Clients rely on CS’Associados‘ ’know-how and expertise’ in competition law for assistance with merger control, regulatory issues and antitrust investigations. Gonçalo Machado Borges leads the team, drawing on ‘deep knowledge’ and extensive experience in competition regulation and litigation, including anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance cases and merger control.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

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  • ‘The team has in-depth knowledge of competition law and proactively provides clients with information on which transactions require preparation for reporting to the Competition Authority. The team is very pragmatic and solution-oriented, preparing information based on their insights to the Competition Authority teams, minimising interactions and accelerating processes. We believe the team adds value to all processes in which they participate.’
  • ‘CS'Associados stands out for its ability to completely put itself in the client's shoes, protecting them from any and all risks and maintaining a secure and transparent communication approach regarding all aspects of risk.’
  • ‘The team is very capable and thorough. The work was very collaborative with the client.’
  • ‘Know-how and expertise on competition authorities make CS'Associados a top choice for advisory matters.’
  • ‘Gonçalo Machado Borges was fully available to support us, being very informative in his answers to our questions. He was always focused on preparing the process in a way that was as complete as possible to obtain a favourable response as quickly as possible.’
  • ‘I would highlight Gonçalo Machado Borges for the agility with which he handles competition issues, greatly facilitating a wide variety of transactions.’

Key clients

  • Yilport Iberia
  • Público Comunicação Social
  • ECM – Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira
  • Growth Partners Capital
  • Iberis Capital
  • Irestal Services SL
  • CoRe Capital

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Gonçalo Machado Borges

Other key lawyers

Carolina Massano de Albuquerque; Cristiana Vieira Bento