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About
Provided by Nuno Líbano Monteiro
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution; Insolvency and Restructuring
Career
Nuno Líbano Monteiro is senior partner in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has 30 years’ experience and has worked on many highly complex and economically important commercial and financial cases. Nuno also has extensive experience in the areas of professional liability of directors and service providers. In his work as a restructuring and insolvency lawyer, he has represented the main parties in the largest cross-border insolvency cases.
As the representative of the Portuguese Bar Association, Nuno was involved in the drafting of the Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code. Throughout his career, he has also played an active role in matters relating to the courts.
Nuno is member the International Bar Association, Insol Europe, and the board of the Circle of Litigation Lawyers.
He is the author of numerous legal articles and has participated as a speaker and lecturer in seminars and postgraduate courses on civil procedural law and on restructuring and insolvency.
Professional Memberships
IBA
Insol Europe
General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association
Concórdia – Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of Conflicts
CAC – Circle of Litigation Lawyers
Personal
Languages: Portuguese, English and French
Chambers Review
Europe
Nuno Líbano Monteiro boasts a strong track record in representing clients in contentious and non-contentious issues, such as debt recovery proceedings, clawback actions, insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring matters.
Nuno Líbano Monteiro is well placed to advise clients on significant environmental class action proceedings related to CO2 emissions, with further experience in debt recovery litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His long-standing experience and his deep understanding of the market and of the commercial aspects of the matters make him a key lawyer for any issue related to insolvency."
"Nuno is a real leader and it is a pleasure to work alongside him. He has deep experience across a range of areas and delivers commercial, seamless advice in a client-friendly manner."
"His long-standing experience and his deep understanding of the market and of the commercial aspects of the matters make him a key lawyer for any issue related to insolvency."
"Nuno is a real leader and it is a pleasure to work alongside him. He has deep experience across a range of areas and delivers commercial, seamless advice in a client-friendly manner."