Mr Nuno Gundar da Cruz > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Nuno Gundar da Cruz
Position
Nuno Gundar da Cruz joined Morais Leitão in 2006 and became a partner in 2021. He coordinates the restructuring and insolvency team and is a member of the litigation and arbitration department.
Career
He is recognized in the market for his activity in the areas of restructuring and insolvency, as well as insolvency, civil and commercial litigation.
Nuno is highly experienced in acting on behalf of investors, creditors and debtors within the different existing insolvency and company recovery legal proceedings, and also in complex matters related to distressed investing and acquisitions, special situations, asset and debt recovery.
Likewise, Nuno is a very experienced lawyer in acting on behalf of clients, of a variety of sectors, in relevant cases related to insolvency, civil and commercial litigation.
Nuno is the author of a significant number of articles on matters related to his practice areas. Nuno participates often, including as a speaker and organizer, in seminars and conferences related to his practice.
In 2012 he won a prize awarded by the Coimbra Faculty of Law for a study on medical negligence.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Italian and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2009). INSOL Europe. Portuguese Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Law. Centre for Biomedical Law of the Law Faculty of the University of Coimbra.
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 2006). Short Course at Postgraduate Studies on Medical Responsibility (Centre for Biomedical Law of the Law Faculty of the University of Coimbra, 2009). Short Course at Postgraduate Studies on Bioethics (Law Faculty of the University of Lisboa, 2013). Course on negotiation techniques (São Paulo Getúlio Vargas Foundation, 2013). Master’s Degree with a thesis on Restructuring and Insolvency (Law Faculty of the New University of Lisboa, 2015).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring
(Next Generation Partners)Nuno Gundar da Cruz – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
The ‘extremely qualified’ lawyers at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados guide debtors, creditors, investors, and other stakeholders through the intricacies of company restructurings and liquidations. Involved in both judicial and extrajudicial procedures, the team handles litigation cases tied to or arising from insolvency proceedings and excels in out-of-court restructuring scenarios. Nuno Gundar da Cruz, who oversees the group, brings expertise in complex PER and insolvency cases in Portugal, as well as significant distressed investments. Carlos Osório de Castro, Pedro Gorjão Henriques and Filipe Lowndes Marques are noted for their experience in financial restructurings. Key support at associate level is offered by Catarina Martins Morão.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insolvency and restructuring Portugal
- Next Generation Partners Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring
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