VdA

Litigation & Arbitration

Partner

Carla Gonçalves Borges joined VdA in 2013.  Partner of the Litigation & Arbitration practice, she focuses her practice in commercial and civil litigation and in arbitration, both national and international, acting often as an arbitrator.

Carla represents clients represents clients from a wide range of industries, including banking, funds and financial services, energy, construction, infrastructures, PPP, industrials, sports, trade and distribution, telecommunications and emerging technologies, health, tourism and leisure. She has significant experience in insolvency and restructuring proceedings as well criminal and misdemeanour proceedings.

Carla is part of the Under-40 Management Committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association.

English, French, Spanish.

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

Member of the Portuguese Arbitration Association.

Carla is part of the Under-40 Management Committee of the Portuguese Arbitration Association.

Member of the Executive Commission of Concórdia – Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Centre.

Member of the Board of the Portuguese Chapter of Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA).

Law degree, Nova University of Lisbon Law School.

6th M.A. and Ph.D. Programme, Nova University of Lisbon Law School.

Post-graduate qualification in Company Law, Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon Law School - attendance at module on Company Law.

Post-graduate qualification in Company Criminal Law, Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon Law School - attendance at module on Company Criminal Law.

Post-graduate qualification in Legal Studies, Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon Law School - attendance at classes on Civil Procedure Law.

Admitted to the preparation of a Ph.D. thesis on the 6th M.A. and Ph.D. Programme, Nova University of Lisbon Law School.

Post-graduate qualification in Arbitration, Nova University of Lisbon Law School.

Post-graduate Course in Sports Law, Portuguese Catholic University Lisbon School of Law.