The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados is a third tier firm,

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados’ ‘very good team’ advises banks and corporates on financial restructuring as well as new money financings and facilities. Clients include Portugal Telecom and BCP. Luís Miguel Cortes Martins and lawyer Francisco Barona are recommended. Alexandre Jardim left the firm.

Within Capital markets, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados is a third tier firm,

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados’ team features the ‘highly experienced’ Luís Miguel Cortes Martins, who has a ‘global vision of how business works’. The group continues to advise PT on its EMTN programme, including on a €600m notes issue. Rafael Lucas Pires advised Controlinveste on a €224m secured guaranteed exchangeable bonds issue. Alexandre Jardim joined pbbr (Pedro Pinto, Bessa Monteiro, Reis, Branco, Alexandre Jardim & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L) in September 2011.

Within Corporate and M&A, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados is a third tier firm,

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados’ team ‘understands clients’ business needs’, and recently advised Efacec in joint venture negotiations with a Romanian company. Other clients include Controlinveste and Chamartín Imobiliária. The ‘very fast-thinking and strategic’ Luís Miguel Cortes Martins and the ‘very detail-oriented and accurate’ Rafael Lucas Pires are recommended, along with Martim Anahory and Miguel Pena Machete.

Within Dispute resolution, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados is a second tier firm,

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados handles claims including contractual disputes and arbitrations spanning media, real estate, corporate, transport, and energy. Luís Miguel Cortes Martins is ‘a very good lawyer’, and Maria Raquel Moreira is also recommended.

Within EU and competition, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados is a third tier firm,

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados fields the vastly experienced Miguel Pena Machete, who represented media market research company Marktest in a claim before the PCA, and also advised ECS – Sociedade de Capital de Risco on merger notification. Other clients include Sport TV Portugal, Madre and Sovena.

Within Employment, tier 4

Inês Pinheiro’s team at Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados has experience in collective dismissal work and restructurings. Clients include Global Notícias, Portugália and Sovena. Martim Anahory and associate Tiago Pestana de Vasconcelos are recommended.

Within Insolvency and restructuring, tier 4

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados displays ‘competence and quality’ in its advice to banks and corporates in insolvency proceedings, particularly in the food distribution, media and travel sectors. Luís Miguel Cortes Martins is ‘a very good’ litigator, and Maria Raquel Moreira is also ‘excellent’.

Within Intellectual property, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados is a third tier firm,

At Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados, senior associate Maria Alexandra Almendra advises on IP protection, enforcement, and trade mark and patent licensing. Clients include Sportinveste Multimédia, Nutrigreen, Radio Notícias – Produções e Publicidade, and Publicidade de Portugal e Televisão.

Within Public law, tier 6

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados’ ‘very knowledgeable’ Cláudio Monteiro has experience in administrative and planning matters. Miguel Pena Machete and lawyer Gonçalo Reino Pires provide ‘complete and accurate advice’.

Within Real estate, tier 4

‘A really good firm’, Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados handles acquisitions, sales, leasing contracts and construction matters. Miguel Pena Machete is the main contact.

Within Tax, tier 4

Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados’ of counsel Isabel Garcia is an experienced tax lawyer.