Litigation and Arbitration

Professional Partner

André Pereira da Fonseca is a Professional Partner and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2008, working primarily in the areas of litigation and international arbitration.

He has particular intervention in cross-border disputes, representing clients in sectors such as construction, major projects, maritime law, transport, energy, venture capital and pharmaceutical law. His work is particularly focused in the Portuguese-speaking countries, namely in jurisdictions such as Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, Cape Verde and East Timor.

In 2013 he completed a secondment as a Visiting Foreign Lawyer in the New York office of the firm Herbert Smith Freehills. He also completed secondments at Abreu Advogados’ partner offices in Angola (2011) and Mozambique (2012).

Additionally, he is also an Arbitrator. He is on the list of arbitrators for the Centre for Commercial Arbitration of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as for the Portuguese Court of Arbitration for Sport, with over 20 nominations as arbitrator.

In addition to being a regular speaker at conferences and training sessions on international arbitration, he is also the author of several publications, including Co-Editor of the book ‘International Arbitration in Portugal’ (Kluwer), Co-Author of the book ‘Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation Law of Mozambique Commented’ and Author of the chapter on arbitration in Maritime Law for the book ‘International Arbitration in the United States’ (Kluwer).

Portuguese and English

Portuguese Bar Association

IBA - International Bar Association

Law degree from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (2004)

Postgraduate studies in Labour Law from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (2006)

LL.M in International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary University of London (2012)