LAWYER PROFILE

Duarte Brito de Goes

Global 2026

CS'Associados

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Banking & Finance

Portugal

22 years ranked

Projects

Portugal

16 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Duarte Brito de Goes is Partner in the Banking and Finance and Projects practices. He is primarily a transactional lawyer who provides local and cross-border legal counselling to corporate clients, credit and financial institutions and investment funds. With vast experience in structured finance deals, namely project financings of large infrastructure, he has also been very active in the past twenty years in the renewable energy sector. He has been heavily involved in several debt restructurings, security enforcement and insolvency procedures.

Career

Law Degree, Lisbon Law School, Catholic University, 1997. Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1999. Associate at Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro, Fontes & Associados, 1997-2004. Managing Associate at Uría Menéndez, 2004-08. Partner at Uría Menéndez, 2008-09. Partner at CS'Associados, 2009.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

International Bar Association

Personal

Languages - English, French and Spanish

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance - Portugal

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Duarte Brito de Goes covers an extensive range of banking and finance transactions. He assists with the negotiation of credit facility agreements used either to refinance existing corporate debt or to finance corporate transactions and real estate projects.

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Projects - Portugal

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Duarte Brito de Goes remains a notable practitioner with extensive experience in energy and infrastructure project finance, and also assists with the negotiation of sub-concession agreements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Duarte Brito de Goes has extensive experience and knowledge across the board, with a clear focus on commercial vision.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
Duarte Brito de Goes has a remarkable ability to think outside the box, within a framework of maximum professionalism and integrity.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
Duarte Brito de Goes is an excellent lawyer.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
Duarte Brito de Goes is an excellent lawyer with vast experience, especially when dealing with complex cases. He is always available and willing to find solutions.
ProjectsChambers Global Guide