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What the Team is Known For

VdA has a sizeable and multidisciplinary practice with the capacity to handle varied commercial disputes, including international arbitration. The team advises on debt recovery proceedings, corporate disputes and claims arising from the termination of distribution agreements. It has further experience in the enforcement of arbitral awards in Portugal. The lawyers provide support across Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions including Angola, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe, assisting with diverse matters ranging from environmental claims to investor-state arbitration.

Work Highlights

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  • VdA represented the Republic of Angola in an investment arbitration case brought against them by a Portuguese investor alleging unlawful expropriation of four turbines belonging to Aenergy.

Strengths

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VdA's team is extremely competent, diligent and adaptable to new contexts. It is also a team that balances its skills well among its members in order to add maximum value.

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The team is very experienced, resourceful and specialised, thus being very well equipped to deal with complex matters.

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VdA's team easily understands the client's vicissitudes.

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VdA takes an extremely pragmatic approach, helping us define the strategy with the necessary solidity to increase the probability of being successful in the process.

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VdA has strong experience and know-how in relevant matters, builds multidisciplinary teams that integrate senior and junior lawyers, and is permanently available for its clients.

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Notable Practitioners

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Frederico Gonçalves Pereira
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Frederico Gonçalves Pereira
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Frederico Gonçalves Pereira has a strong track record of handling disputes within the banking, telecommunications, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. His extensive recent case load includes commercial litigations, enforcement proceedings and class actions.

Frederico Gonçalves Pereira always provides the client with the overview of the case.

Frederico Gonçalves Pereira brings a strong experience and unique ability to define strategies that best defend his client's interests.

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Miguel Pinto Cardoso
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Miguel Pinto Cardoso
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Miguel Pinto Cardoso has standout experience in complex cross-border arbitrations, including ICC commercial arbitration and investment treaty cases brought against African states. He acts for construction companies and for clients operating in the banking and energy sectors.
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Carla Gonçalves Borges
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Carla Gonçalves Borges
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Carla Gonçalves Borges often advises on commercial disputes arising for clients in the financial services sector. She has proven experience in litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Carla Gonçalves Borges instils great confidence and security in her clients when handling complex cases.

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Mariana França Gouveia
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Mariana França Gouveia has solid experience as an arbitrator. She focuses her practice on international and commercial arbitration proceedings and has further experience in investment arbitration, including those ranging from Lusophone countries in Africa.

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Frederico Gonçalves Pereira
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Frederico Gonçalves Pereira
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Miguel Pinto Cardoso
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Miguel Pinto Cardoso
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Carla Gonçalves Borges
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Carla Gonçalves Borges
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Mariana França Gouveia
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