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José Carlos Soares Machado
Work Department
Commercial and International Arbitration; Criminal and misdemeanours litigation; Dispute Resolution; Litigation; White Collar Crime
Position
Partner and Head of the Dispute Resolution Department, José Carlos Soares Machado is a regular adviser to leading national and international companies on litigation matters. He is also one of the most experienced lawyers in criminal and misdemeanours litigation.
With more than 35 years of experience, Soares Machado is also a leading lawyer on corporate and international arbitration matters. He is an Arbitrator of the Associação Comercial de Lisboa and of the Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Bar Association.
He founded the Portuguse Círculo de Advogados de Contencioso, which he also presided.
Career
- Since 2010 – Partner at SRS Advogados, head of the litigation and dispute resolution department.
- 1991 to 2010 –Partner at Soares Machado & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, RL
- Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Law of the New University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
- Author of several published works on Constitutional law, Corporate law, and Real Estate Law
- Since 2005 – Member of the National Supervisory Board of Insolvency Administrators, as representative of the Minister of Justice
- 2002 to 2004 – Member of the Portuguese Bar Association’s National Supreme Council
- Since 2000 – Jury member of the National Admission and Centre of Judicial Studies
- Since 1999 – Director of the Dispute Resolution department director at the Portuguese Real Estate Owners Association
- 1998 – President of the Portuguese Bar Association candidate
- 1996 to 1998 – President of the Portuguese Bar Association’s Lisbon district council
- 1993 to 1995 – Member of the Portuguese Bar Association’s general council (National Board of Directors)
- 1992 to 1994 – Member of the National Sports Council, as the representative of the Minister of Education
- 1989 to 1992 – Vice-President of Sporting Club de Portugal, and head of its litigation department
- 1984 to 1989 – Legal advisor on dispute resolution at the Ministry of Social Affairs
- 1979 – Chief of the Cabinet of the Minister of Labour
- 1978 to 1980 – General-secretary at Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Lisbon (Governement Social Security Institute)
- Since 1977 – Lawyer and member of the governing bodies of numerous companies
- 1976 to 1977 –Junior assistant professor of Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish.
Memberships
- Portuguese Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Círculo de Advogados de Contencioso
- International Commercial Arbitration Committee da International Law Association
Education
- Course on Negotiation for Lawyers, Harvard Law School
- Degree in Law, University of Lisbon School of Law
- ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators (2001)
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Dispute resolution
Under the joint leadership of José Carlos Soares Machado and José Jácome, SRS Legal
‘s dispute resolution department advises on domestic and cross-border mandates. Disputes across the real estate, telecoms, financial services and construction sectors are core areas of activity for the department, which is well versed in both litigation and arbitration. Seasoned litigator Maria José De Tavares demonstrates ‘enormous diligence and work capacity’ and Carla Neves Matias specialises in criminal proceedings regarding economic offences. Natália Garcia Alves brings particular experience in the banking and finance sector, while Regina Santos Pereira is skilled in real estate disputes. Tiago Coder Meira represents clients operating in the real estate, construction, mining, energy and financial services industries before judicial courts and arbitral tribunals.