Pedro Cardigos is a Partner in the firm's Banking, Derivatives, and Capital Markets and Corporate and M&A groups. Pedro's practice focuses on representing investment banking firms in a wide range of capital markets transactions, derivatives, corporate finance, as well as in mergers and acquisitions. Pedro has also participated in several important arbitrations, national and internationally.

Chicago-Kent School of Law - ITT, LL.M. American Legal Studies, 1989.
São Paulo University School of Law, Brazil, Post Graduation Course in International Law, 1988.
Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law, Law Degree, 1987.

Partner of "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L. ", since 2008.
Partner of "Abreu, Cardigos & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", 1993-2007.
Associate at "Baker & McKenzie, Chicago", 1989-1990.
Associate at "Baker & McKenzie, São Paulo", 1987-1989.

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Porfírio Moreira is a Partner in the firm's Corporate Group. Porfirio's practice focuses on corporate, EU law, and employment related matters. Porfirio has wide experience in business reorganization, involving private and state-owned companies as well as in litigation and arbitration, frequently in cross-border disputes.

College of Europe, LL.M in EU Law, 2012.
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Postgraduate Studies in EU Law, 2007.
Nova University of Lisbon School of Law, Postgraduate Studies in Employment, 2006.
University of Lisbon School of Law, Law Degree, 2004.

Visiting Lecturer at Universidade Católica de Angola (law school), since 2016.
Visiting Lecturer at Universidade Agostinho Neto (postgraduate studies), since 2016.
Partner of "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L. ", since 2014.
Associate at "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", since 2008.
Secondee at the French law firm "Cabinet Bredin Prat" in Paris, 2009.
Júnior Associate and Associate at "Azevedo Neves, Benjamim Mendes & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL", 2004-2008.

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João Paulo is a senior counsel of the firm specialized in EU and Competition Law, Arbitration and Litigation. João Paulo advises international and national clients in merger control cases, antitrust matters and investigations, EU and domestic litigation and arbitration. Admitted in Portugal and Malta.

Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law LL.M. EU and Competition Law, 1990.
Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law, Post Graduation Course in European Legal Studies 1987.
Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law, Law Degree, 1985.

Senior Counsel of "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", 2018.
Founding partner of “Garrigues Portugal” where he led the EU and Competition Law practice, 2000-2018.
Partner of “Landwell” and consultant of “PricewaterhouseCoopers”, 1998-2000.
Partner of "Abreu, Cardigos & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", 1993-1998.
Partner of “F. Castelo Branco, Nobre Guedes & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados/Grupo Legal Português” (F. Castelo Branco, Nobre Guedes & Associados, Simmons & Simmons, J. y A. Garrigues and Pinheiro Neto Advogados), 1990-1993.
Associate at “Assis de Almeida & Associados”, 1985-1990.

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Pedro Santos Azevedo is Of Counsel at the firm and is part of the Public, Regulation and Competition group. Pedro has extensive experience in Administrative Law, namely in Public Procurement, having assisted several public and private entities throughout all stages of the tender processes. Pedro has experience as a lawyer and legal adviser and worked alongside the Portuguese National Authority for Communications as a legal expert. Pedro is also a regular speaker in seminars, lectures and postgraduate courses on public procurement and has several publications on this matter.

University of Lisbon School of Law, PhD Candidate in Administrative Law since 2019.
University of Coimbra School of Law, Postgraduate studies in Public Procurement, 2019.
University of Coimbra School of Law, Postgraduate studies in Regulation and Competition Law, 2016.
University of Lisbon School of Law, Master of Law, Legal and Political Science, 2015.
University of Lisbon School of Law, Law Degree, 2010.

Of Counsel at "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, R.L." since 2019.
Founder and Member of the Board of the Administrative Law Review.
Member of CEDIPRE’s Public Procurement Group.
Arbitrator at CAAD – Center for Administrative Arbitration.
Legal expert at the Portuguese National Authority for Communications.
Junior Associate at “Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, RL”.
Junior Associate at “BAS, Sociedade de Advogados, RL”.

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Pedro Barata Sousa is a Consultant to the Firm. Pedro's practice focuses in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, business reorganization and real estate. Pedro has also relevant experience in litigation, arbitration and corporate investigations, internationally and locally.

LL.M. in Commercial and Corporate Law at Queen Mary, University of London, 2014.
Institute for Economic, Fiscal and Tax Law of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, Intensive Course in Accounting, 2012.
Catholic University School of Law, Lisbon, Corporate law post-graduated studies, 2010.
Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon School of Law, Law Degree, 2008.

Consultant with "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", since March 2017.
Associate at "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", 2012-2013 and 2016-2017.
Associate at “Lipman Karas LLP” (London), 2014-2016.
Júnior Associate at "Cardigos e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados R.L.", since September 2008.

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