Luís Miguel Cortes Martins, senior partner at Cuatrecasas in Portugal, specialises in domestic and cross-border M&A, corporate strategic advice and dispute resolution — particularly arbitration and civil litigation, where he often acts as arbitrator. His profile and commentary reflect how the M&A market has evolved towards greater sophistication, demanding multidisciplinary legal expertise, careful regulatory navigation and strategic transaction structuring to meet the needs of complex investors and cross-border deals.