Nuno Albuquerque

Nuno Albuquerque Angola Portugal

Member of the arbitral tribunal Associated Mediator
Angola Angolan (Angola) Portugal Portuguese (Portugal) Resident in Portugal Portuguese — Fluent English — Fluent French — Fluent Spanish — Fluent

Surname
Albuquerque
First name
Nuno
Current professional position
Lawyer / Arbitrator / Mediator / Insolvency practitioner /
Organisation / firm
N-Advogados
Country of residence
Portugal
Nationality
Angolan (Angola) Portuguese (Portugal)
Languages spoken & proficiency
PortugueseFluent EnglishFluent FrenchFluent SpanishFluent

Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Mediator roles
Associated Mediator
Professional biography
Nuno Albuquerque is a lawyer and founding partner of "N-ADVOGADOS Nuno Albuquerque, Deolinda Ribas, Law Firm, RL". Law Degree, Faculty of Law of Universidade de Coimbra (1988) and MCIArb (Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators), also has the ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators (2014), Graduate by Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in Curso de Atualização em Arbitragem (Course of Update in Arbitration – Lisbon 2012) and the Intensive Training of Arbitrators promoted by the Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry , March 2013. Postgraduate in Maritime and port law by Faculty of Law of Universidade do Porto, Porto, 2015/16. He is certified mediator ICFML (Institute for Certification and Lusophone Mediator Training) and is registered with Portugal’s Bar Association (1990), Angola’s Bar Association (2008) and Paris’s Bar Association (2014), having relevant experience in Commercial Law, Insolvency and restructuring of companies and sports law, arbitration; civil and commercial litigation. As arbitrator integrates, the arbitrators list of the Portuguese Court of Arbitration for (TAD-Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto) and the arbitrators list of CAAD-Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa, which administrate administrative matters, the ARBITRARE - Arbitration Centre of Industrial Property Rights, Domain Names, medicines and generic medicines. He’s Insolvency Administrator, especially qualified to practice management acts, since 1995 and he’s Executive Director of the Angolan CAAL-Central Voluntary Arbitration of Disputes, Luanda, Angola (2012). He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Portuguese League of Professional Football 1996 to 2002. Often participates as a speaker at workshops, seminars and conferences on Mediation and Arbitration, Commercial Law and other topics related to the regulatory; is the author of several articles in newspapers and journals, on trade issues, litigation, arbitration and sports.

Arbitrations conducted
More than 200
12 years in this role
Mediations conducted
Up to 10
12 years in this role
Expert appointments
Up to 10
12 years in this role
Role in arbitrations
Member of tribunal Presiding arbitrator

Legal / dispute expertise
Antitrust / competition law Business & Corporate Law Commercial contracts Copyrights & related rights Dispute resolution / arbitration practice National patents Regulatory & compliance (incl. pharma, medical devices, technology) Trade secrets & know-how Trademarks Unfair competition Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Artificial intelligence / data technologies Pharmaceutics
Industries
Construction & engineering Pharmaceuticals & life sciences

Bar admission(s)
1990
Governing law experience
Civil law Common law
Seat of arbitration experience
Sports / patents / real estate law
Mediation style
Facilitative
Brief description

Mediation is a structured, confidential and voluntary process in which an impartial mediator facilitates communication between the parties. It focuses on identifying their interests and needs, promoting constructive dialogue and helping them develop mutually acceptable solutions while preserving their autonomy over the final agreement.

Education (degrees)
Law Degree Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra
Certifications / licenses
Pós graduação em Arbitragem, pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Pós graduação em Direito Marítimo e Portuário, pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto
Curso Intensivo de Formação de Árbitros pelo Centro de Arbitragem da Câmara de Comercio e Industria Portuguesa
Memberships / accreditations
Ordem dos Advogados Portuguesa
Ordem dos Advogados de Paris e Angola entre 2014-2023
Institutional panels & memberships
CIArb – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ICC – International Chamber of Commerce Other OtherICFML / Corte de Arbitraje do Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madri / CBMA / CAPI / TAD / CAC
Publications and/or speaking engagements

1. Visiting Lecturer, Postgraduate Programme in Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Portuguese Catholic University (Porto) (2019–2026) 2. Visiting Lecturer, Private and Public Mediation Course, Portuguese Catholic University (Porto) (2015–2018) 3. Lecturer, Postgraduate Programme in Sports Management, INDEG/ISCTE – Institute for Business Management Development (2003), responsible for the module Sport and the European Union 4. Invited Speaker, International Negotiation and Mediation Summer Programme, Portuguese Catholic University (Porto) / ICFML (2022–2024) 5.Invited Speaker, Oporto Winter Law School (ELSA) – Alternative Dispute Resolution in Common Law, Portuguese Catholic University (Porto) (2023–2025) 6. “Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative Judge: Anticipating Predictive Administrative Justice,” in Mediation and Advocacy in Mediation: Contemporary Issues, Revista ICFML Cadernos de Conhecimento, Vol. 6, August 2024. 7. “Angola: The Legal Framework and the State of the Art of Mediation,” in Mediation and Advocacy in Mediation: Contemporary Issues, Revista ICFML-Cadernos de Conhecimento, Vol. 5, August 2023. 8. “Arbitration in the New Angolan Administrative Litigation Process Code,” Nuno Albuquerque, Young Arbitration Review, Year 9, Ed. 46, Aug 2023. 9. “Sports Arbitration,” in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Case Studies, Gestlegal, 2022 (1st ed.), Coord. Cátia Marques Cebola. 10. “ODR Readiness of Portuguese-Speaking Countries,” Ana Maria Maia Gonçalves, Andrea Maia, Nuno Albuquerque & François Bogacz, in International Journal on Online Dispute Resolution, 2022.