Portugal > Banking and finance

Banking and finance

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

TIER 1

• Elmano Sousa Costa

Hall of Fame

• Luís Branco

Next Generation Partners

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos

Recommended:

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos
• Elmano Sousa Costa
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• João Honorato
• Luís Branco

Practice Head(s):

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

Other key lawyer(s):

• Luís Branco
• Pedro Gorjão Henriques
• Cláudia Santos Cruz
• Cláudia Castanheira dos Santos
• Maria Soares do Lago
• João Honorato
• Elmano Sousa Costa

Portugal > Capital markets

Capital markets

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Eduardo Paulino

Next Generation Partners

• Maria Soares do Lago

Recommended:

• Eduardo Paulino
• Maria Soares Do Lago
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Practice Head(s):

• Tomás Vaz Pinto
• Eduardo Paulino

Other key lawyer(s):

• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Maria Soares do Lago
• Marisa Larguinho
• Isabel Carneiro Khalen
• Pedro Capitão Barbosa
• Maria Cortes Martins

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Commercial, corporate and M&A

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Eduardo Paulino

TIER 1

• Tomás Vaz Pinto

TIER 1

• Marta Pereira Rosa

Hall of Fame

• Carlos Osório de Castro

Next Generation Partners

• Luís Roquette Geraldes

Recommended:

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Eduardo Paulino
• Luís Roquette Geraldes
• Marta Pereira Rosa
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Practice Head(s):

• Tomás Vaz Pinto
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro

Other key lawyer(s):

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Eduardo Paulino
• Vítor Pereira das Neves
• Magda Viçoso
• Luís Roquette Geraldes
• Margarida Torres Gama
• Isabel Carneiro Khalen
• Marta Pereira Rosa

Portugal > Data privacy and data protection

Data privacy and data protection

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Tiago Félix da Costa

TIER 1

• Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis

Recommended:

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis
• Tiago Félix da Costa

Practice Head(s):

• Tiago Félix da Costa

Other key lawyer(s):

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• Maria Assunção da Cunha Reis

Portugal > Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Filipe Vaz Pinto

TIER 1

• Francisco Cortez

Next Generation Partners

• Sofia Vaz Sampaio

Recommended:

• Filipe Vaz Pinto
• Francisco Cortez
• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Sofia Vaz Sampaio

Practice Head(s):

• Francisco Cortez
• Filipe Vaz Pinto

Other key lawyer(s):

• Sofia Vaz Sampaio
• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Mariana Soares David

Portugal > Employment

Employment

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Pedro Pardal Goulão

Hall of Fame

• Luís Miguel Monteiro

Recommended:

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• José Amorim Magalhães
• Luís Miguel Monteiro
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• Pedro Pardal Goulão

Practice Head(s):

• Luís Miguel Monteiro
• Pedro Pardal Goulão

Other key lawyer(s):

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• José Amorim Magalhães
• Isabel Valente Dias

Portugal > Energy and natural resources

Energy and natural resources

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Catarina Brito Ferreira

TIER 1

• Ricardo Andrade Amaro

Recommended:

• Catarina Brito Ferreira
• Nuno Galvão Teles
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Practice Head(s):

• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Other key lawyer(s):

• Vítor Pereira das Neves
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Catarina Brito Ferreira
• Helder Mourato
• Joana Alves de Abreu

Portugal > EU and competition

EU and competition

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Joaquim Vieira Peres

TIER 1

• Inês Gouveia

Next Generation Partners

• Pedro de Gouveia e Melo

Recommended:

• Inês Gouveia
• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luís do Nascimento Ferreira
• Pedro de Gouveia e Melo
• Philipp Melcher

Practice Head(s):

• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luís do Nascimento Ferreira

Other key lawyer(s):

• Carlos Botelho Moniz
• Eduardo Maia Cadete
• Pedro Gouveia e Melo
• Philipp Melcher
• Inês Gouveia
• Dzhamil Oda

Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime

Fraud and white-collar crime

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Rui Patrício

TIER 1

• Tiago Félix da Costa

Next Generation Partners

• Tiago Geraldo

Recommended:

• João Matos Viana
• Rui Patrício
• Tiago Félix da Costa
• Tiago Geraldo

Practice Head(s):

• Rui Patrício
• Tiago Félix da Costa

Other key lawyer(s):

• Tiago Félix da Costa
• João Matos Viana
• Duarte Santana Lopes
• Tiago Geraldo

Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring

TIER 1

Next Generation Partners

• Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Recommended:

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Catarina Martins Morão
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• Nuno Gundar da Cruz
• Pedro Gorjão Henriques

Practice Head(s):

• Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Other key lawyer(s):

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Pedro Gorjão Henriques
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• Catarina Martins Morão

Portugal > Intellectual property

TIER 1

Next Generation Partners

• Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Recommended:

• Maria Almeida e Silva
• Maria Luísa Cyrne
• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade 

Practice Head(s):

• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Other key lawyer(s):

• Maria Almeida e Silva
• Maria Luísa Cyrne

Portugal > Planning law

TIER 1

• João Pereira Reis

Planning law

TIER 1

Next Generation Partners

• Rui Ribeiro Lima

Recommended:

• João Pereira Reis
• João Tiago Silveira
• Rui Ribeiro Lima

Practice Head(s):

• João Tiago Silveira
• João Pereira Reis

Other key lawyer(s):

• Rui Ribeiro Lima

Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms

TIER 1

• Bernardo Lobo Xavier

TIER 1

• Carlos Osório de Castro

TIER 1

• João Anacoreta Correia

Porto: Leading commercial firms

TIER 1

Next Generation Partners

• Paula Ponces Camanho
• Paulo Rendeiro

Recommended:

• António Pedro Braga
• Bernardo Lobo Xavier
• Carlos Osório de Castro
• João Anacoreta Correia
• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luis Gagliardini Graca
• Nuno Peres Alves
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• Paulo Rendeiro

Practice Head(s):

• Bernardo Lobo Xavier
• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luís Gagliardini Graça
• António Pedro Braga
• Nuno Peres Alves
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• João Anacoreta Correia

Other key lawyer(s):

• Jorge Simões Cortez
• Isabel Santos Fidalgo
• Gonçalo Andrade e Castro
• José Amorim
• Paulo Rendeiro
• Filipa Godinho Duarte
• Joana Duro

Portugal > Projects and project finance

TIER 1

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

TIER 1

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos

TIER 1

• Filipa Morais Alçada

Projects and project finance

TIER 2

Recommended:

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos
• Filipa Morais Alçada
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• João Honorato

Practice Head(s):

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

Other key lawyer(s):

• Filipa Morais Alçada
• Cláudia Castanheira dos Santos
• João Honorato
• Elmano Sousa Costa

Portugal > Public law

Public law

TIER 1

TIER 1

• Diana Ettner

Hall of Fame

• Margarida Olazabal Cabral
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves

Recommended:

• Diana Ettner
• Margarida Olazabal Cabral
• Nuno Peres Alves
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves

Other key lawyer(s):

• Nuno Peres Alves
• Margarida Olazabal Cabral
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves
• Miguel Nogueira de Brito
• Diana Ettner
• Vasco Xavier Mesquita

Portugal > Real estate and construction

TIER 1

• João Torroaes Valente

Real estate and construction

TIER 1

TIER 1

• João Fitas

Recommended:

• João Fitas
• João Torroaes Valente
• Rita Ferreira Vicente

Practice Head(s):

• João Torroaes Valente

Other key lawyer(s):

• Rita Ferreira Vicente
• João Fitas
• Andreia Bento Simões
• Maria Carolina Gonçalves

Portugal > Tax

TIER 1

• Bruno Santiago

Tax

TIER 1

Hall of Fame

• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara

Recommended:

• António Pedro Braga
• Bruno Santiago
• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara

Practice Head(s):

• António Pedro Braga
• Bruno Santiago

Other key lawyer(s):

• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara
• Isabel Santos Fidalgo
• Ricardo Seabra Moura
• Inês Pinto Leite

Portugal > Transport

TIER 1

• Claudia Santos Cruz

Transport

TIER 1

Recommended:

• Bruno Xavier de Pina
• Claudia Santos Cruz
• Manuel de Freitas Pita
• Segismundo Pinto Basto

Practice Head(s):

• Segismundo Pinto Basto
• Bruno Xavier Pina
• Manuel Freitas Pita
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Other key lawyer(s):

• João Tiago Silveira

Mozambique > Foreign law firms

Foreign law firms

TIER 1

TIER 1

• André de Sousa Vieira

Recommended:

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Practice Head(s):

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Portugal > TMT

TIER 2

Recommended:

• Inês Ferrari Careto
• Nuno Peres Alves

Practice Head(s):

• Nuno Peres Alves

Other key lawyer(s):

• Inês Ferrari Careto
• Joana Duro

Angola > Foreign firms

TIER 2

Next Generation Partners

• Bruno Xavier de Pina

Recommended:

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Bruno Xavier de Pina
• Claudia Santos Cruz
• Irina Neves Ferreira

Practice Head(s):

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Other key lawyer(s):

• Irina Neves Ferreira
• Bruno Xavier de Pina

Angola > Foreign firms

FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
 

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Bruno Xavier de Pina

Recommended lawyers:

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Bruno Xavier de Pina
• Claudia Santos Cruz
• Irina Neves Ferreira

Practice Head(s):

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Other key lawyer(s):

• Irina Neves Ferreira
• Bruno Xavier de Pina

Mozambique > Foreign law firms

Foreign law firms

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• André de Sousa Vieira

Recommended lawyers:

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Practice Head(s):

• André de Sousa Vieira
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Portugal > Banking and finance

Banking and finance

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Elmano Sousa Costa

Hall of Fame

Full list of rankings definitions

• Luís Branco

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos

Recommended lawyers:

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos
• Elmano Sousa Costa
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• João Honorato
• Luís Branco

Practice Head(s):

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

Other key lawyer(s):

• Luís Branco
• Pedro Gorjão Henriques
• Cláudia Santos Cruz
• Cláudia Castanheira dos Santos
• Maria Soares do Lago
• João Honorato
• Elmano Sousa Costa

Portugal > Capital markets

Capital markets

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Eduardo Paulino

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Maria Soares do Lago

Recommended lawyers:

• Eduardo Paulino
• Maria Soares Do Lago
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Practice Head(s):

• Tomás Vaz Pinto
• Eduardo Paulino

Other key lawyer(s):

• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Maria Soares do Lago
• Marisa Larguinho
• Isabel Carneiro Khalen
• Pedro Capitão Barbosa
• Maria Cortes Martins

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Commercial, corporate and M&A

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Eduardo Paulino

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Tomás Vaz Pinto

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Marta Pereira Rosa

Hall of Fame

Full list of rankings definitions

• Carlos Osório de Castro

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Luís Roquette Geraldes

Recommended lawyers:

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Eduardo Paulino
• Luís Roquette Geraldes
• Marta Pereira Rosa
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Practice Head(s):

• Tomás Vaz Pinto
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro

Other key lawyer(s):

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Eduardo Paulino
• Vítor Pereira das Neves
• Magda Viçoso
• Luís Roquette Geraldes
• Margarida Torres Gama
• Isabel Carneiro Khalen
• Marta Pereira Rosa

Portugal > Data privacy and data protection

Data privacy and data protection

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Tiago Félix da Costa

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis

Recommended lawyers:

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis
• Tiago Félix da Costa

Practice Head(s):

• Tiago Félix da Costa

Other key lawyer(s):

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• Maria Assunção da Cunha Reis

Portugal > Dispute resolution

Dispute resolution

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Filipe Vaz Pinto

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Francisco Cortez

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Sofia Vaz Sampaio

Recommended lawyers:

• Filipe Vaz Pinto
• Francisco Cortez
• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Sofia Vaz Sampaio

Practice Head(s):

• Francisco Cortez
• Filipe Vaz Pinto

Other key lawyer(s):

• Sofia Vaz Sampaio
• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Mariana Soares David

Portugal > EU and competition

EU and competition

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Joaquim Vieira Peres

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Inês Gouveia

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Pedro de Gouveia e Melo

Recommended lawyers:

• Inês Gouveia
• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luís do Nascimento Ferreira
• Pedro de Gouveia e Melo
• Philipp Melcher

Practice Head(s):

• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luís do Nascimento Ferreira

Other key lawyer(s):

• Carlos Botelho Moniz
• Eduardo Maia Cadete
• Pedro Gouveia e Melo
• Philipp Melcher
• Inês Gouveia
• Dzhamil Oda

Portugal > Employment

Employment

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Pedro Pardal Goulão

Hall of Fame

Full list of rankings definitions

• Luís Miguel Monteiro

Recommended lawyers:

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• José Amorim Magalhães
• Luís Miguel Monteiro
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• Pedro Pardal Goulão

Practice Head(s):

• Luís Miguel Monteiro
• Pedro Pardal Goulão

Other key lawyer(s):

• Helena Tapp Barroso
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• José Amorim Magalhães
• Isabel Valente Dias

Portugal > Energy and natural resources

Energy and natural resources

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Catarina Brito Ferreira

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Ricardo Andrade Amaro

Recommended lawyers:

• Catarina Brito Ferreira
• Nuno Galvão Teles
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Practice Head(s):

• Tomás Vaz Pinto

Other key lawyer(s):

• Vítor Pereira das Neves
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro
• Catarina Brito Ferreira
• Helder Mourato
• Joana Alves de Abreu

Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime

Fraud and white-collar crime

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Rui Patrício

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Tiago Félix da Costa

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Tiago Geraldo

Recommended lawyers:

• João Matos Viana
• Rui Patrício
• Tiago Félix da Costa
• Tiago Geraldo

Practice Head(s):

• Rui Patrício
• Tiago Félix da Costa

Other key lawyer(s):

• Tiago Félix da Costa
• João Matos Viana
• Duarte Santana Lopes
• Tiago Geraldo

Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Recommended lawyers:

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Catarina Martins Morão
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• Nuno Gundar da Cruz
• Pedro Gorjão Henriques

Practice Head(s):

• Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Other key lawyer(s):

• Carlos Osório de Castro
• Pedro Gorjão Henriques
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• Catarina Martins Morão

Portugal > Intellectual property

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Recommended lawyers:

• Maria Almeida e Silva
• Maria Luísa Cyrne
• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade 

Practice Head(s):

• Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
• Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Other key lawyer(s):

• Maria Almeida e Silva
• Maria Luísa Cyrne

Portugal > Planning law

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• João Pereira Reis

Planning law

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Rui Ribeiro Lima

Recommended lawyers:

• João Pereira Reis
• João Tiago Silveira
• Rui Ribeiro Lima

Practice Head(s):

• João Tiago Silveira
• João Pereira Reis

Other key lawyer(s):

• Rui Ribeiro Lima

Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Bernardo Lobo Xavier

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Carlos Osório de Castro

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• João Anacoreta Correia

Porto: Leading commercial firms

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

Next Generation Partners

Full list of rankings definitions

• Paula Ponces Camanho
• Paulo Rendeiro

Recommended lawyers:

• António Pedro Braga
• Bernardo Lobo Xavier
• Carlos Osório de Castro
• João Anacoreta Correia
• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luis Gagliardini Graca
• Nuno Peres Alves
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• Paulo Rendeiro

Practice Head(s):

• Bernardo Lobo Xavier
• Joaquim Vieira Peres
• Luís Gagliardini Graça
• António Pedro Braga
• Nuno Peres Alves
• Paula Ponces Camanho
• João Anacoreta Correia

Other key lawyer(s):

• Jorge Simões Cortez
• Isabel Santos Fidalgo
• Gonçalo Andrade e Castro
• José Amorim
• Paulo Rendeiro
• Filipa Godinho Duarte
• Joana Duro

Portugal > Projects and project finance

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Filipa Morais Alçada

Projects and project finance

FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
 

Recommended lawyers:

• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos
• Filipa Morais Alçada
• Filipe Lowndes Marques
• João Honorato

Practice Head(s):

• Filipe Lowndes Marques

Other key lawyer(s):

• Filipa Morais Alçada
• Cláudia Castanheira dos Santos
• João Honorato
• Elmano Sousa Costa

Portugal > Public law

Public law

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Diana Ettner

Hall of Fame

Full list of rankings definitions

• Margarida Olazabal Cabral
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves

Recommended lawyers:

• Diana Ettner
• Margarida Olazabal Cabral
• Nuno Peres Alves
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves

Other key lawyer(s):

• Nuno Peres Alves
• Margarida Olazabal Cabral
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves
• Miguel Nogueira de Brito
• Diana Ettner
• Vasco Xavier Mesquita

Portugal > Real estate and construction

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• João Torroaes Valente

Real estate and construction

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• João Fitas

Recommended lawyers:

• João Fitas
• João Torroaes Valente
• Rita Ferreira Vicente

Practice Head(s):

• João Torroaes Valente

Other key lawyer(s):

• Rita Ferreira Vicente
• João Fitas
• Andreia Bento Simões
• Maria Carolina Gonçalves

Portugal > TMT

FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
 

Recommended lawyers:

• Inês Ferrari Careto
• Nuno Peres Alves

Practice Head(s):

• Nuno Peres Alves

Other key lawyer(s):

• Inês Ferrari Careto
• Joana Duro

Portugal > Tax

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Bruno Santiago

Tax

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

Hall of Fame

Full list of rankings definitions

• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara

Recommended lawyers:

• António Pedro Braga
• Bruno Santiago
• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara

Practice Head(s):

• António Pedro Braga
• Bruno Santiago

Other key lawyer(s):

• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara
• Isabel Santos Fidalgo
• Ricardo Seabra Moura
• Inês Pinto Leite

Portugal > Transport

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

• Claudia Santos Cruz

Transport

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
 

Recommended lawyers:

• Bruno Xavier de Pina
• Claudia Santos Cruz
• Manuel de Freitas Pita
• Segismundo Pinto Basto

Practice Head(s):

• Segismundo Pinto Basto
• Bruno Xavier Pina
• Manuel Freitas Pita
• Claudia Santos Cruz

Other key lawyer(s):

• João Tiago Silveira