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Sara Estima Martins
Work Department
Competition and EU
Position
Partner in the Competition and European Union department at SRS, Sara Estima Martins has extensive knowledge in Portugal and Spain, having worked in a well-known law firm in Madrid.
With over 20 years of experience, she covers all competition law matters, including merger operations, cartels and other horizontal practices, vertical agreements and abuses of dominant position. She frequently assists clients in implementing internal competition law compliance programmes, as well as provides provides advice to several companies in matters of European Union law, particularly on issues of freedom of movement, structural funds, the common agricultural policy and access to documents of the EU institutions. Sara has often represented these clients before the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.
Career
- Since 2021 – Partner at SRS Advogados
- 2016 to 2020 – Partner PLMJ Advogados
- 2006 to 2015 – Associate and Senior Associate at PLMJ Advogados
- 2005 to December 2005 – Secondee Associate at Allen & Overy, Madrid
- 2002 to 2004 – Trainee Lawyer PLMJ Advogados
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian
Memberships
- Portuguese Bar Association
Education
- Law degree from the University of Coimbra
- LLM – EU Law at College of Europe,Bruges
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > EU and competition
(Next Generation Partners)SRS Legal
draws considerable praise from a number of major corporations, who turn to the team for its ‘high level of knowledge’ and ‘total availability’ on the full gamut of contentious and non-contentious competition matters, including merger control, private enforcement and State Aid. Regularly sought out by companies operating in regulated sectors, the practice showcases strong capabilities in big-ticket antitrust mandates with multijurisdictional implications. The department is spearheaded by Gonçalo Anastácio
, who regularly handles matters before the European Commission, national courts and the PCA, and is lauded for his ‘unparalleled knowledge and expertise.’ Sara Estima Martins is equipped to advise on the full scope of competition mandates, including cartels, merger control, vertical agreements, and abuse of dominance cases. Recently promoted partner Nuno Calaim Lourenço boasts a solid track record in cartel investigations, while Duarte Pirra is noted for his expertise in the full spectrum of antitrust matters.