Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 18 practice areas and been recommended in 3 practice areas in The Legal 500 EMEA - 2024 edition
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARYTOP TIER FIRM in
18
practice areas
RECOMMENDED in
3
practice areas
TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas
- ►Mozambique > Foreign law firms
- ►Portugal > Banking and finance
- ►Portugal > Capital markets
- ►Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- ►Portugal > Data privacy and data protection
- ►Portugal > Dispute resolution
- ►Portugal > EU and competition
- ►Portugal > Employment
- ►Portugal > Energy and natural resources
- ►Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime
- ►Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring
- ►Portugal > Intellectual property
- ►Portugal > Planning law
- ►Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
- ►Portugal > Public law
- ►Portugal > Real estate and construction
- ►Portugal > Tax
- ►Portugal > Transport
RANKED Practice Areas
- ►Angola > Foreign firms Tier:2
- ►Portugal > Projects and project finance Tier:2
- ►Portugal > TMT Tier:2
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARYHall of Fame
6
lawyers are listed in the Hall of Fame.
Leading Individuals
19
lawyers are listed in the elite "Leading lawyers" group.
Partners: Next Generation lawyers
12
lawyers are listed in the "Next generation lawyers" group.
Associates: Rising Stars lawyers
8
lawyers are listed in the "Rising stars" group.
Legal 500 commentary: A total of 67 lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 EMEA commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.
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Full list of ranked lawyers
Portugal > Banking and finance > Leading individuals
Portugal > Banking and finance > Hall of Fame
Portugal > Banking and finance > Rising stars
Portugal > Banking and finance > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Capital markets > Leading individuals
Portugal > Capital markets > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Leading individuals
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Hall of Fame
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Rising stars
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Data privacy and data protection > Leading individuals
Portugal > Data privacy and data protection > Rising stars
Portugal > Dispute resolution > Leading individuals
Portugal > Dispute resolution > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Employment > Leading individuals
Portugal > Employment > Hall of Fame
Portugal > Energy and natural resources > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Energy and natural resources > Leading individuals
Portugal > EU and competition > Leading individuals
Portugal > EU and competition > Rising stars
Portugal > EU and competition > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime > Leading individuals
Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Intellectual property > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Planning law > Leading individuals
Portugal > Planning law > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms > Leading individuals
Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms > Next Generation Partners
Portugal > Public law > Hall of Fame
Portugal > Public law > Rising stars
Portugal > Real estate and construction > Leading individuals
Portugal > Real estate and construction > Rising stars
Portugal > Tax > Leading individuals
Portugal > Tax > Hall of Fame
Portugal > Transport > Leading individuals
Mozambique > Foreign law firms > Leading Individuals
Portugal > Projects and project finance > Leading individuals
Portugal > Projects and project finance > Rising stars
Angola > Foreign firms > Next Generation Partners
FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH
TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS
Portugal > Banking and finance
TIER 1
Leading individuals Hall of Fame Rising stars Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Hall of Fame Rising stars Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Rising starsRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Hall of FameRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Next Generation Partners Leading individualsRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Rising stars Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading individuals Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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 PartnersRecommended:
- 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 PartnersRecommended:
- 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
Leading individuals Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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
Leading individuals Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- 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 > Public law
TIER 1
Hall of Fame Rising starsRecommended:
- 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
Leading individuals Rising starsRecommended:
- 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
Leading individuals Hall of FameRecommended:
- 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
Leading individualsRecommended:
- 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
TIER 1
Leading IndividualsRecommended:
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Claudia Santos Cruz
Practice Head(s):
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Claudia Santos Cruz
TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS
Portugal > Projects and project finance
TIER 2
Leading individuals Rising starsRecommended:
- 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 > 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 PartnersRecommended:
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Bruno Xavier de Pina
- Claudia Santos Cruz
Practice Head(s):
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Claudia Santos Cruz
Other key lawyer(s):
- Irina Neves Ferreira
- Bruno Xavier de Pina
ALL FIRM RANKINGS
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Bruno Xavier de Pina
- Claudia Santos Cruz
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Claudia Santos Cruz
- Irina Neves Ferreira
- Bruno Xavier de Pina
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Claudia Santos Cruz
- André de Sousa Vieira
- Claudia Santos Cruz
- Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos
- Elmano Sousa Costa
- Filipe Lowndes Marques
- João Honorato
- Luís Branco
- Filipe Lowndes Marques
- Luís Branco
- Pedro Gorjão Henriques
- Cláudia Santos Cruz
- Cláudia Castanheira dos Santos
- Maria Soares do Lago
- João Honorato
- Elmano Sousa Costa
- Eduardo Paulino
- Maria Soares Do Lago
- Ricardo Andrade Amaro
- Tomás Vaz Pinto
- Tomás Vaz Pinto
- Eduardo Paulino
- Ricardo Andrade Amaro
- Maria Soares do Lago
- Marisa Larguinho
- Isabel Carneiro Khalen
- Pedro Capitão Barbosa
- Maria Cortes Martins
- Carlos Osório de Castro
- Eduardo Paulino
- Luís Roquette Geraldes
- Marta Pereira Rosa
- Ricardo Andrade Amaro
- Tomás Vaz Pinto
- Tomás Vaz Pinto
- Ricardo Andrade Amaro
- Carlos Osório de Castro
- Eduardo Paulino
- Vítor Pereira das Neves
- Magda Viçoso
- Luís Roquette Geraldes
- Margarida Torres Gama
- Isabel Carneiro Khalen
- Marta Pereira Rosa
- Helena Tapp Barroso
- Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis
- Tiago Félix da Costa
- Tiago Félix da Costa
- Helena Tapp Barroso
- Maria Assunção da Cunha Reis
- Filipe Vaz Pinto
- Francisco Cortez
- Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
- Sofia Vaz Sampaio
- Francisco Cortez
- Filipe Vaz Pinto
- Sofia Vaz Sampaio
- Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
- Mariana Soares David
- Inês Gouveia
- Joaquim Vieira Peres
- Luís do Nascimento Ferreira
- Pedro de Gouveia e Melo
- Philipp Melcher
- Joaquim Vieira Peres
- Luís do Nascimento Ferreira
- Carlos Botelho Moniz
- Eduardo Maia Cadete
- Pedro Gouveia e Melo
- Philipp Melcher
- Inês Gouveia
- Dzhamil Oda
- Helena Tapp Barroso
- José Amorim Magalhães
- Luís Miguel Monteiro
- Paula Ponces Camanho
- Pedro Pardal Goulão
- Luís Miguel Monteiro
- Pedro Pardal Goulão
- Helena Tapp Barroso
- Paula Ponces Camanho
- José Amorim Magalhães
- Isabel Valente Dias
- Catarina Brito Ferreira
- Nuno Galvão Teles
- Ricardo Andrade Amaro
- Tomás Vaz Pinto
- Tomás Vaz Pinto
- Vítor Pereira das Neves
- Ricardo Andrade Amaro
- Catarina Brito Ferreira
- Helder Mourato
- Joana Alves de Abreu
- João Matos Viana
- Rui Patrício
- Tiago Félix da Costa
- Tiago Geraldo
- Rui Patrício
- Tiago Félix da Costa
- Tiago Félix da Costa
- João Matos Viana
- Duarte Santana Lopes
- Tiago Geraldo
- Carlos Osório de Castro
- Catarina Martins Morão
- Filipe Lowndes Marques
- Nuno Gundar da Cruz
- Pedro Gorjão Henriques
- Nuno Gundar da Cruz
- Carlos Osório de Castro
- Pedro Gorjão Henriques
- Filipe Lowndes Marques
- Catarina Martins Morão
- Maria Almeida e Silva
- Maria Luísa Cyrne
- Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
- Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade
- Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira
- Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade
- Maria Almeida e Silva
- Maria Luísa Cyrne
- João Pereira Reis
- João Tiago Silveira
- Rui Ribeiro Lima
- João Tiago Silveira
- João Pereira Reis
- Rui Ribeiro Lima
- 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
- Bernardo Lobo Xavier
- Joaquim Vieira Peres
- Luís Gagliardini Graça
- António Pedro Braga
- Nuno Peres Alves
- Paula Ponces Camanho
- João Anacoreta Correia
- Jorge Simões Cortez
- Isabel Santos Fidalgo
- Gonçalo Andrade e Castro
- José Amorim
- Paulo Rendeiro
- Filipa Godinho Duarte
- Joana Duro
- Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos
- Filipa Morais Alçada
- Filipe Lowndes Marques
- João Honorato
- Filipe Lowndes Marques
- Filipa Morais Alçada
- Cláudia Castanheira dos Santos
- João Honorato
- Elmano Sousa Costa
- Diana Ettner
- Margarida Olazabal Cabral
- Nuno Peres Alves
- Pedro Costa Gonçalves
- Nuno Peres Alves
- Margarida Olazabal Cabral
- Pedro Costa Gonçalves
- Miguel Nogueira de Brito
- Diana Ettner
- Vasco Xavier Mesquita
- João Fitas
- João Torroaes Valente
- Rita Ferreira Vicente
- João Torroaes Valente
- Rita Ferreira Vicente
- João Fitas
- Andreia Bento Simões
- Maria Carolina Gonçalves
- Inês Ferrari Careto
- Nuno Peres Alves
- Nuno Peres Alves
- Inês Ferrari Careto
- Joana Duro
- António Pedro Braga
- Bruno Santiago
- Francisco de Sousa da Câmara
- António Pedro Braga
- Bruno Santiago
- Francisco de Sousa da Câmara
- Isabel Santos Fidalgo
- Ricardo Seabra Moura
- Inês Pinto Leite
- Bruno Xavier de Pina
- Claudia Santos Cruz
- Manuel de Freitas Pita
- Segismundo Pinto Basto
- Segismundo Pinto Basto
- Bruno Xavier Pina
- Manuel Freitas Pita
- Claudia Santos Cruz
- João Tiago Silveira
Angola > Foreign firms
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Next Generation Partners
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Mozambique > Foreign law firms
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading Individuals
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Portugal > Banking and finance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > Capital markets
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > Data privacy and data protection
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > Dispute resolution
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > EU and competition
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > Employment
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Portugal > Energy and natural resources
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Next Generation Partners
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Portugal > Fraud and white-collar crime
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
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Portugal > Insolvency and restructuring
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Next Generation Partners
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Portugal > Intellectual property
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Next Generation Partners
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Portugal > Planning law
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
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Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
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Portugal > Projects and project finance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
Leading individuals
Rising stars
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Portugal > Public law
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Hall of Fame
Rising stars
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Portugal > Real estate and construction
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
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Portugal > TMT
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
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Portugal > Tax
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading individuals
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Portugal > Transport
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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