Profile details
About Gisela Santos
Gisela is an associate in the antitrust, competition and trade group of our Brussels office.
Her practice covers all areas of European and international competition law, with a focus on multi-jurisdictional merger control, foreign investment regulations and regulatory issues. Her experience covers regulatory proceedings before the European Comission and several other national competition authorities.
She has advised clients in a range of sectors including private equity, telecoms and online markets, and she regularly advises sovereign wealth funds and state-owned enterprises on acquisitions across different industry sectors.
Prior to joining Freshfields in early 2023, she worked as an associate at a national law firm in Lisbon.
Gisela is fluent in English and Portuguese.
Qualifications
Education:
LL.M., European Law, Maastricht University (2020)
LL.B., Portuguese Law, Catholic Univerisity of Porto (2019)
Professional qualifications:
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 2022 (Advogada)