LAWYER PROFILE

Nuno Líbano Monteiro

Europe 2026

PLMJ

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Dispute Resolution

Portugal

20 years ranked

Restructuring/Insolvency

Portugal

17 years ranked

About

Provided by PLMJ

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution; Insolvency and Restructuring

Career

Nuno Líbano Monteiro is senior partner in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has 30 years’ experience and has worked on many highly complex and economically important commercial and financial cases. Nuno also has extensive experience in the areas of professional liability of directors and service providers. In his work as a restructuring and insolvency lawyer, he has represented the main parties in the largest cross-border insolvency cases.

As the representative of the Portuguese Bar Association, Nuno was involved in the drafting of the Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code. Throughout his career, he has also played an active role in matters relating to the courts.

Nuno is member the International Bar Association, Insol Europe, and the board of the Circle of Litigation Lawyers.

He is the author of numerous legal articles and has participated as a speaker and lecturer in seminars and postgraduate courses on civil procedural law and on restructuring and insolvency.

Professional Memberships

IBA

Insol Europe

General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association

Concórdia – Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of Conflicts

CAC – Circle of Litigation Lawyers

Personal

Languages: Portuguese, English and French

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Dispute Resolution - Portugal

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Nuno Líbano Monteiro commands an outstanding reputation in the litigation sector in Portugal. He is experienced in advising clients on significant environmental class action proceedings related to CO2 emissions, with further experience in debt recovery litigation.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Portugal

Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Nuno Líbano Monteiro boasts a strong track record in representing clients in contentious and non-contentious issues, such as debt recovery proceedings, clawback actions, insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Nuno Líbano Monteiro has unsurpassed competence and an unrivalled desire to serve his clients.
Dispute ResolutionChambers European Guide
Nuno Líbano Monteiro offers an extensive legal background. He has great prestige and credibility and he is also very pragmatic.
Dispute ResolutionChambers European Guide
Nuno Líbano Monteiro is one of the best insolvency and restructuring lawyers in Portugal.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide
Nuno Líbano Monteiro is one of the pioneers of this field.
Restructuring/InsolvencyChambers European Guide