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CMS Offices
Rua Castilho, 50
1250-071 Lisbon
Portugal
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Rita Gouveia
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Rita Gouveia is a partner at the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice at CMS Portugal. Her work is focused on litigation and arbitration, concerning domestic and international disputes, including: corporate disputes; M&A operations; financial and banking transactions; distribution contracts; and service agreements, among others.
She is also a lecturer of Civil Procedure and Forensic Practice at the Portuguese Catholic University Law School.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)With an established reputation in the banking sector, CMS‘ dispute resolution team excels in financial, securities and derivatives litigation and arbitration. The practice fields specialist expertise across a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, and showcases additional strength in public concessions and project finance contentious matters. With the ability to represent clients on an international scale, the group’s arbitration practice focuses on shareholder, energy and construction disputes. With over 30 years’ experience in domestic and international arbitration, Miguel Esperança Pina oversees the group alongside Nuno Pena, who has a strong track record in restructurings and insolvency disputes. Corporate disputes, including post-M&A conflicts, form the basis of Rita Gouveia‘s caseload. Cristina Rogado brings particular expertise in insurance litigation, counting insurers and insurance intermediaries among her clients. Bringing 20 years’ experience before judicial and arbitral courts, Gonçalo Madeira joined the team in August 2022 from Cuatrecasas.