The ‘highly competent’ and ’very experienced’ team at Cuatrecasas is trusted for litigation and arbitration across the banking and financial services, construction, infrastructure and automotive sectors. M&A and corporate disputes, investment arbitration, private enforcement and class actions are also key areas of focus for the practice. Practice head Miguel de Almada is proficient in complex commercial litigation and arbitration across sectors and jurisdictions, while Luís Miguel Cortes Martins brings extensive experience in arbitration proceedings. Maria Raquel Moreira and the ‘diligent’ Frederico Bettencourt Ferreira advise leading financial institutions, banks and multinational companies on high-profile disputes.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Cuatrecasas is currently engaged as our external counsel on a series of highly complex litigation matters. Their performance has demonstrated a profound command of the local market and procedural law.'
- 'They have excelled at coordinating seamlessly with our in-house legal department and other international law firms, consistently delivering a high standard of quality, efficiency, significant capacity, strategic coherence, rapid client comprehension, and innovative solutions.’
- ‘Professionalism and competence.’
- ‘They are a very experienced team that handles important cases for us. They are highly competent and always available.’
- ‘Frederico Bettencourt Ferreira is notably assertive and diligent. All his recommendations and proposed strategies have proven successful.’
- ‘I would like to highlight Maria Raquel Moreira and Diana Lourenço, with whom we very much enjoy working and who prepare all their interactions with clients with great care.’
Key clients
- Nike
- Republic of Portugal
- Banco de Portugal
- BMW Group
- Driscoll’s of Europe and Portugal
- Sociedade Central de Cervejas (SCC) – Heineken Portugal
- Banco Comercial Português/Activo Bank (Millennium BCP Group)
- Autoestradas do Atlântico
- BBVA
Work highlights
Representing the Republic of Portugal, as the respondent, in an investment arbitration brought against it under a Bilateral Investment Treaty between Portugal and Mauritius.
Advising AEA – Autoestradas do Atlântico, as the claimant, on two arbitrations against the Portuguese State (Ministry of Infrastructure – Authority of Transport).
Representing SCC – Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas (Heineken Group) in a class action initiated by a consumer protection association, Ius Omnibus, regarding an alleged infringement of competition law.
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Practice head
Miguel de Almada
Other key lawyers
Luís Miguel Cortes Martins; Frederico Bettencourt Ferreira; Maria Raquel Moreira; Diana Simão Lourenço; Miguel Pereira da Silva