Telma PIRES DE LIMA

Telma Pires de Lima is a Senior Consultant in the Dispute Resolution practice at PLMJ Advogados in Lisbon, Portugal. She has been a member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2002 and has been with PLMJ since 2000.
Telma holds a Law Degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2000), a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Practice and Corporate Legal Advisory from the Catholic University of Portugal (Lisbon, 2002), a Postgraduate Diploma in Contract and Consumer Law from the University of Coimbra (2009), and completed the 6th University Extension Course in Arbitration at the Nova University of Lisbon (2015).
Her practice focuses on domestic and international arbitration, with particular expertise in construction disputes, corporate litigation, and commercial contract disputes. She represents clients across various sectors, including construction, banking, and energy. She is a member of the Portuguese Arbitration Association.
Telma has acted as counsel in a wide range of complex arbitration proceedings, including ICC arbitrations and ad hoc arbitrations, as well as Dispute Board proceedings under FIDIC contracts. Her experience spans multiple jurisdictions and legal systems, including Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
She is the author and co-author of publications on arbitration and construction law, including works on Dispute Boards, risk allocation in construction contracts, and the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods.
Telma is a frequent speaker at international conferences, including the Iberian Arbitration Dialogues (Madrid, 2026), the Congress of the Commercial Arbitration Centre (Lisbon, 2025), the Paris Arbitration Week (2024), the ICC Iberian Arbitration Day (Madrid, 2023), and the Portuguese Construction Law Congress (Lisbon, 2022-2024).
She is fluent in Portuguese (native) and English.
Telma has been recognised by Best Lawyers in 2023, 2024 and 2025.