Mr Francisco Cortez > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Francisco Cortez
Work Department
Civil and commercial litigation, corporate litigation, arbitration, sports law.
Position
Francisco Cortez joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2007. He co-coordinates the litigation and arbitration department, as well as the sport and entertainment team.
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.
Career
Qualified (1991). Partner (2007). Associate, Pena, Machete & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados (1991-1998). Partner, Osório de Castro, Verde Pinho, Vieira Peres, Lobo Xavier e Associados (1998-2005).
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1991). Portuguese Association of Arbitration (since 2006). Círculo de Advogados de Contencioso (member). Concórdia – Center for Conciliation and Mediation of Disputes (member).
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1989). LL.M. in Commercial Law (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1992).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Francisco Cortez –Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Confirming its status as a market-leading outfit for high-value and complex disputes, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is renowned for its expertise across a broad spectrum of disputes, with a strong emphasis on civil, commercial, and corporate litigation. Noted for its ‘high technical consistency’, the team handles a diverse workload, including major domestic and international arbitration proceedings, while increasingly focusing on class actions and private enforcement matters. The practice is jointly steered by Francisco Cortez and Filipe Vaz Pinto. Cortez specialises in commercial litigation, while Pinto’s practice centres on international arbitration, where he regularly takes on roles as both counsel and arbitrator in complex, high-stakes matters. Sofia Vaz Sampaio, who possesses a wealth of experience in financial disputes, is praised as a ‘very consistent, intelligent lawyer.’
Lawyer Rankings
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