Luis Felipe Catão
Luis Felipe Catão is an associate in Dechert's securities and complex litigation practice in London. He focuses on commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
Mr. Catão has represented clients in international and multi-party disputes in arbitral proceedings, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He also has experience in transactional matters, which informs his approach to disputes.
Mr. Catão trained at Dechert and qualified in 2026.
- A hedge fund defending a US$870 million civil fraud claim in the Commercial Court.
- Various Lebanese financial institutions in connection with claims and defences related to the Lebanese banking crisis.
- A major IT developer in a multi-hundred-million pound pre-action dispute related to delays in delivering an IT solution.
- Kids in Need of Defence (UK) – Assisting a child in their application to obtain British Citizenship.
- Windrush Compensation Scheme – Participating in research project related to applications to the Windrush Compensation Scheme feeding into a report presented to UK parliamentarians by JUSTICE UK.
- Freedom Now – Drafting submission to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention seeking the release of a political prisoner.
- Personal Independence Payment Appeals – Drafting submissions for successful benefits appeal for a vulnerable individual.
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- King’s College London, LL.B., 2022, Honours
- IE University, LL.M., International Business Law, 2023
- The University of Law, LL.M., in Legal Practice (SQE1&2), 2024, Distinction
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- England and Wales
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- Portuguese
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- German
- English