Mafalda Ribeiro
Associate
Mafalda Ribeiro is an Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team at Capsticks LLP who specialises in procurement litigation.
She is experienced in acting for and advising clients in complex, high-value procurement disputes, with particular experience across the healthcare sector.
Mafalda has extensive experience across all stages of the litigation process, from pre-action strategy and disclosure through to witness evidence, trial preparation, settlement negotiation and resolution. Her pragmatic and commercially focused approach helps clients navigate contentious procurement matters effectively and achieve strategic outcomes.
Expertise
A selection of Mafalda’s work highlights include:
- Acted for an ICB in a £97m procurement challenge for the provision of a pan-London home oxygen service.
- Acted for a wholly owned government subsidiary in defending a long- standing procurement dispute concerning the award of a cleaning services contract worth £250m.
- Represented an NHS Trust in a procurement challenge concerning the award of a £346m contract for the provision of soft facilities management services.
- Represents 22 Integrated Care Boards in a £168 million procurement challenge concerning clinical waste contracts.
- Represents a Registered Provider of social housing in a procurement challenge concerning the award of a contract for commercial cleaning and window cleaning services.
- Acts for an NHS Trust in the issued PFI litigation valued at £56m.
Admitted as a Solicitor
September 2024
Qualifications
- MSc Law (Business and Management), University of Law, 2021
- LPC, University of Law, 2021
- GDL, University of Law, 2020
- BA (Hons) History, University of Exeter, 2019
