Nuno is a senior partner in the Dispute Resolution practice and has more than 35 years of experience. He has worked on numerous cases of great legal complexity and economic significance in commercial and financial matters and has extensive experience in the areas of directors' liability and the automotive industry. In recent years, he has acted for multinational companies and directors in class actions.

As a restructuring and insolvency lawyer, Nuno has been involved in the most complex cross-border insolvency proceedings, representing the main parties involved.

As a representative of the Portuguese Bar Association, Nuno contributed to the drafting of the Portuguese Insolvency and Corporate Recovery Code and has played an active role in judicial matters throughout his career.

He is chairman of the board of the Circle of Litigation Lawyers and a member of Insol Europe, Insol International, the International Bar Association and the Portuguese Insolvency Law Association APDIR. Nuno has also written legal articles and participated as a speaker and lecturer in seminars and postgraduate courses on civil procedure and restructuring and insolvency.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 1989

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1987

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers Europe
2025 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Litigation
2025 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Litigation
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Litigation
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Litigation
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Litigation
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
"He is a "highly knowledgeable individual who is able to identify problems, create solutions and unlock difficulties."
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
"He is recognised by interviewees as a "first-tier lawyer" and is particularly praised for his efficient case management."
2019 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
"He is notably active in the automotive sector and sources value his responsiveness, availability and deep knowledge of the Portuguese courts."
2019 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
"He is referred to by clients as a lawyer with deep practical knowledge, who enriches discussions and analyses of the situations presented and helps clients understand the big picture."
2018 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
2018 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency
2017 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
2017 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Restructuring & Insolvency

Chambers Global
2025 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Senior Statespeople Dispute Resolution
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 2 Dispute Resolution
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
"He is recognised by interviewees as a "first-tier lawyer" and is particularly praised for his efficient case management."
2019 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
"Civil litigation specialist, he egularly represents important corporates in high-value mandates, including cross-border cases."
2018 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
"Sources note that he is organised, adding that he looks at every detail."
2017 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Band 1 Litigation
"Feedback identifies him as "very experienced, with a solid knowledge of procedural and substantive law which makes him a very good litigator."

The Legal 500
2025 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Dispute Resolution
2025 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Insolvency and Restructuring
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall Of Fame Dispute Resolution
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall Of Fame Insolvency and Restructuring
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Dispute Resolution
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Insolvency and Restructuring
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro Criminal Law, White Collar Deffence and Compliance
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Insolvency and Restructuring
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Dispute Resolution
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Dispute Resolution
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Hall of Fame Insolvency and Restructuring
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading individual Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading individual Insolvency and Restructuring
2019 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading individual - Hall of fame Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2019 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading individual - Hall of fame Insolvency and Restructuring
2018 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Individual Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2018 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Individual Insolvency and Restructuring
2017 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Individual Litigation and Dispute Resolution
2017 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Individual Insolvency and Restructuring

IFLR1000
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Highly regarded Insolvency & Restructuring
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro Insolvency & Restructuring
2019 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro Insolvency & Restructuring
2018 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro Insolvency & Restructuring

Other Awards
2025 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2024 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2023 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Restructuring & Insolvency
2022 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2021 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation
2020 - Nuno Líbano Monteiro, Leading Leaders League - Civil and Commercial Litigation

Professional Associations

• International Bar Association
  

IBA - International Bar Association, 1999
General Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 2004
Concórdia - Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration of Conflicts, 2004
Board member CAC - Circle of Litigation Lawyers
Insol Europe, 2013


Professional Activities and Experience
Assisted in drafting the Company Insolvency and Recovery Code 2003 as a representative of the Portuguese Bar Association
Assisted in the 2004 review of the enforcement proceedings framework as a representative of the Portuguese Bar Association
Co-chair of the IBA conference "Reorganisation and Restructuring", Madrid, 2009
Member of the drafting committee for the Cape Verde Insolvency Code, 2009
Participant in the "Leading Professional Service Firms Program", Harvard Business School, Boston, 2011
Vice-president of the section "Insolvency of Regulated Businesses" of the R&W section of the IBA - International Bar Association, 2011
Co-chair of the 17th Global Insolvency and Restructuring Conference - IBA - International Bar Association, Paris, 2011
Speaker at a variety of conferences on the subject of insolvency and restructuring of companies
Coordinator and co-author of the book "Company Insolvency and Recovery Code Annotated", PLMJ Collection, Coimbra Editora, 2012.

• Changes to the Insolvencyand Corporate Recovery Code

  By Nuno Monteiro |January 2022

Additional ArticlesClass Action 2016 - Getting the Deal Through
Nuno Libano Monteiro e Antonio Pedro Pinto Monteiro (co-autores)
Law Business Research 2016

Chapter 18 - Portugal, in Financing Company Group Restructurings
Nuno Libano Monteiro, Filipa Cotta e Francisco da Cunha Matos, Restruturacao & Contencioso Financeiro
Oxford University Press, 2015