Filipe Avides Moreira > PLMJ > Oporto, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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AV DA BOAVISTA
EDIFÍCIO PASSEIO DA BOAVISTA Nº 21214, 407
4100-134 PORTO
Portugal
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Filipe Avides Moreira
Work Department
Corporate M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Filipe is a partner in the Corporate M&A practice and has 20 years’ experience as a lawyer. His main areas of activity include mergers and acquisitions, venture capital operations, public-private partnerships, concessions and corporate restructuring.
He has extensive experience in M&A operations (due diligence, negotiation and closing), and in the services and infrastructure concessions sector. In this sector, he has advised public entities, private promoters and construction companies.
Filipe is a member of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) and member of the board of the UIA’s Portuguese Committee. He is also a member of the board of the Porto Commercial Association.
He was trainer at the Portuguese Bar Association and at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto. Before joining PLMJ, Filipe was a lawyer at Cuatrecasas for 10 years. He has also worked as a lawyer in Macau.
Filipe has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University Coimbra and a postgraduate in European studies from the same faculty.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
The Portuguese editorial board for the legal area of the Brazilian publisher Juruá
The board of the Porto Commercial Association
The UIA – International Association of Lawyers
The board of the Portuguese Committee of the UIA
Education
Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 2015.
Course in accounting for lawyers and engineers at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 1998
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1996
Postgraduate course in public law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 2003
Postgraduate course in “The New Public Procurement Code” at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto, 2010
Specialisation course in public procurement and the evaluation of proposals in tender processes at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (CEDIPRE), 2010
Postgraduate course in corporate law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2015
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
Lauded for its ‘prompt, accurate and solution-focused’ advice, PLMJ remains a strong choice for clients seeking expertise across a broad spectrum of legal matters, including corporate and M&A, public law, employment, tax, and dispute resolution. Steering the practice is Filipe Avides Moreira, who stands out for his focus on the infrastructure and construction sectors. Diogo Duarte Campos, a public law expert, is noted for his professionalism in handling both contentious and non-contentious matters. José Pedro Anacoreta is a key adviser on employment and social security issues, with a particular focus on regulatory issues and restructuring processes. Senior consultant Raquel Freitas stands out for her specialisation in environmental law.
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
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