The Legal 500

10 Apr 2008 - Miranda and Fundação do Gil, a not-for-profit organisation, are pleased to announce that they have signed a cooperation protocol for pro bono legal services to be provided by Miranda.

31 Jul 2008 - Miranda has been awarded the National Environmental Award for 2008 by decision of the Portuguese Federation of Environmental Protection Associations (CPADA – “Confederação Portuguesa das Associações de Defesa do Ambiente”). The award cerimony took place on 28 July at the Mãe D’Água das Amoreiras, a former water reservoir and a Lisbon landmark site.

6 Aug 2008 - Miranda is pleased to announce that the following 8 new associates have joined the Firm: Alexandra Aboim Inglez, António Teixeira Duarte, Filipe Duarte Neves, Mauro Mota Veiga, Ricardo da Mota Veiga, Maria Araújo, Leonor Frias Cagigal and Tatiana Mendes António.

2 Oct 2008 - Miranda and Vieira de Almeida & Associados (“VdA”) are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement for the provision of pro bono legal services.

31 Oct 2008 - Miranda and the Lisbon University Law School (“LLS”), through its Institute for Legal Cooperation (“ILC”), have signed a cooperation protocol aimed at further developing the cooperation which is currently carried out by the LLS in connection with universities from Portuguese-speaking African countries, Timor-Leste, Goa and the United States.

10 Nov 2008 - Miranda is pleased to announce its arrival in Brazil. In association with the Brazilian law firm Bichara, Barata, Costa & Rocha Advogados (“BBC&R”), Miranda will be advising clients in investment projects in the country, especially in the oil and gas sector. With this initiative, Miranda will join the core of law firms who participate in the exponential development of the oil and gas sector in Brazil.

17 Nov 2008 - Miranda held a Workshop on the new Labor Code at the Lisbon Marriott Hotel on 29 October. Miranda Associates João Santos, Paula Dutschmann, Joana Neves and Cláudia Santos addressed an audience of HR directors and heads of legal departments from both local and foreign companies. The speakers at this event presented a general overview on the proposed changes that will come into force in 2009, as well as on the new ways of hiring and new types of work contracts, adaptability in labor relationships, schedule flexibility, working hours and workload management. The presentation closed with the discussion of the changes on disciplinary proceedings and termination of work contracts.

The Portuguese Catholic University Law School (Lisbon campus), the most internationally oriented Portuguese Law School, and the law firm Miranda are pleased to announce the creation of the Miranda Chair on Transnational Finance Law. The Chair, the first to be funded by a private organization in Portugal, will be held by Prof. Jan Dalhuisen, an internationally renowned scholar, lecturing in London (King's College) and Berkeley. With the creation of this Chair, Prof. Dalhuisen will be a residing Professor lecturing on the post graduate international program of the Catholic University.

The American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”), one of the largest American organizations of lawyers and judges, will hold its International Meeting on May 14, in Lisbon. The law firm Miranda is sponsoring the event, which will bring together American and Portuguese attorneys and judges in the country’s capital. Several local and internationally renowned speakers will be attending the meeting, including Latvian justices and attorneys