Carla Gonçalves Borges
Partner, Vieira de Almeida
[email protected]Carla is a partner with VdA’s litigation and arbitration practice. She focuses on civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. She has been involved in some of the most high-value and complex cases in Portugal and leading several cases related to venture capital operations and respective shareholders disputes. Carla has been developing a niche in sports disputes, representing one of the leading funds in the sports industry, clubs and others. Among a variety of clients and sectors, she handles cases of private enforcement of competition law, real estate and banking disputes, and is always very active in commercial arbitration.
Carla is one of the youngest arbitrators ever to be listed with the Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAC) and other Portuguese arbitration centres, having been appointed also by the ICC.
Carla is a member of the boards of the CAC, the Portuguese Chapter of Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA), Concórdia – Conciliation and Mediation of Disputes Centre and VdAcademia. Carla integrates the CEA Commission for the drafting of a code of best practices in sports arbitration.
Carla is regularly invited to lecture on topics related to arbitration and litigation and has published several works on these matters.