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Marta Veludo dos Santos

Senior Associate
About

Marta Veludo dos Santos is a senior associate in the with more than 17 years' experience and practice in litigation and arbitration.

She is a lawyer with extensive experience in the disputes of a wide range of matters, such as real estate, energy, corporate and M&A disputes, contractual and non-contractual liability, medical liability, product liability and IP related disputes.

Marta has worked on a relevant number of important operations and complex disputes involving cross-border litigation.

She works in disputes across several sectors, regarding both national and international companies, as well as on insolvency and pre-insolvency matters. She advises clients closely in complex pre-litigation matters, providing relevant insight in negotiation and litigation strategies.

Professional QualificationsAdvogado admitted with the Ordem dos Advogados (Portuguese Bar Association), 2007

EXPERIENCE

  • Acting for leading Portuguese Company in the consumer goods and food sector, with international presence, in a dispute on matters of pre-contractual liability and unjust enrichment and defence against contractual liability and unfair competition claims, including appeals.
  • Advising and acting for Portuguese companies in the renewable energy sector cross-border pre-litigation and litigation against a Spanish based Energy Company regarding a high-value contractual dispute on PPA and market agent contracts.
  • Acting for Portuguese Retail Companies on an IP litigation initiated a Portuguese based global company in the retail sector, including appeals, regarding IP infringement and unfair competition.
  • Acting for a Fund in dispute regarding real estate sale of various high value properties and pre-emption rights.
  • Advising on various M&A pre-litigation negotiations following Covid-19, including the restructuring of a quota sale of a Portuguese-based company with an amusement park and negotiations regarding an SPA and linked contracts for a major shopping centre.
Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Oporto, Law Degree, 2007

Prior Experience

  • 2025 - present, Senior Associate at DLA Piper
  • 2019 - 2025, Senior Associate, Lisbon Office of international Law Firm
  • 2016 - 2018, Senior Associate at DLA Piper
  • 2007 - 2016, Trainee and Associate Lawyer, Oporto Office of Lisbon based Law Firm