Practice Areas

Litigation & Arbitration

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Our department represents national and international clients in complex litigation. We provide advice on:

  • Civil, criminal and corporate lawsuits, in particular civil liability and non-contractual claims, disputes related to general contractual clauses, collection and judicial and extrajudicial recovery of claims, as well as in insolvency and enforcement proceedings, criminal lawsuits against property, against the market and against honour, conflicts between shareholders, challenges to shareholders’ resolutions and directors’ liability.
  • Arbitration: this is increasingly a privileged and effective solution to resolve certain types of disputes to which the courts have not been able to respond satisfactorily. Our firm is highly experienced in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations at a national and international level, including in annulment and recognition cases and enforcement of arbitration judgments.

Chambers & Partners Europe - Portugal

  • Band 1, Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded, 2024
  • Rita Cruz, Band 4, Dispute Resolution, 2024

Chambers & Partners Global

  • Rita Cruz, Band 4, Dispute Resolution, 2024
  • Band 1, Dispute Resolution: Highly Regarded, 2024

Leaders League

Lexology Client Choice Awards

Best Lawyers

Forty under 40 Awards

Legal 500

Media Law International

  • Tier 1, Media Law, 2024

Litigation & Arbitration

Partner

Carlos Cruz

Partner

Rita Cruz

Partner
Responsible for the Criminal & Compliance Area

Henrique Salinas

Partner
Litigation & Arbitration

Marta Duarte

Managing Associate
Litigation & Arbitration Department

Catarina Limpo Serra

Senior Associate

Inês de Oliveira Silva

Managing Associate
European Union and Competition Law

Diana Brioso Gonçalves

Senior Associate

Rute Ambrósio de Almeida

Senior Associate

Maria Madalena de Azeredo Perdigão

Senior Associate

Ânia Marques Florença

Principal Associate

Francisco Pimenta

Principal Associate

Mafalda Borges

Associate

Maria Manuel Oliveira

Associate

Mariana Teixeira da Silva

Junior Associate

Margarida Petiz