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Rua Dom Luis I, 28
1200-151 Lisboa
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Nuno Ruiz
Work Department
Competition & EU
Position
Regulatory & Digital Group Senior Partner
Career
Nuno Ruiz is Regulatory & Digital Group Senior Partner and Partner of Competition & EU.
As partner of the competition, economic and European Union law practices areas since 2002, Nuno Ruiz coordinated VdA legal advice and litigation in abuse of dominant position cases, cartels and merger control, including the negotiation of commitments and private enforcement. Nuno Ruiz has also been involved in assistance to Portuguese authorities and to undertakings in State aid scrutiny and clearance.
He is an experienced legal adviser in competition law and regulation of network industries (telecommunications, postal services and energy), media, banking and insurance, pharmaceutical and food industries and distribution.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Member of Competition Lawyers Forum.
Founding Member of the circle of Portuguese Competition Lawyers.
Founding Member of the APDE (Portuguese Association for European Law).
Member of IBA.
Education
Law Degree, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.
Post-graduation in European Legal Studies, College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium.
Master degree in Economic Law, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (1989).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > EU and competition
(Hall of Fame)The ‘robust’ competition team at VdA consistently attracts instructions from major domestic companies and leading international players for its expertise in all manner of merger clearance mandates, investigations, state aid and litigation mandates, earning praise for its ‘diversity of specialists in different areas of competition’. Steering the practice is Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro , who possesses a strong reputation in the market for his ‘knowledge, ability to define strategy and outstanding presence in court’. Nuno Ruiz
shines in high-profile antitrust investigations and cartel cases at both the domestic and EU level. Managing associate Cláudia Coutinho Da Costa is recommended for her ability to act for a variety of clients, from banking to infrastructure players, in merger control proceedings, domestically and internationally.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- TMT