Mr Segismundo Pinto Basto > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
Segismundo Pinto Basto photo

Work Department

Corporate and commercial, M&A, aviation, new ventures.

Position

Segismundo Pinto Basto has acted as legal counsel on M&A projects in Portugal and abroad. He also provides advice to ongoing corporate and commercial activities of clients. He is also an expert on aviation and member of Team Genesis, a practice group dedicated to new ventures, notably startups.

Career

Qualified (1988). Partner (1992) and member of the corporate and commercial department, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados.

Languages

Portuguese, English and French.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1988).

Education

Law Degree (Law Faculty of Livre University of Lisbon, 1985).

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Transport

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is home to a team of industry specialists well placed to advise on a wide range of mandates within the aviation, shipping, and wider transport sectors. With a strong track record in financing, insurance, tax, and litigation matters, the group is especially noted for its proficiency in ship finance, registrations and leasing contracts. The practice is under the joint leadership of four partners: Segismundo Pinto Basto, the main point of contact for transactions in the aviation segment; Manuel de Freitas Pita, who focuses on international agreements and other matters related to the International Shipping Registry of Madeira; Claudia Santos Cruz, an authority on ship finance and arrest, who is trusted by major banks, shipowners, and charterers; and Bruno Xavier de Pina, who possesses in-depth knowledge Angola’s legal landscape.