Miguel Esperança Pina
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Dispute Resolution
Band 1
About
Provided by Miguel Esperança Pina
Practice Areas
Litigation and Arbitration and Restructuring and Insolvency
Career
Miguel Esperança Pina is a Partner in the Litigation and Arbitration and Restructuring and Insolvency practices. He has over 30 years' experience in highly complex commercial and civil litigation, as well as national and international arbitration on a global scale. He advises on contractual litigation, particularly commercial, financial, project finance, public concessions, construction and energy disputes. He acts as an arbitrator at national and international level involving, amongst others, aviation companies, the food industry and the media. His experience as an arbitrator includes more than 50 arbitrations administered by the International Chamber of Commerce and the Lisbon Commercial Arbitration Centre, and he has been appointed arbitrator by entities such as the Portuguese State and the United States of America.
He also sits as an arbitrator in domestic and international proceedings involving disputes connected to corporate relations, financial contracts, commercial distribution, computer and telecommunications services, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, among others.
Professional Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
Portuguese Arbitration Association
Concórdia Centro de Conciliação e Mediação de Conflitos
Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje
ICC Portugal
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish
Chambers Review
Europe
Miguel Esperança Pina is a central figure in the Portuguese dispute resolution market. He handles a broad range of litigation and arbitration matters, with notable experience in administrative claims seeking to challenge decisions taken either by the Portuguese financial services regulator or by other public bodies. He left CMS to join CS'Associados in November 2024.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is excellent and creative."
"He is one of the best litigation lawyers I have worked with."
"Not only does he look at the challenges from a legal point of view, but he also makes an effort to be sure that we know the timeline and liabilities of the actions to be taken."
"He is excellent and creative."
"He is one of the best litigation lawyers I have worked with."
"Not only does he look at the challenges from a legal point of view, but he also makes an effort to be sure that we know the timeline and liabilities of the actions to be taken."