Carla Farinhas

Carla Farinhas

Belgium, Brussels
Counsel EU and Competition at Garrigues
Profession: Lawyer, Attorney / Solicitor, Academic / Scholar
Industry: Law Practice, Competition, Digital

About:

Carla is Counsel at the Brussels office of Garrigues, focusing on EU law and EU litigation matters. She served as référendaire at the CJEU and co-founded a law firm with former Judge Cruz Vilaça where she was a partner. She advised the Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs on EU litigation. Carla holds a PhD in EU procedural law from Utrecht University and an LLM from the College of Europe in Bruges. She is regularly involved in several academic activities.

languages

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish

Expertise:

EU LawLitigationAntitrustState AidDigital Markets Regulations

W@ events participation:

W@CompetitionIberia Double Espresso Talk "Do we believe in 'big is bad'? The Commission’s proposals for the digital sector"

Oct 8, 2021

Experience:

Garrigues

Counsel EU and Competition at Garrigues

March 2026 - Present • Brussels , Belgium

Counsel in the EU law office of Garrigues, focusing on EU and Competition Law, Litigation before the CJEU, Digital Markets Regulations.

Education:

Utrecht University, School of Law

2021 - 2026

PHD in EU Procedural Law (interim measures in competition law proceedings with a special focus on digital markets)

College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium

2004 - 2005

LLM, Master of European Law

University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law

1998 - 2003

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