Pedro Duro
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : White-Collar Crime
Band 2
About
Provided by Pedro Duro
Practice Areas
Pedro Duro is a Partner in the Litigation and Arbitration, Criminal, Administrative Offences and Compliance practices. With more than two decades of experience, his practice focuses on sanctions frameworks in a wide range of sectors, both from a preventive perspective (regulation and compliance) as well as in a procedural context, in the relationship with administrative bodies, courts or other entities, public or private, national or international, with inspective functions or disciplinary powers. More recently his practice has also included Sports Law. In addition to his practice as a lawyer and a brief period teaching Criminal Law at the University of Lisbon School of Law, he was also jurist at the Portuguese Securities Market Commission, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Justice Legal Policy and Planning Office and Inspector General of the General Inspectorate for the Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Territorial Planning.
Career
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, 2000. Associate Lawyer at Sérvulo & Associados, 2008-13. Inspector General - General Inspectorate for the Agriculture, Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning, 2013-14. Associate Lawyer at Sérvulo & Associados, 2014. Counsel (2015) and Partner since 2018 at CS'Associados.
Professional Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
European Criminal Bar Association
International Bar Association
Personal
Languages - English
Chambers Review
Europe
Pedro Duro assists with administrative and criminal proceedings, including corruption, bribery and money laundering.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I would single out his long-lasting relationships with clients. He provides good advice and gives confidence to his clients."
"Pedro Duro is focused, always available and client-driven."
"Pedro is analytical and strategic in his approach."
"He has proximity and a good relationship with the client, as well as a focus on the legal problems raised and concern in providing direct and concrete answers."
"I would single out his long-lasting relationships with clients. He provides good advice and gives confidence to his clients."
"Pedro Duro is focused, always available and client-driven."
"Pedro is analytical and strategic in his approach."
"He has proximity and a good relationship with the client, as well as a focus on the legal problems raised and concern in providing direct and concrete answers."