Mr Luís Branco > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Luís Branco
Work Department
Banking and Finance.
Position
Luís Branco specialises in banking and finance law, having participated in several relevant transactions in the areas of structured finance, project finance, securitisation, investment funds and derivatives.
Career
Qualified (1984). Partner (2001). Former Assistant Professor (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1982-1996). Former Partner, Abreu & Marques & Associados (1989-2000). He currently lectures at free seminars and coordinates postgraduate studies at Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1984).
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1982). LL.M. in Banking Law (Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University, 1989).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Banking and finance
(Hall of Fame)Luís Branco – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Fielding a ‘prestigious team with clear client orientation’, the banking and finance practice at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associadosstands out as a strong choice for clients who seek advice on a range of matters, including high-value structured lending, securitisations, project finance, and fintech-related issues. Praised for the ‘mastery of the topics covered’, the practice counts prestigious Portuguese and foreign banks among its roster of clients. At the helm sits Filipe Lowndes Marques, who has extensive experience in the financing of infrastructure and energy projects. Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos excels in structured finance, real estate and project finance, while the ‘very knowledge’ João Honorato is recommended for his strong credentials in bond and commercial paper issues, project finance and derivatives. Also part of the core team, Luís Branco is a reference in the domestic banking and finance market. Elmano Sousa Costa is praised for his ‘exhaustive knowledge of Portuguese legislation’.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Planning law
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Transport