Miguel Pena Machete > Cuatrecasas > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas
Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 6
Lisbon 1050-121
Portugal
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Position

Partner

Career

Miguel Pena Machete focuses his practice on providing preventive advice and defending clients in cases of violations of competition law. He also handles important M&A transactions in relation to regulatory aspects and regarding notifying the competition authority and the European Commission of concentrations.

He is an expert in sectoral regulation law, including licensing, compliance and litigation, particularly in the telecommunications, sports rights, health care, transport, energy and consumer goods sectors.

Regarding public law, he has advised both public and private entities on public procurement, the execution of public contracts and administrative procedures, and has advised many public companies on their activity and management. He also stands out for his experience representing public and private entities before the administrative courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings where he acts as arbitrator.

From 2001 to 2022, he worked at SLCM – Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, a full-service law firm with over 60 years of activity that merged with Cuatrecasas in 2023.

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > EU and competition

Noted for its ability to marry ‘excellent technical knowledge’ with a ‘client-oriented’ and ‘practical’ approach, Cuatrecasas is consistently engaged by a diverse roster of clients across the retail, TMT and distribution sectors in both contentious and non-contentious competition matters. The team is led by Pedro Marques Bom is equipped to assist with the gamut of antitrust mandates, including merger control, litigation, compliance and State Aid. Miguel Pena Machete excels in merger control and contentious competition mandates, and is regularly sought out by companies from regulated sectors. Another name to note for dawn raids and investigations, Luís Bordalo e Sá stands out at associate level.