Henrique Almeida Costa
HAC
MANAGING PARTNER & FOUNDER
CONTACT
h.almeida@vlolawfirm.com
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LANGUAGES
Portuguese · English · Spanish · French
BAR ADMISSION
Portuguese Bar (Ordem dos Advogados)
BIOGRAPHY
Selected speaking engagements
  • IBA Annual Conference 2024 — "Cross-border enforcement post-Brexit"
  • INSOL Europe Annual 2023 — Panel on EU Insolvency Regulation amendments
  • AIJA Annual Congress 2022 — Workshop on multi-jurisdictional litigation strategy
Professional memberships
  • Ordem dos Advogados Portugueses — Lisbon Bar Association
  • International Bar Association (IBA) — Litigation Committee
  • AIJA — Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (alumnus)
  • INSOL Europe — Cross-border restructuring working group
Education
  • Universidade de Lisboa — Faculdade de Direito (LL.B. with distinction)
  • École de Droit de la Sorbonne, Paris I (LL.M. International Business Law)
Henrique founded VLO Law Firm in 2011 after a decade in cross-border commercial practice at international firms. He leads complex multi-jurisdictional disputes with a focus on enforcement of foreign judgments, corporate matters, and international arbitration. His practice spans European jurisdictions, MENA, and Latin America.
Prior to founding VLO, Henrique was Senior Associate at a leading Iberian firm where he led the cross-border disputes desk. He represents clients before the Lisbon Commercial Court, the Tribunal da Relação, and acts as counsel in ICC, LCIA and ad hoc arbitrations.
PRACTICE AREAS
Henrique advises on
CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES
Multi-jurisdictional litigation coordination.
Foreign judgments, exequatur, NY Convention.
ENFORCEMENT
ARBITRATION
ICC, LCIA, ad hoc proceedings.
CORPORATE
Shareholder disputes, derivative claims.
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REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Selected anonymised work
€12M award enforced across DE, CY, AT
Cross-border negotiation involving Portuguese and Brazilian corporate codes; settlement at fair valuation.
PT/BR holding shareholder buyout
ICC arbitration · construction dispute MENA
Counsel for claimant; favourable interim relief; award pending.
ARBITRATION · 2024
CORPORATE · 2022
ENFORCEMENT · 2023
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