Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Civil and commercial litigation, corporate litigation, arbitration, sports law.

Francisco Cortez joined the firm in 2006 and became a partner in 2007. He co-coordinates the litigation and arbitration department, as well as the sport and entertainment team.

He has been responsible for several highly complex cases, both in judicial courts and arbitration. As a lawyer and as an arbitrator he has participated in more than three dozen arbitrations in Portugal, since 2000.

Regular speaker at conferences. Ranked as a leading lawyer by the most prestigious international legal Directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation by Benchmark Litigation.

Qualified (1991). Partner (2007). Associate, Pena, Machete & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados (1991-1998). Partner, Osório de Castro, Verde Pinho, Vieira Peres, Lobo Xavier e Associados (1998-2005).

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1991). Portuguese Association of Arbitration (since 2006). Círculo de Advogados de Contencioso (member). Concórdia - Center for Conciliation and Mediation of Disputes (member).

Law Degree (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1989). LL.M. in Commercial Law (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1992).