Sónia Gemas Donário

Sónia Gemas Donário is Managing Associate of the Competition and European Union Department of AA and has been practicing competition law for nearly 15 years, with a particular emphasis on merger control, cartel and dominance matters, implementation of antitrust compliance programmes and trade restrictive practices.

Her practice covers a wide range of industries, including ports, food and beverage, chemical, energy technologies, trade and distribution, electronic communication, renewable energies and pharmaceuticals. Sónia’s regular clients include international and national market leaders in those industries.

She is a graduate and has a Master’s degree from the University of Lisbon Law School (ULLS), and is a PhD student in the area of Competition and Regulation Law at the same faculty. Also has Postgraduate studies: European Union Law, European Institute of ULLS; Public Regulation and Competition, Centre for Public Law and Regulation Studies, Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra; and Public Procurement Law, ULLS.

Alongside with the lawyer experience, Sónia also had experience with an internship at the Court of Justice of the EU; Assistant Professor at FLUL; Assistant Professor at University Autónoma of Lisbon; Lecturer at European Institute of the FLUL.

In the specific area of Competition Law, she was Legal Officer at Portuguese Competition Authority and represented this institution in European Commission Working Groups.

Albuquerque & Associados is one of the longest established Portuguese Law Firms in the field of business law, both domestic and international and its origin can be traced back to 1922. It was founded by two distinguished university professors of law. The firm’s clients include international corporations from around the world and leading Portuguese companies. AA is also engaged as a legal consultant by government authorities in Portugal and abroad. The firm has set consistently high standards for legal services, combining sound scholarship with a customer-focused approach. AA has also developed and expanded its African business.