advertising displays in Lisbon, as well as in the subsequent judicial appeals.