Practice Expertise
- EU and Competition Law
Areas of Practice
- EU and Competition Law
Profile
Ricardo is the partner who heads the EU and Competition law practice. He has 25 years’ experience in European law and competition and has focused on defending companies in cartel cases and cases of abuse of a dominant position. Ricardo also specialises in competition litigation, merger control, state aid, implementation of compliance programmes, and EU law and litigation.
He has particular experience in the areas of consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, financial services, insurance, transport, energy and media, and his clients include some of the leading international companies in these industries.
Ricardo has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and an LLM in European law from the College of Europe in Bruges.
Before joining PLMJ, Ricardo worked in the office of the President of the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg, and at the European Commission in Brussels.
He has particular experience in the areas of consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, financial services, insurance, transport, energy and media, and his clients include some of the leading international companies in these industries.
Ricardo has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and an LLM in European law from the College of Europe in Bruges.
Before joining PLMJ, Ricardo worked in the office of the President of the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg, and at the European Commission in Brussels.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 1998
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1993
LLM in European Law, the College of Europe, Bruges, 1994
Areas of Practice
- EU and Competition Law
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Chambers Europe
2024 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2023 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2022 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2021 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2020 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
"His work is described as "clear, efficient and accurate" by his clients."
2019 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
"Sources are impressed by him and describing him as an extremely safe pair of hands"
2018 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2017 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
The Legal 500
2023 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individuals EU and Competition
2022 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individuals EU and Competition
2021 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individuals EU and Competition
2020 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individual EU and Competition
2019 - Ricardo Oliveira EU and Competition
2018 - Ricardo Oliveira EU and Competition
2017 - Ricardo Oliveira EU and Competition
Seminars/ Presentation
He has lectured competition law at the National Institute for Administration and is a frequent speaker at competition law conferences.
Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2005
Chambers Europe
2024 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2023 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2022 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2021 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2020 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
"His work is described as "clear, efficient and accurate" by his clients."
2019 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
"Sources are impressed by him and describing him as an extremely safe pair of hands"
2018 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
2017 - Ricardo Oliveira, Band 1 Competition Law
The Legal 500
2023 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individuals EU and Competition
2022 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individuals EU and Competition
2021 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individuals EU and Competition
2020 - Ricardo Oliveira, Leading individual EU and Competition
2019 - Ricardo Oliveira EU and Competition
2018 - Ricardo Oliveira EU and Competition
2017 - Ricardo Oliveira EU and Competition
Seminars/ Presentation
He has lectured competition law at the National Institute for Administration and is a frequent speaker at competition law conferences.
Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2005
Articles
The New Portuguese Competition Act
By Ricardo Oliveira, Rita Aleixo Gregório, Martim Valente |September 2022
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