Mr Bernardo Lobo Xavier > 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 Bernardo Lobo Xavier
Work Department
Corporate M&A, Real Estate.
Position
Bernardo is widely experienced in both M&A and real estate having participated in several relevant transactions. He also provides advice and regular assistance on different aspects of the ongoing commercial activities of our clients.
Career
Qualified (1992). Partner (2008). He is the coordinator of the Porto office and coordinates as well one of the corporate teams. Lawyer, Osório de Castro, Verde Pinho, Vieira Peres, Lobo Xavier & Associados (1990-2002). Partner, Osório de Castro, Verde Pinho, Vieira Peres, Lobo Xavier & Associados (2002-2005).
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 1992).
Education
Law Degree (Law Faculty of the University of Coimbra, 1989).
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
(Leading individuals)Bernardo Lobo Xavier – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Variously praised for its ‘great knowledge’ and ‘in-depth understanding of the legal framework’, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados houses a sizeable team which is well placed to provide comprehensive legal services, encompassing corporate and M&A, employment, dispute resolution, tax and public law. Managing partner Bernardo Lobo Xavier steers the corporate practice and stands out for his notable contributions to real estate transactions, where he has served as lead counsel to major supermarket and distribution chains, as well as for construction companies. Joaquim Vieira Peres focuses on competition law, both on a domestic and European level, while Luis Gagliardini Graca is active in the area of public concessions. Tax expert António Pedro Braga focuses on national and international corporate taxation of finance, and Nuno Peres Alves is recommended for his public law expertise. Paula Ponces Camanho handles labour litigation and social security matters, Carlos Osório de Castro is well versed in capital markets transactions, and João Anacoreta Correia coordinates the litigation and arbitration team. A key contact for sports clients, Paulo Rendeiro maintains an impressive transactional workload. António Lobo Xavier recently left the firm to become the chairman of EDP’s General and Supervisory Board.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Porto: Leading commercial firms Portugal
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