Laura Cecília Lourenço
Associate Lawyer • Lisbon
Laura Cecília Lourenço is an associate lawyer and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2024, working on the Litigation and Arbitartion practice area.
Her practice focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border civil and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on contractual disputes, while also advising in matters relating to Insurance, Real Estate, and Insolvency & Restructuring.
She is involved in judicial proceedings before the Portuguese courts, as well as in pre-litigation legal advice, assisting domestic and international clients in the definition and implementation of dispute resolution strategies.
She regularly advises on cross-border disputes involving issues of international jurisdiction and the application of European and international legal instruments.
She also advises national and international insurers and reinsurers in disputes concerning large-risk insurance, including coverage and liability matters, as well as airlines on regulatory and passenger rights issues.
Experience
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Advising national and international insurers and reinsurers on disputes relating to large-risk insurance, including coverage and liability matters;
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Advising domestic and international clients on contractual disputes, including matters relating to breach of contract, contractual interpretation and performance, and contractual liability;
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Advising national and international companies on cross-border civil and commercial disputes, including matters of private international law;
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Advising clients on real estate disputes involving property rights, promissory sale and purchase agreements, construction contracts and contractual liability;
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Advising creditors on debt recovery and restructuring matters;
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Ongoing advice to airlines on regulatory and passenger rights matters;
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Preparing legal opinions and legal memoranda on contractual law, civil procedure, private international law and insurance law.
Habilitações académicas
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Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa
Law Degree (2023)
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Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Master’s Degree in Forensic Law (attending)