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Gonçalo Madeira
Partner

Lawyer

Gonçalo Madeira

Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
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Gonçalo Madeira is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency & Restructuring teams.

With over 20 years of experience, he represents a roster of clients, in disputes arising from commercial relations between companies, purchase and sale agreements, supply and service agreements, works contracts, agency agreements, or commercial concession agreements in general, among others. He also has experience in disputes relating to non-contractual civil liability.

Gonçalo advises national and international clients both in the pre-litigation stage and in disputes before judicial or arbitral courts.

Gonçalo is ranked Band 6 for Dispute Resolution, by Chambers Global and Europe, 2026 and he is recommended for Dispute Resolution by Legal 500, 2025. He is recognised for Litigation and Insolvency and Reorganization Law by Best Lawyers for the past years and is also acknowledged as Highly Recommended for International Arbitration and as Recommended for White Collar-Crime and as Excellent for Civil & Commercial Litigation and Restructuring & Insolvency by Leaders League, 2026.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2022.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Award
    Gonçalo Madeira - excellent vision and strategy, excellent relationship.
    Legal 500 (2025)
  • Award
    Gonçalo Madeira has always demonstrated a deep knowledge of our subjects, with a technical capacity to match the most complex issues.
    Chambers Europe (2025)
  • Award
    Gonçalo Madeira has always demonstrated a deep knowledge of our subjects, with a technical capacity to match the most complex issues. Gonçalo Madeira is a very pragmatic, clear and concise lawyer.
    Chambers Global (2025)
  • Award
    Gonçalo Madeira has a fantastic understanding of our business and the objectives we would like to receive from our legal advice.
    Legal 500 (2024)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2005

Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Insights by Gonçalo

New regime for electronic summons and notification of natural and legal persons in legal proceedings

14 Feb 2025 5 min read

Harmonisaton of EU Insolvency Law and its impact on avoidance actions in Portugal

23 Feb 2024 9 min read

Impact of EU "Pre-pack proceedings" directive in Spain and Portugal

21 Jul 2023 2 min read

Pre-pack proceedings in Portugal introduce a brave new world

21 Jul 2023 4 min read
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