Practice Expertise
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
Profile
Pedro is a partner in the Banking and Finance and Capital Markets practices. With 30 years' professional experience, he has extensive experience in advising Portuguese and international clients on major projects, transactions and arbitration cases. He has led some of the most important and structural operations inthe Portuguese economy.
Pedro was Chairman of the Portuguese Arbitration Association and has served on the Executive Committee of the Mission Structure for Corporate Capitalisation, on the board of the Association of Law Firms of Portugal, on the Superior Council of the Administrative and Tax Courts and on the Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Portugal. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Between 2017 and the beginning of 2022, he performed Governmental duties, including as Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition of the XXII Government of the Portuguese Republic.
As a lawyer, Pedro was a partner at the law firms Morais Leitão and Linklaters.
Pedro was Chairman of the Portuguese Arbitration Association and has served on the Executive Committee of the Mission Structure for Corporate Capitalisation, on the board of the Association of Law Firms of Portugal, on the Superior Council of the Administrative and Tax Courts and on the Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Portugal. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Between 2017 and the beginning of 2022, he performed Governmental duties, including as Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition of the XXII Government of the Portuguese Republic.
As a lawyer, Pedro was a partner at the law firms Morais Leitão and Linklaters.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1994
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1987
Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2007-2017
Guest lecturer - Master's in Law and Management- Nova School of Law, 2010-2015
Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Other Awards
2024 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Leading Leaders League - Banking & Finance
The Legal 500
2023 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Recommended Banking and Finance
IFLR1000
2023 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Highly regarded Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2023 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Highly regarded Capital Markets: Structure finance and securitisation
Professional Associations
President of the Portuguese Arbitration Association, 2013-2017
Board of ASAP - Association of Portuguese Law Firms, 2008-2011
Professional Activities and Experience
Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, 22nd Government of the Portuguese Republic, 2019-2022
Minister of State and Economy, 21st Government of the Portuguese Republic, 2018-2019
Minister attached to the Prime Minister, 21st Government of the Portuguese Republic, 2017-2018
Member of the executive committee Mission Structure for Corporate Capitalisation, 2016-2017
Managing partner (Portugal) and partner of the law firm Linklaters, 2002-2017
Partner at the law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, 1992-2001
Other Awards
2024 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Leading Leaders League - Banking & Finance
The Legal 500
2023 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Recommended Banking and Finance
IFLR1000
2023 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Highly regarded Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2023 - Pedro Siza Vieira, Highly regarded Capital Markets: Structure finance and securitisation
Professional Associations
President of the Portuguese Arbitration Association, 2013-2017
Board of ASAP - Association of Portuguese Law Firms, 2008-2011
Professional Activities and Experience
Minister of State, Economy and Digital Transition, 22nd Government of the Portuguese Republic, 2019-2022
Minister of State and Economy, 21st Government of the Portuguese Republic, 2018-2019
Minister attached to the Prime Minister, 21st Government of the Portuguese Republic, 2017-2018
Member of the executive committee Mission Structure for Corporate Capitalisation, 2016-2017
Managing partner (Portugal) and partner of the law firm Linklaters, 2002-2017
Partner at the law firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, 1992-2001
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