Mr Alexandre Mota pinto > Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho
EDIFICIO RODRIGO URIA
PRAÇA MARQUÊS DE POMBAL, 12
1250-162 LISBOA
Portugal
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Work Department

Litigation, Corporate Crime and Internal Investigations, Insolvency and Financial Distress.

Position

Partner

Career

Alexandre Mota Pinto became a partner at Uría Menéndez- Proença de Carvalho in 2010 when the firms merged.

Alexandre first joined Proença de Carvalho in 1996 and he has practised in various areas, including civil and commercial litigation. He provides advice to companies on corporate and commercial law, corporate finance and white collar crime. He became a partner at Proença de Carvalho-Sociedade de Advogados in 2009.

Since 1999 he has been head of the legal department of the Renova Group, which has subsidiaries in Portugal, Spain, France and Benelux.

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association.

Education

Law Degree, University of Coimbra, 1995; Master’s Degree in Company Law, University of Coimbra, 2002; Ph.D. in Law, European University Institute, Florence, 2007.

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Dispute resolution

Pre-eminent in the banking and finance sector, the ‘agile and available’ dispute resolution team at Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho is well versed in contentious proceedings involving securities, derivatives and other financial products. The team remains a go-to choice for clients requiring representation in corporate crime matters and internal investigations. The firm’s arbitration practice operates on a cross-border basis, specialising in international commercial and investment-related cases. With a particular focus on white-collar crime, civil and commercial litigation, Fernando Aguilar de Carvalho spearheads the team. Alexandre Mota Pinto is active in infringement procedures, while Francisco Proença de Carvalho focuses on white-collar crime cases related to financial institutions and capital markets. Nuno Salazar Casanova represents banks and financial institutions in arbitration and restructuring and insolvency proceedings, and David Sequeira Dinis handles corporate and commercial litigation, including shareholder disputes. Adriano Squilacce is another name to note for financial and white-collar crime contentious matters. Tito Arantes Fontes left the firm in January 2023.