Ranking tables
Dispute Resolution | Global
Portugal
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Senior Statespeople
António Pinto Leite Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados20 Years Ranked- Tito Arantes FontesPRISMA Advogados
Band 1
Francisco Cortez Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados13 Years Ranked
Frederico Gonçalves Pereira VdA20 Years Ranked
Miguel Esperança Pina CMS20 Years Ranked
Miguel Pinto Cardoso VdA20 Years Ranked- Nuno Ferreira Lousa Linklaters15 Years Ranked
- Ricardo Guimarães Linklaters16 Years Ranked
- Luís Miguel Cortes MartinsCuatrecasas
Band 2
Fernando Aguilar de Carvalho Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho17 Years Ranked
Filipe Vaz Pinto Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados9 Years Ranked
Joaquim Shearman de Macedo PLMJ14 Years Ranked
Miguel Azevedo Garrigues16 Years Ranked- Nuno Líbano Monteiro PLMJ20 Years Ranked
Pedro Metello de Nápoles PLMJ17 Years Ranked
Rita Gouveia CMS14 Years Ranked
Sofia Martins Miranda & Associados14 Years Ranked- Miguel de AlmadaCuatrecasas
Band 3
João Maria Pimentel CS'Associados17 Years Ranked
Nuno Salazar Casanova Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho11 Years Ranked
Teresa Anselmo Vaz Abreu Advogados15 Years Ranked- André Navarro de NoronhaTELLES
- João SaúdeSérvulo & Associados
- José Carlos Soares MachadoSRS Legal
- José JácomeSRS Legal
- Maria Raquel MoreiraCuatrecasas
Band 4
Adriano Squilacce Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho5 Years Ranked
Carla Gonçalves Borges VdA5 Years Ranked
Nuno Pena CMS13 Years Ranked- Sofia Ribeiro Mendes DLA Piper ABBC4 Years Ranked
- Frederico Bettencourt FerreiraCuatrecasas
- Joaquim Taveira da FonsecaTaveira da Fonseca & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, RL
- Mafalda Ferreira SantosSérvulo & Associados
- Rita CruzCCA
Band 5
Alexandra Nascimento Correia Abreu Advogados1 Years Ranked
Carla Góis Coelho PLMJ3 Years Ranked
João Duarte de Sousa Garrigues13 Years Ranked
Pedro Caetano Nunes PLMJ3 Years Ranked
Rita Samoreno Gomes PLMJ3 Years Ranked- Vanessa Antunes DLA Piper ABBC2 Years Ranked
- Fernando Ferreira PintoFerreira Pinto Cardigos
- João Marques de AlmeidaAlves Pereira, Teixeira de Sousa & Associados
- João Valadas CorielValadas Coriel & Associados
- Luís Falcão RamosEversheds Sutherland
All Lawyers profiles
Senior Statespeople
S António Pinto Leite
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados | Dispute Resolution2024 | Senior Statespeople | 20 Years RankedAntónio Pinto Leite is well recognised among market commentators for his experience acting as both counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations.
Band 1
1 Francisco CortezMorais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedFrancisco 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.1 Frederico Gonçalves Pereira
VdA | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedFrederico Gonçalves Pereira has a strong track record of handling disputes within the banking, telecommunications, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. His extensive recent case load includes commercial litigations, enforcement proceedings and class actions.1 Miguel Esperança Pina
CMS | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMiguel Esperança Pina is a central figure in CMS's Portuguese dispute resolution practice. He handles a broad range of litigation and arbitration matters, with notable experience in administrative claims seeking to challenge decisions taken either by the Portuguese financial services regulator or by other public bodies.1 Miguel Pinto CardosoVdA | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMiguel Pinto Cardoso has standout experience in complex cross-border arbitrations, including ICC commercial arbitration and investment treaty cases brought against African states. He acts for construction companies and for clients operating in the banking and energy sectors.1 Nuno Ferreira Lousa
Linklaters | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedNuno Ferreira Lousa represents clients in the banking and pharmaceutical sector in various administrative and civil law cases. He also acts for public sector bodies on arbitration proceedings.1 Ricardo GuimarãesLinklaters | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedRicardo Guimarães holds a strong market reputation and is well placed to assist with a variety of administrative and civil law disputes. He frequently represents clients in compensation claims and commercial litigation, with further experience assisting with class actions.
Band 2
2 Fernando Aguilar de Carvalho
Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedFernando Aguilar de Carvalho handles both civil and criminal cases, frequently assisting clients with class action proceedings and competition damages claims. He also advises on commercial arbitrations.2 Filipe Vaz PintoMorais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedFilipe Vaz Pinto is well versed in commercial arbitrations, including those under ICC rules. He is also well placed to advise clients on energy and construction arbitrations.2 Joaquim Shearman de Macedo
PLMJ | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedJoaquim Shearman de Macedo is capable of handling varied mandates ranging from major cross-border banking disputes to high-profile cases dealing with the breach of intermediation agreements. He has further experience advising clients on BIT arbitration proceedings.2 Miguel Azevedo
Garrigues | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedMiguel Azevedo represents both domestic and international clients in banking, commercial and corporate litigations. He also acts on administrative proceedings, with further activity on ICC arbitrations.2 Nuno Líbano MonteiroPLMJ | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedNuno Líbano Monteiro is well placed to advise clients on significant environmental class action proceedings related to CO2 emissions, with further experience in debt recovery litigation.2 Pedro Metello de NápolesPLMJ | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedPedro Metello de Nápoles has extensive experience acting both as an arbitration counsel and arbitrator in commercial arbitrations, frequently advising clients on compensation claims and breach of contract agreements. He also acts as chairman in arbitration proceedings.2 Rita GouveiaCMS | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedRita Gouveia remains a well-known name in the Portuguese market. She advises clients on commercial litigations and international arbitrations, including those under ICC rules. She also assists with enforcement proceedings.2 Sofia Martins
Miranda & Associados | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years RankedSofia Martins comes highly recommended for her expertise in handling international and domestic arbitrations, including those under ICC rules. She also acts for clients on litigations in the energy sector.
Band 3
3 João Maria Pimentel
CS'Associados | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedJoão Maria Pimentel often represents clients in disputes in the banking, telecom and energy sectors. He also acts on enforcement proceedings.3 Nuno Salazar CasanovaUría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedNuno Salazar Casanova has a broad litigation practice that extends across shareholder disputes, appeals of competition law fines and the defence of banks in enforcement actions initiated by the Portuguese financial services regulator. His client list includes renowned domestic banks and international auditors.3 Teresa Anselmo Vaz
Abreu Advogados | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedTeresa Anselmo Vaz demonstrates experience representing clients in corporate litigation and arbitration proceedings. She frequently acts on liability claims.
Band 4
4 Adriano SquilacceUría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked"He is very involved in matters, provides a very personalised and detailed advice and his technical abilities are impressive."4 Carla Gonçalves BorgesVdA | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedCarla Gonçalves Borges often advises on commercial disputes arising for clients in the financial services sector. She has proven experience in litigation and arbitration proceedings.4 Nuno PenaCMS | Head of Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedNuno Pena represents clients in civil disputes arising in the energy and banking sectors. He also assists with administrative procedures filed against the Portuguese banking sector regulator.4 Sofia Ribeiro Mendes
DLA Piper ABBC | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedSofia Ribeiro Mendes represents clients from the automotive, real estate, construction and energy industries. She has experience in competition damages claims, construction arbitration and subrogated insurance claims.- Joaquim Taveira da FonsecaTaveira da Fonseca & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, RL | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 4
Band 5
5 Alexandra Nascimento CorreiaAbreu Advogados | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedAlexandra Nascimento Correia enters the rankings this year following her continued good market performance. She assists with a variety of disputes of the banking and corporate sectors. She has further experience in arbitration proceedings.5 Carla Góis CoelhoPLMJ | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedCarla Góis Coelho assists clients with environmental class actions cases as well as debt recovery litigation.5 João Duarte de SousaGarrigues | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5 | 13 Years RankedJoão Duarte de Sousa heads the team and plays a key role in many of the firm's varied litigation and arbitration matters. He advises clients on commercial and corporate litigations, in addition to assisting with competition claims.5 Pedro Caetano NunesPLMJ | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedPedro Caetano Nunes often assists with disputes arising within insolvency situations, with further experience defending clients in corporate control proceedings.5 Rita Samoreno GomesPLMJ | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedRita Samoreno Gomes has notable experience on the defendant side of antitrust damages claims, with further activity in class actions filed before the Portuguese Competition Court.5 Vanessa AntunesDLA Piper ABBC | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedVanessa Antunes advises on corporate and commercial litigation as well as insurance claims. She is also well placed to assist with domestic arbitrations.- João Marques de AlmeidaAlves Pereira, Teixeira de Sousa & Associados | Dispute Resolution2024 | Band 5
Up and Coming
U Manuel de Abreu Castelo BrancoLinklaters | Dispute Resolution2024 | Up and Coming | 2 Years RankedManuel de Abreu Castelo Branco is able to assist with commercial litigation matters, with further activity in defending clients in claims against the Portuguese Competition Authority.U Raquel Galvão SilvaLinklaters | Dispute Resolution2024 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked