Miriam Brice

Education

Law Degree at Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Law Faulty of the New Faculty of Lisbon), 2004.

Master in EU Law by the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (Law Faculty of Lisbon) with thesis on Abuse of Dominant Position, 2006-2010.

Attendance of PostGraduation European Law in Action at Institute of Economic, Financial and Tax Law and European Institute - - Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2011.

PostGraduation in Sanctionatory Law of the Regulatory Authorities at Instituto de Direito Penal e Ciências Criminais - Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, 2010.

PostGraduation in Competition and Regulatory Law at Instituto de Direito Económico Financeiro e Fiscal - Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, 2007.

Career

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2004.

Miriam Brice is of counsel in the areas of European Law, Competition and Regulatory Law (including Telecommunications and Information Technology Law, Insurance Law, Health and Pharmaceutical Law), Commercial and Corporate Law, and Contracts and International Investments.

Miriam is currently the General Director of the “International Department of Special Actions” of International Human Right’s Observatory and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Associação Careca Power”, one relevant non-profit association in the oncological sector in Portugal.

Miriam has developed her activity as a lawyer and of counsel always on an interdisciplinary basis, assisting both multinational groups and individual investors in cases of high technical complexity, creating and developing projects tailored to the interests and needs of Clients. Miriam has extensive experience in competition law (merger control and anticompetitive practices) and in corporate law, particularly in the areas of implementation of businesses and structures, mergers, spin-offs, winding ups, assignments and corporate restructuring, Due Diligence processes, negotiations and drafting of complex contracts, as well as assisting Clients on a daily basis. Miriam also has extensive experience in competition and EU law, Regulatory law. Miriam has extensive experience in negotiating and implementing cross-border transactions, contracts, partnerships, and international operations.

Miriam is also Trainer and responsible for academic modules in some of her main practice areas, namely Competition and European Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Directors' Liability, Partnerships, International Contracts, Commercial Distribution Contracts, FIDIC Contracts, Competition and EU Law, Due Diligence, Documentary Credits, Financing Contracts, Contractual Guarantees, Contract Negotiation, Compliance and Corporate Governance.

Miriam is frequently invited to be speaker at conferences and seminars in her practice area.

Publications

Author of several publications including the following:

• Advocacia da Cidadania de Saúde - Manual para Associações de Doentes e outros Advocates, Ed. Rute Simões Ribeiro (Coord.), Cristina Ventura e Paulo Gonçalves, Petrony Editora, co-author, 2022;
• Merger Control, Ed. Nigel Parr & Ruth Sander, Global Legal Group, 2nd Edition, 2013, co-author, Portuguese chapter;
• Telecommunication Laws in Europe, Ed. Joachuim Schrerer, Bloomsbury Publishing, 6.ª Edição, 2013, co-author, Portuguese chapter;
• International Comparative Legal Guide to Competition Litigation 2013, Global Legal Group,. 5.ª Edição, 2013, co-author, Portuguese chapter;
• “The Lisbon Court of Appeal upholds the Lisbon Commercial Court’s decision that had confirmed a decision of the Portuguese Competition Authority relating a proceeding pursuant to Competition Law for the setting of minimum fees for dental services (Portuguese Dental Association), 19/06/2008”, E-Competitions Bulletin - National Competition Laws E-Bulletin;
• “The Lisbon Court of Appeal upholds the Commercial Court’s decision that had confirmed a decision of the Portuguese Competition Authority relating a proceeding pursuant to Competition Law and rejected the arguments of Portuguese Medical Association (Ordem dos Médicos), 20/11/2007”, E-Competitions Bulletin - National Competition Laws E-Bulletin;
• “The Portuguese Competition Authority accepts commitments of a leading food company in relation to vertical restraints (Nestlé), 30/05/2008, E-Competitions Bulletin - National Competition Laws E-Bulletin;
• “O Abuso de Posição Dominante: Recentes Desenvolvimentos na Aplicação do artigo 82.º do Tratado CE”, Unpublished Master's Dissertation, FDUL, 2009;
• “Revisão do Regime Comunitário de Controlo de Concentrações e Evolução dos Modelos de Avaliação Jus concorrencial de Concentrações”, Unpublished Master's Report, FDUL, 2007;
• “A Carta dos Direitos Fundamentais da União Europeia e a Constituição Portuguesa: Sobre o nível mais elevado de proteção”, Unpublished Master's Report, FDUL, FDUL, 2007;
• “A Problemática da Transposição das Directivas para a Ordem Jurídica Portuguesa”, Unpublished Master's Report, FDUL, 2007.

Languages

Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish