Miguel Pereira da Silva

Miguel Pereira da Silva advises on ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings following ICC, LCIA, ICSID and CAC/CCIP rules. He also advises on a wide range of matters including finance, sale and purchase, supply of goods and services, commercial distribution, construction contracts and intellectual property rights.

He has extensive experience representing clients in class actions 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 Directive 2014/104/EU).

He regularly participates in national and international conferences and lectures and publishes articles on alternative dispute resolution and class actions.

He is co-author of The Class Actions Law Review: Portugal, Law Business Research, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

He is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association and the Portuguese Arbitration Association, of which he is executive secretary.