Miguel Pereira Coutinho
Europe Guide 2024
Up and Coming : White-Collar Crime
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Miguel Pereira Coutinho
Practice Areas
Corporate Governance and Compliance and White Collar Crime. Criminal Compliance & Investigations.
Career
His professional career has taken place mainly in criminal and administrative law, compliance, and specially in proceedings pertaining to corporate criminal law, tax criminal law, and the infringement of construction and security regulations.
Professional Memberships
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association. Founding Member of Fórum Penal - Associação dos Advogados Penalistas (Association of Criminal Lawyers). Member of the Fiscal Committee at Fórum Penal - Associação dos Advogados Penalistas from 2012 to 2014.
Chambers Review
Europe
Miguel Pereira Coutinho assists Portugal-headquartered companies with the filing of criminal complaints against former managers, in addition to fraud and bribery matters. He left Cuatrecasas and joined MFA Legal in October 2024.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Miguel Pereira Coutinho is an outstanding lawyer, with a set of skills that enable him to go far beyond litigation work and become a client partner in addressing and managing risks."
"Miguel Pereira Coutinho is an outstanding lawyer, with a set of skills that enable him to go far beyond litigation work and become a client partner in addressing and managing risks."