Miguel Pereira da Silva

Senior Associate

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He specializes in national and international arbitration, both commercial and investement, and complex litigation, particularly mass damages claims and class actions.

Miguel Pereira da Silva frequently participates as a lawyer in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings under ICC, LCIA, ICSID and CAC/CCIP Rules, concerning a wide rage of matters, notably, financial, sale and purchase, supply of goods and services, commercial distribution and representation and construction contracts and intellectual property rights.

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

In 2016, he worked in the 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 is also part of the Cuatrecasas team that prepared a report for the European Commission on national court guidelines to assess pass-on (under the EU Damages Directive, Directive 2014/104/EU).

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

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.

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

Education

  • University extension course in Arbitration
    Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2015

    Bachelor of Laws
    Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, 2009

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