Garrigues Portugal provides an ‘excellent service’ in high-value, cross-border litigation and arbitration cases concerning a wide range of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, construction, engineering, insurance, and financial services. The team, valued for its ’commitment’, is led by João Duarte De Sousa, who is vastly experienced in commercial, corporate, finance, real estate and construction disputes. André Gualter de Vasconcellos has significant experience in matters arising from contractualconflicts, directors’ liability and unfair competition, while Miguel Azevedo is skilled in arbitration, as well as civil, commercial and administrative litigation.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- ‘They provide an excellent service to clients, with very positive results in the disputes we present to them, both in out-of-court negotiations and in court proceedings.’
- ‘We have worked with this team for many years, and they have always provided us with excellent service, regardless of the complexity or difficulty of the issues. We greatly value the support this team has given us.’
- ‘It is a law firm with a high level of commitment and meticulous in its assessments.’
- ‘André Gualter de Vasconcellos: legal knowledge, negotiation skills, assertiveness and imagination in presenting solutions, clarity and availability to the client. Without a doubt, an element that brings a lot of added value to our factoring business.’
- ‘We would like to highlight Miguel Azevedo and Ana Sernadas, with whom we maintain a fruitful and lasting professional relationship. The results obtained by this team reflect their enormous quality and underpin our confidence in them.’
- ‘André Gualter de Vasconcellos is a good professional, efficient and with good communication skills.'
Key clients
- CAIXA CENTRAL DE CRÉDITO AGRICOLA
- BNP PARIBAS FACTOR
- ANGELINI PHARMA
- NJORD PARTNERS
- IBERDROLA
- E-REDES
- VESTAS
- SOMAGUE (SACYR GROUP)
- JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER
- VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
- HONDA
- BOSCH
- SAMSUNG
- DECATHLON
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
André Gualter de Vasconcellos
Practice head
João Duarte de Sousa
Other key lawyers
Miguel Azevedo; André Gualter de Vasconcellos; Ana Sernadas; Filipa Farinha Santos