Pedro is a partner in the Dispute Resolution practice who is known for his extensive experience in corporate and financial disputes. He has represented clients in large, highly complex court and arbitration cases, often involving multiple jurisdictions. Before working as a lawyer, he was judge in the Portuguese courts for more than a decade.

Pedro is a professor at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where he is responsible for the subject of corporate law and he coordinates the master’s in law and management, offered in conjunction with Nova School of Business and Economics. Pedro has a PhD in private law and has written books and articles on various topics, but with a particular emphasis on corporate governance and M&A.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2014

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1994
Graduation as judge at the Centre for Judicial Studies, 1998
Master's in legal sciences (LLM) from the University of Lisbon, 2000
Doctorate (PhD) in private law from the University Nova de Lisbon, 2011

Significant Accomplishments
Other Awards
2024 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
Chambers Europe
2024 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Litigation
2023 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Litigation
2022 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Litigation
Chambers Global
2024 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Dispute Resolution
2023 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Dispute Resolution
2022 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Dispute Resolution
The Legal 500
2023 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Recommended Dispute Resolution
2023 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Next Generation Partners Insolvency and Restructuring
2022 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Dispute Resolution
2022 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Next Generation Partners Insolvency and Restructuring
2021 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Next Generation Partners Insolvency and Restructuring
2021 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Dispute Resolution
2019 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Insolvency and Restructuring
2018 - Pedro Caetano Nunes Litigation and Dispute Resolution
IFLR1000
2023 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring
2022 - Pedro Caetano Nunes, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring


Professional Activities and Experience
Of counsel at PLMJ since 2014
Professor (chair in corporate law) at the law faculty of University Nova de Lisbon since 2012
Professor on the Master's in Law and Management, Nova School of Business and Economics, since 2012
Lecturer at the Centre for Judicial Studies, 2012-2014
Judge at the Lisbon Civil Courts, 2000-2012
Judge at the Grandola and Porto de Mos District Courts, 1998-2000

• Proposal for a European Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets

  By Pedro Nunes, André Abrantes, Ana Nunes Teixeira |May 2021

Additional Articles100 anos de Arbitragem : Os casos essenciais comentados
Advogados PLMJ, Arbitration
Coimbra Editora, Colecao Juridica PLMJ, Vol. IX, 2016

Atos gratuitos, capacidade juridica e vinculacao das sociedades comerciais
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Societario, Corporate
in III Congresso Direito das Sociedades em Revista, Almedina, 2014

Arbitragem e medidas cautelares: algumas notas
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Arbitration
in VI Congresso do Centro de Arbitragem Comercial, Almedina, 2013

Jurisprudencia sobre o dever de lealdade dos administradores
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Corporate
in II Congresso Direito das Sociedades em Revista, Almedina, 2012

Comunicacao de clausulas contratuais gerais
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Consumer Law
in Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Carlos Ferreira de Almeida, II, Almedina, 2011

Dever de gesta­o dos administradores de sociedades anonimas
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Corporate
Almedina, 2012

Corporate Governance
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Corporate
Almedina, 2006

Responsabilidade civil dos administradores perante os accionistas
Pedro Caetano Nunes, Corporate
Almedina, 2001