Luís Sáragga Leal > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 43
1050-119 Lisboa
Portugal
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Luís Sáragga Leal
Work Department
Corporate M&A
Position
Honorary Partner
Career
Luis is one of PLMJ’s founding partners. He is a senior partner in the Corporate M&A practice and has 50 years’ experience as a lawyer. Over the years, he has acted in some of the most important legal operations in Portugal and abroad.
Luis specialises in international transactions, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment.
He provides legal support for cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects involving various countries, including China, Angola, Mozambique and Portugal.
In 1998, he was one of the driving forces behind the setting up of the PLMJ Foundation and he is still involved today in his role as president of its board.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Memberships
Portuguese section of the International Commission of Jurists
Honorary member of the Florida Bar Association
Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1980
General Council of the Bar Association, 1983
President of the Bar Association’s Institute of Law, 2005
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1968
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1970
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Projects and project finance