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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Portugal

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, tier 4

António Mouteira Guerreiro heads the team at Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L., which advises banks and investments funds on Portuguese operations. Clients include Santander Group, Bank of Ireland and Liberty Mutual.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, tier 4

Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L. recently handled a glut of securitisation and regulatory work, and also acts in contentious cases, such as advising the Portuguese Securities Market Commission on claim procedures relating to a takeover bid. António Mouteira Guerreiro is recommended.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

The experienced António Mouteira Guerreiro heads the corporate team at Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L., which has been assisting Symlabs and Telectrinf on structuring and implementation of their businesses in Portugal and Angola. The firm has also been busy with corporate restructurings.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

Sílvia Santos Ferreira now leads the disputes practice at Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L., following Cristina Penim’s departure to Sousa Guedes, Oliveira Couto & Associados. The team is developing its expertise in real estate litigation, has an active white-collar crime practice, and acts on judicial reviews of decisions made by regulatory bodies such as the Portuguese Securities Market Commission.

Intellectual property

Within Intellectual property, MGRA & Associados is a third tier firm,

Helga Lopes Ribeiro leads the practice at Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L., which advises clients such as Shazam Entertainment and Canalmail on software and internet matters and disputes, including domain name work.

Public law

Within Public law, tier 5

Mário da Rosa Amaral and Tiago Dias José lead the practice at Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L., which advises clients on licensing matters and is also defending OTLIS and the public transport entity ACE against various claims.

Real estate

Within Real estate, tier 4

Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L.’s team is led by Helga Lopes Ribeiro and advises clients from the construction industry and hospitality sector. For example, it is assisting a Spanish hotelier on a new hotel construction in Portugal, and also represents the Hilton Group.

Tax

Within Tax, MGRA & Associados is a third tier firm,

Mário da Rosa Amaral heads Mouteira Guerreiro, Rosa Amaral & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados R.L.’s highly recommended tax team, which handles tax advice and litigation. The firm advises furniture retailer Moviflor on corporate tax and real estate transactions, as well as in contentious matters relating to its tax assessments, and also represents the Portuguese subsidiaries of Liberty Mutual and General Motors.


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