Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Partner.

Pedro de Gouveia e Melo joined the firm in 2002. He is a member of the European Law and Competition team.

Pedro’s practice focuses on representing and advising clients on all fields of competition law (merger control, State aid, antitrust investigations and counselling), in a wide range of industries, such as energy, financial services and food & beverages. He also advises on EU law, in particular the Internal Market rules, the Common Agricultural Policy and Structural Funds.

He has significant experience in cases before both the Portuguese Competition Authority and the European Commission, as well as in litigation before the European Court of Justice, the EU General Court and the Portuguese courts. He has also worked in cases before the U.S. Antitrust Agencies and the European Court of Human Rights.

In recent years he has been active in advising clients on competition law in Angola and Mozambique as a member of the Africa Team, including in cases before each country’s Competition Regulatory Authority.

Pedro was seconded to Latham & Watkins LLP in Washington, DC in 2007.

Pedro is currently the President of the U.A.E. – European Lawyers’ Union. He speaks and writes regularly on EU and competition law and is recommended by Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2004). U.A.E. – European Lawyers’ Union (Vice-President between 2018 and 2020 and President since November 2020). Association of Portuguese Competition Lawyers. Portuguese Association of European Law. American Bar Association (Antitrust Law Section).

Law Degree (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2001). LL.M. in European Community Law (College d'Europe, 2002).