Rui Cardinal Carvalho

Senior Associate Lawyer | Oporto, Porto

Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Language
  • English
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Rui Cardinal Carvalho is a Senior Associate Lawyer and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2017.

Throughout his career he has concentrated his practice in matters related to Corporate, Commercial Law and M&A, with a particular focus on the structuring of corporate restructuring transactions.

He is particularly involved in the corporate and commercial aspects of mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and restructuring of corporate groups with a presence in Portugal, as well as in transactions in Mozambique.

He has extensive experience in corporate restructuring operations, in which he provides advisory support at all stages, namely in the analysis of the corporate and commercial aspects, definition of the structure of the operation, as well as the negotiation and drafting of the underlying contracts.

He also has experience in commercial arbitration and corporate litigation.

Work Experience

Advice to corporate groups in the food sector on restructuring operations.

Advice to different size companies on litigation matters.

Advice in arbitral proceedings of different scales, having also performed the role of secretary in several arbitral tribunals.

Advice to a university residence management company on implementing operations at different locations in Portugal.

Association

Academic Background

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra

Law Degree (2015)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra

Specialization course in Compliance Penal Law (2016)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Advanced course in Commercial Arbitration (2019)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra

Postgraduate Diploma in Contract Law (2019)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra

Master’s degree in Corporate Legal Sciences (2020)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra - Instituto de Direito das Empresas e do Trabalho

Postgraduate diploma in Corporate Law (2021)

Faculdade de Direito da Universidadde de Coimbra

PhD in Law (Attending)