Duarte Henriques

Duarte Henriques is a lawyer and arbitrator based in Lisbon – Portugal. He is ranked as Thought Leader in Arbitration 2018, 2019 and 2023 by Who’s Who Legal and recommended by “WWL” Arbitration 2019 as a “go-to lawyer in Portugal, standing out for his extensive knowledge of commercial and investment treaty disputes” and in “WWL Arbitration 2020” as “an outstanding practitioner, who is well versed as both counsel and arbitrator in investment, banking, finance and construction disputes”. Since 1990, he has acted as both counsel and arbitrator in a number of litigation and arbitration cases related to investment disputes, banking & finance, corporate, commercial, distribution and construction disputes. Duarte Henriques has a strong experience in advising and securing “third-party funding” for clients. He serves as sole arbitrator, chair or member of tribunals in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, and as counsel in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, both institutional and ad hoc. Duarte Henriques also provides services in domestic and international litigation, and regularly works with other international law firms in dispute resolution. Duarte Henriques advises major banking and finance institutions, insurance companies, and technology/software solution providers in litigation and arbitration disputes. Duarte Henriques is listed as arbitrator in a number of institutions, including the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (including the panel for IP Disputes), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (reserve panel), the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centre, and the International Distribution Institute. He is a member of a number of international associations, including ASA, LCIA, IBA, ICC and ICCA.  Duarte Henriques is a member of the ICC Task Force on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration and of the Task Force on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) & Queen Mary University of London Law School – London. He has written numerous articles on Portuguese and International arbitration.