Pérez-Llorca provides an ‘excellent service’ on cartel cases, merger control, restrictive practices proceedings and private enforcement, as well as EU law. The ’excellent’ Rita Leandro Vasconcelos is recognised for her knowledge of merger control, sanctioning proceedings and antitrust compliance programmes across the energy, banking, infrastructure, transport and pharma sectors. Manuel De Abreu Castelo Branco joined in January 2025 from Linklaters, bringing experience in collective actions and private enforcement proceedings.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Pérez-Llorca's EU and competition practice area is robust, with extensive knowledge of the practice area and experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions. The approach to competition law issues is pragmatic, focused on the essentials, and business- and client-oriented.’
- ‘Excellent service, business-oriented and 100% involved.’
- ‘A multidisciplinary team that engages with its client's business and seeks to support the client by thoroughly understanding their context, needs, and limitations.’
- ‘Rita Leandro Vasconcelos is an excellent professional. Her knowledge of international and multijurisdictional competition law is solid, broad, and provides clients with great confidence. Rita and Pérez-Llorca are characterised by a very client-focused approach and a focus on their needs. Legal advice is very direct, without beating around the bush or embellishing. All topics are studied in detail, and the fulfilment of all deadlines has been scrupulous.'
- 'Rita Leandro Vasconcelos is very careful in involving the people on the team she leads, and it is clear that she cares about the development of junior associates, passing on knowledge and the values of rigour in approaching issues, never neglecting details that make all the difference.’
- ‘Rita Leandro provides a personalised and direct service.’
- ‘I would like to highlight Rita Leandro Vasconcelos for her seriousness, professionalism, concern for the client, and interest in getting to know the client, the context, and the problem as well as possible.’
Key clients
- Andros et CIE SAS
- PIB Group Iberia Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.U.
- Saint-Gobain Portugal
- Odevo AB
- Ferrero Iberica
- Medway – Operadores Ferroviários
- Banco BPI
- Vapo Atlántic
Work highlights
Advised a subsidiary of Andros et CIE SAS in connection with the merger control aspects of its acquisition of sole control over Delafruit.
Advised Saint-Gobain Portugal on the notification of its acquisition of sole control over Distriplac Portugal – Comércio de Isolamentos, Unipessoal.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Rita Leandro Vasconcelos
Other key lawyers
Manuel de Abreu Castelo Branco; Sofia Vilas-Boas