Rui Peixoto Duarte > Abreu Advogados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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Rui Peixoto Duarte
Work Department
Corporate and M&A Law, Real Estate Law.
Position
Partner.
Career
Rui Peixoto Duarte is a Partner and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2006 working primarily in contracts, corporate and financial areas in corporate business structuring operations.
He focuses particularly on matters related to the incorporation of new business by international companies in Portugal and on acquisitions, mergers and demergers.
He has also participated in the negotiation of commercial distribution and agency contracts as well as in litigation proceedings involving contractual and corporate issues.
Additionally, he has extensive experience on advising in transactions in the automotive, information technology, real estate, food, healthcare, chemical and financial sectors having participated in important operations carried out in Portugal in recent years.
He is also Co-Head of the French Desk and Brazilian Desk and has collaborated on matters involving French and Brazilian legislation.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association.
International Bar Association.
Counselor of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in London.
Member of the editorial board of Confidencial Imobiliário.
Education
Law degree, University of Paris 2 Assas (Maîtrise en Droit International et Europeen) (1981); Equivalence to Law Degree from the University of Coimbra Faculty of Law (1983); Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard Law School (Fall 1995 and June 1996).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
Described as the ‘most well-prepared firm in Porto’, Abreu Advogados
draws considerable praise from clients, who turn to the team for its ‘strong experience in corporate law’. Operating with a significant presence in Porto, the team is notably active in the real estate, life sciences and manufacturing sectors, focusing on core practice areas such as tax, corporate, employment, dispute resolution and banking. Maria Dulce Soares oversees the firm’s tax group, showcasing particular strength in contentious matters. Arbitration expert Paulo de Tarso Domingues is also skilled in litigation proceedings and corporate and commercial law mandates, while Rui Peixoto Duarte is singled out for his expertise in real estate and corporate law. Maria Santa Martha focuses on large-scale real estate deals, and José Carlos Vasconcelos is adept at negotiating complex commercial contracts. Corporate and M&A expert Maria de Deus Botelho is also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Real estate and construction
- Transport
- Data privacy and data protection
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Public law
- TMT
- Capital markets