Miguel Pereira da Silva

Miguel Pereira da Silva frequently participates in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings following ICC, LCIA, ICSID and CAC/CCIP rules. This involves a wide range of matters including finance, sale and purchase, supply of goods and services, commercial distribution and representation, construction contracts and intellectual property rights.

He has extensive experience in judicial disputes concerning private enforcement of competition law, consumer rights and data privacy.

In 2016, he was based at the firm’s Madrid office, where he was involved in international arbitration proceedings relating to investment protection in the renewable energy sector, FIDIC contracts and M&A.

He was also part of the Cuatrecasas team that prepared a report for the European Commission on national court guidelines to assess passing-on (under the EU Damages Directive, Directive 2014/104/EU).

He regularly participates in national and international conferences, gives lectures and publishes articles on alternative dispute resolution and collective redress.

He is co-author of The Class Actions Law Review: Portugal, Law Business Research, 2022 and 2023.

He is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association and the Portuguese Arbitration Association (APA) and is currently a member of the Coordinating Committee of the Under 40 Council of APA.