Mr Fernando Aguilar de Carvalho > Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho
EDIFICIO RODRIGO URIA
PRAÇA MARQUÊS DE POMBAL, 12
1250-162 LISBOA
Portugal
Fernando Aguilar de Carvalho photo

Work Department

Litigation, International Arbitration, Corporate Crime and Internal Investigations.

Position

Partner

Career

Fernando Aguilar began his career as a lawyer at Proença de Carvalho Advogados in 1992, and joined Uría Menéndez – Proença de Carvalho in 2010 when the firms merged.

He focuses on various areas of litigation, arbitration, white collar crime and corporate law. He advises both national and foreign companies.

Between 1995 and 1996 Fernando combined his practice at Proença de Carvalho Advogados with the post of in-house legal advisor at Hewlett-Packard Portugal.

Languages

English; Spanish.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

Club Español de Arbitraje

Portuguese Arbitration Association

Education

Law Degree, Universidade Clássica de Lisboa, 1992

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Fernando Aguilar de CarvalhoUría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho

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.