Rita is a partner and co-head of the Dispute Resolution practice, specialising in corporate and financial litigation. She has 20 years’ experience, focusing primarily on advising clients, mainly banks, in legal actions relating to financial instruments issued or sold through financial intermediation, civil liability of directors and corporate disputes.

Rita has worked on cases of great significance and complexity, representing leading Portuguese and international banks.

She has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association since 1999.

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1997
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1999

Significant Accomplishments
Other Awards
2024 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2022 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2022 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2021 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2020 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Women Lawyers Leading Change Iberian Lawyer - Inspira Law
2020 - Rita Samoreno Gomes, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
Chambers Europe
2024 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Litigation
2023 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Litigation
2022 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Litigation
Chambers Global
2024 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Dispute Resolution
2023 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Dispute Resolution
2022 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Dispute Resolution
The Legal 500
2022 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Dispute Resolution
2021 - Rita Samoreno Gomes Dispute Resolution


Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2016