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- Work +351 21 382 1200
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- Fax +351 21 382 1290
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João Paulo Teixeira de Matos
- Tel:
- Work +351 21 382 1200
- Email:
Work Department
EU and Competition / Labour.
Position
Partner. Control of concentrations of undertakings, anti-trust, advise of companies on all aspects of EU and Competition Law; commercial contracts, particularly in distribution, agency and franchise agreements, corporate restructuring with employment repercussions, representation in companies before national and EU competition authorities and courts.
Career
Associate of Assis de Almeida & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, Lisbon, 1985-1989; Founding partner of F. Castelo Branco, Nobre Guedes & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, Lisbon, 1989, which merged with the Grupo Legal Português (F. Castelo Branco, Nobre Guedes & Associados, Simmons & Simmons, J. y A. Garrigues and Pinheiro Neto Advogados) in 1991; Secondment in Simmons & Simmons and J. y A. Garrigues, Brussels, 1992; Founding partner of Abreu, Cardigos & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, Lisbon, 1993; Partner of Oliveira, Martins, Moura, Esteves & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados and Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Lisbon, 1998; Founding partner of Leónidas, Matos & Associados, Lisbon, 2001; Partner of Garrigues since 2004. Lectured EU Law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Insuarnce Law at Universidade Moderna, Lisbon. Judge in the European Moot Law Competition an international competition foer EU specialists since 2002. Specialist in EU and Competition Law by the Portuguese Law Society.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Member
Portuguese Law Society, American Bar Association, Honorary Member of the Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg); Portuguese Association of European Law, founding member of "Círculo de Advogados Portugueses de Direito da Concorrência" (Association of Portuguese Competiotion Law Practitioners) and the Spanish Arbitration Club.
Education
Universities, colleges attended, degrees and qualifications (with years attained): Law Graduate from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1985); Postgraduate degree in European Studies from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1987); Master of Law in European Union Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1999).
Leisure
Scuba diving; off-road motorcycling and bodyboarding.