Sofia Martins

Background

About Sofia Martins

Sofia co-heads the disputes practice at Miranda & Associados. She represents clients in a wide range of civil, commercial and investment disputes, ranging from construction to energy, in Portugal and abroad, also acting as arbitrator, both in domestic and international disputes. She is currently the President of the Board of the Portuguese Arbitration Association and is also a member of the ICC Court and Arbitration and ADR Committee. Previously, she was an officer of the IBA Arbitration Committee and co-editor of the IBA International Arbitration Guide (2017 and 2022). Sofia also served as chair the board of the arbitration Center of Concórdia (2020-2022), having also sat on the board of the Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2012 – 2019). Sofia is recognized by the most relevant publications, such as Chambers, Legal 500 and WWL. She participates regularly in industry conferences as speaker, in Portugal and abroad, and lectures in several courses in the main law schools in Portugal, also frequently writing on arbitration related matters. Sofia speaks Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.