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Dispute Resolution: The Elite - Portugal

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Sérvulo & Associados is an elite firm that offers comprehensive service in litigation and arbitration. It has acted for the insolvency estates of several Portuguese banks on cases brought by creditors. It assists banks, funds and public bodies with high-value debt recovery actions. The firm has experience in the defence of civil liability claims, including within the context of environmental disasters or medical malpractice. It advises major domestic clients with activity in various industry sectors, including natural resources, life sciences, real estate and sport.

Strengths

The team has an extraordinary ability to settle disputes. It is clear in the exposition and explanation of the subject, available for meetings and responds to questions raised.

Sérvulo's team maintains a proximity to the customer and brings its assertiveness and specialisation to matters.

Sérvulo & Associados has an experienced and highly knowledgeable team.

The team offers a good balance between its theoretical knowledge and the practical effectiveness in resolving issues, conducting negotiations and litigation processes.

Work Highlights

Sérvulo & Associados assisted Banco Privado Português with a variety of pre-litigation and litigation issues concerning its liquidation.

Notable practitioners

João Saúde has experience representing clients from the banking sector in insolvency-related disputes. He also handles commercial litigation, with further prowess in handling commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.
 

João Saúde is a very creative and diligent lawyer who is also very good at explaining how each step we take fits into the bigger strategic picture.

 

João Saúde always shows a very high technical capacity and offers speed of response, effectiveness and efficiency.

 

João Saúde is a professional with great experience, a lot of knowledge and high commercial capacity.

 

He is very experienced in the area of litigation and easy to reach. He is very attentive to the particularities of each case and focused on the clients.

Rui Medeiros is a well-reputed arbitrator. He is appointed co-arbitrator or chair in public law cases, including tax arbitrations. He also accepts appointments on commercial and private law cases.

Mafalda Ferreira Santos regularly advises on banking and real estate disputes, with the proven ability to assist with international matters. She has further experience in disputes regarding insolvency, distribution agreements and product liability.

 

Mafalda Ferreira Santos is very available and possesses in-depth knowledge of matters.

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João Saúde
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Rui Medeiros
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