Sandra Marco Colino

Sandra Marco Colino is an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Faculty of Law, specializing in competition law, merger control, digital economy regulation, and EU law. She joined CUHK in 2010 and serves as Deputy Programme Director of the Master of Laws (LLM) in International Economic Law. Her institutional affiliations include the International Competition Network (as Non-Governmental Advisor), the European University Institute’s Centre for a Digital Society (Scientific Committee), and the law firm Dictum (Academic Board).

Her educational background includes:

• PhD, European University Institute, Florence
• LL.M., Universidad Carlos III, Madrid
• Law Degree, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Glasgow

Prof. Marco Colino’s research focuses on the intersection of antitrust policy, digital markets, and regulatory frameworks. She examines how competition law adapts to technological disruptions, with particular emphasis on platform economies, vertical restraints, and cross-jurisdictional enforcement challenges. Her work bridges theoretical legal analysis with practical regulatory applications, especially in Asian and EU contexts. She founded the Communications Policy and Regulation Scholars Forum (CPRSF) in 2010 to foster academic-practitioner dialogue.

Her publications reveal evolving expertise from foundational EU competition law to cutting-edge digital antitrust issues. Recent work explores environmental and social dimensions of competition policy (“Green Antitrust”), platform regulation in China, and the global ripple effects of antitrust enforcement. Her scholarship consistently addresses regulatory gaps in emerging markets while maintaining rigorous comparative analysis.

Notable recognitions include:

• Young Researcher Award (CUHK, 2021)
• Academic Excellence Award (Global Competition Review, 2020)
• Antitrust Writing Award (Concurrences, 2018)
• Teaching Excellence Award (CUHK, 2017)
• Georgetown University Award for Best Paper (2004)

She actively mentors doctoral candidates on topics including Nigerian electricity liberalization, China-EU economic relations, and data protection. As Principal Investigator for three major Hong Kong Research Grants Council projects, she leads empirical work on cartel detection in Hong Kong/China and telecommunications regulation. Her collaborative EU-funded Jean Monnet networks advance transnational competition policy dialogue. She previously directed CUHK’s Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (2014-2021) and co-founded Hong Kong’s European Union Academic Programme.