Miguel Pinto Cardoso > VdA > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
VdA Offices
Rua Dom Luis I, 28
1200-151 Lisboa
Portugal
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Miguel Pinto Cardoso
Work Department
Litigation & Arbitration
Position
Partner, Head of Litigation & Arbitration
Career
Joined VdA in 2013 and is the head Partner of the Litigation & Arbitration practice. His activity is focused in international and domestic arbitration and he has a broad experience in commercial litigation. He handles construction, Oil&Gas, finance, distribution, professional negligence and shareholders disputes, among others. He is often appointed as arbitrator.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Member of the board of the Lisbon Commercial Association Arbitration Centre (2013).
Founder member and member of the board of the Dispute Resolution Lawyer Association (2012 to date).
Founder member of the Portuguese Arbitration Association (2006).
Member of the Board of Directors of the “Associação Portuguesa de Centros Comerciais” (Portuguese Shopping Centres Association) and of the “Associação Portuguesa de Franchising” (Portuguese Franchise Association); Representative of Grupo Pão de Açúcar in the “Associação Comercial de Lisboa” (Lisbon Commercial Association) (1989 – 1992).
Education
Law Degree, Catholic University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)As one of the core focuses of the firm, VdA‘s dispute resolution team fields a broad practice that covers civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. As well as handling shareholder, M&A, distribution and construction disputes, the practice, noted for its ‘in-depth technical knowledge’, experienced a recent increase in instructions concerning collective actions and private enforcement cases. Frederico Gonçalves Pereira is a recognised restructuring and insolvency litigator and leads the team alongside Carla Gonçalves Borges, who is active in commercial arbitration and boasts niche expertise in sports-related disputes. With extensive experience in international arbitration, Mariana França Gouveia is active in cross-border disputes. Miguel Pinto Cardoso is a seasoned arbitrator, particular within the energy, construction and telecoms industries. Joana Neves shines in investor-State disputes, while Matilde Líbano Monteiro is experienced in investment arbitration. Pedro Pires Fernandes has experience before various courts and arbitral tribunals and Catarina Carvalho Cunha advises clients from various Portuguese-speaking countries.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- TMT