Duarte Schmidt Lino > PLMJ > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, 43
1050-119 Lisboa
Portugal
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Duarte Schmidt Lino

Work Department
Corporate M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Duarte is a partner and co-head of the Corporate M&A practice. He has over 18 years’ experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, investment funds and privatisation.
Duarte is known for handling major private equity, corporate governance, M&A and privatisation transactions, working both in Portugal and internationally, with a focus on the markets of Angola, Brazil and Mozambique.
Duarte has a law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and completed a postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Education
Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 2000
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2002
Postgraduate in Banking Law, the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Highlighted for its ‘pragmatism and multi-disciplinary ability’, PLMJ navigates a wide range of transactions its international and domestic client base, demonstrating particular expertise in healthcare, IT, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Diogo Perestrelo is noted for his varied practice, assisting clients across the energy, aviation, telecoms, infrastructure and transport segments. He leads the team alongside Duarte Schmidt Lino, who is lauded for his ‘excellent ability to manage complex negotiations, which, combined with his experience and technical knowledge, makes him a leading professional in corporate and M&A.’ Bárbara Godinho Correia handles merger operations, privatisations, and acquisitions, while Filipe Avides Moreira has extensive experience in the service and infrastructure concession sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
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
- Real estate and construction