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Sofia Castro Caldeira

Managing Associate · Pares Advogados

PortugalLitigation, ArbitrationPortuguese, English, Spanish

About

Managing Associate at Pares Advogados with around two decades' experience, focusing on litigation, arbitration, criminal law and administrative offenses. She has extensive experience in administrative sanctions across banking & finance, environmental and aviation sectors, and in criminal matters including fiscal and white‑collar crime, having worked on major cases involving banks, public‑private partnerships and corruption.

Practice areas

LitigationArbitrationCriminal LawAdministrative LawEnvironmental LawAviation / Aeronautical LawBanking & Finance

Office

Expertise

Banking & Finance (administrative offenses)Environmental law and environmental offencesAviation / aeronautical offencesFiscal and white‑collar crimePublic–private partnerships (criminal cases)Administrative sanctions and regulatory proceedingsLitigation and arbitration

Education

  • Post‑Graduation in Air Law, Law School of Lisbon (2010–2011)
  • Specialised Program of Property Management, Confidencial Imobiliário / ISEG‑CEGE (May–July 2007)
  • Post‑Graduation in Environmental Law, Law School of Coimbra University (1998)
  • Degree in Law, Law School of the Portuguese Catholic University (1995)

Admissions

  • Portuguese Bar Association

Languages

PortugueseEnglishSpanish