Portugal | FCB announces three new Partners

Ricardo Couto, who joined Eversheds Sutherland FCB in 2021 to coordinate the Banking and Capital Markets Department, has more than 25 years of experience in the financial sector, developing his practice mainly in the areas of capital markets, investment and retail banking, with extensive experience in advising on credit operations for companies, financial institutions and investment funds.

Fábio Loureiro has been working with the Litigation and Arbitration Department since January 2014, in the areas of civil and commercial law, particularly on issues related to civil liability and national and transnational contractual disputes. He is also involved in coordinating the LEXplain podcast and co-coordinating the Eversheds Sutherland FCB team dedicated to ESG matters.

João Rocha de Almeida has been with Eversheds Sutherland FCB since 2014, as part of the Public, Administrative and Environmental Law Department and is dedicated to monitoring arbitration and judicial disputes related to the construction sector, as well as advising on regulatory matters. He also has extensive experience in monitoring projects in the Energy and Natural Resources practice area.

To Rodrigo Almeida Dias, Co-Managing Partner at Eversheds Sutherland FCB, "Ricardo, Fábio and João becoming partners is proof of how much the firm values its human capital and recognition of the very important contribution that each of them has made to the sustained growth of their respective practice areas and the firm as a whole".