
Francisco Cortez
About
Provided by Francisco Cortez
Practice Areas
Civil and commercial litigation, corporate litigation, arbitration, sports law.
Career
Francisco Cortez joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2007. He co-coordinates the litigation and arbitration department. He has been responsible for several highly complex cases, both in judicial courts and arbitration. As a lawyer and as an arbitrator he has participated in more than three dozen arbitrations in Portugal, since 2000. Regular speaker at conferences. Ranked as a leading lawyer by the most prestigious international legal Directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation.
Professional Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association.
Publications
Author of articles in specialised publications.
Personal
Law Degree; LLM in Commercial Law (Católica Lisbon School of Law).
Chambers Review
Global
Francisco Cortez remains one of the leading figures in the Portuguese market, frequently advising clients on high-value litigations. He has experience defending corporates in class actions, with further activity in commercial cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Francisco Cortez is a very strong, high-profile and wise lawyer. He always makes a breadth and depth investigation in the subject at stake to get a deep knowledge."
"Francisco is a fantastic lawyer."
"Francisco Cortez is a very strong, high-profile and wise lawyer. He always makes a breadth and depth investigation in the subject at stake to get a deep knowledge."
"Francisco is a fantastic lawyer."
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