Lawyers

Rita Folhadela

Rita Folhadela

PLMJ, Portugal

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Rita is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution practice. With several years of professional experience, she specialises in civil and commercial litigation, as well as insolvency and restructuring. Rita has handled both judicial (PER and insolvency) and out-of-court (RERE) restructurings, advising investors, creditors and debtors at all stages of these processes. She works mainly as legal adviser to major clients, primarily funds, groups and companies in a wide range of business sectors. Rita has taught modules in postgraduate courses on corporate restructuring, with a particular focus on PER (special out-of-court corporate recovery process) matters. Prior to joining PLMJ, Rita was a lawyer at SLCM - Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

Education

Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa