Sérvulo & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Firm Profile

‘The team is always available and able to find solutions to the questions asked. It also seeks new approaches.’

‘José Lobo Moutinho and Ana Brito Camacho have a very pragmatic approach to solutions and a human touch.’

‘The office is well prepared, efficient, modern and provides a quality service.’

‘ I highlight José Lobo Moutinho and Miguel Santos Almeida. Lobo Moutinho is one of the most reputable lawyers handling these matters, being recognised in the market for his knowledge and experience. Santos Almeida strives for excellence and already demonstrates consolidated knowledge.’

‘Sérvulo’s knowledge and practical experience in the field of corruption prevention are crucial for us.’

‘I’d highlight Cláudia Amorim, Rui Oliveira Alves and Ana Brito Camanho.’

‘Quality and experience.’

‘José Lobo Moutinho and Cláudia Amorim are recommended.’

‘I would highlight the firm in the area of public law for its extensive knowledge and experience, making it, in my opinion, the leading firm in Portugal for public law.’

‘Duarte Rodrigues Silva is a lawyer who conveys confidence through his extensive experience in the most diverse matters of public law. He offers a pragmatic approach and effective resolution of legal problems, with rigour and quality. Paula Bordalo Faustino is a renowned public law lawyer, who demonstrates rigour, quality and availability.’ 

‘Mark Kirkby, António Cadilha and Duarte Rodrigues Silva are recommended for their knowledge, commitment and availability in dealing with the matters presented to them.’

‘Pedro Fernández Sanchéz is recommended for his technical knowledge, creativity, availability, proximity and quick response.’

‘João Amaral e Almeida is recommended for his knowledge of public procurement. Rui Medeiros is serious and honest and has vast knowledge of various matters related to public law. Pedro Fernández Sánchez has practical experience and deep knowledge of public procurement. Henrique Rodrigues da Silva is recommend for his common sense and ability to analyse the most complex legal problems.’

‘João Amaral e Almeida and Paula Bordalo Faustino demonstrate exceptional experience, competence and intelligence in the area of public procurement. They also have the ability to understand and meet the company’s needs. Exceptional dedication to the work that was proposed to them.’

‘I emphasise the technical qualities and ability to explain matters in simple language. I would recommend  João Amaral e Almeida and Paula Bordalo Faustino.’

‘Rui Medeiros and Paula Bordalo Faustino have excellent technical knowledge and great ability to integrate data and new and challenging perspectives. Always available.’

‘The banking and finance team is made up of excellent professionals, under the leadership of Paulo Câmara, whose knowledge and approach to the issues are recognised by everyone in the market.’

‘Equipped with extensive knowledge of the client’s situations.’

‘Manuel Magalhães stands out for his experience, quality of advice and client support.’

‘Francisco Boavida Salavessa is recommended for his experience and quality of work in the banking and securities fields.’

‘Team was always available for calls and responsive on all our enquiries and provide very good support during the project.’

‘I’ve received great attention and availability. In addition, they have helped us in a very proactive way also beyond the scope we had initially agreed on.’

‘What makes Sérvulo unique is the knowledge and experience in the areas of banking and direct consumption. They always carry out careful, in-depth and detailed analyses of all topics.’

‘Francisco Boavida Salavessa: great technical knowledge, work capacity, and creativity.’

‘High work capacity, rigour, professionalism, high responsiveness, credibility, client orientated and availability.’

‘This is an office with extensive experience working with banks. Very competent in the area of litigation. Diligent and proactive.’

‘Mafalda Ferreira Santos is noted for her ability to work under pressure, experience and technical knowledge. António Teles, Maria José Lourenço, Alexandra Valepaço and Nuno Temudo Vieira are also recommended. Its technical capacity, level of experience, degree of knowledge of the client’s business and quality of work stand out, being differentiating factors of the team.’

‘The promptness and excellence in service.’

‘Mafalda Ferreira Santos is professional, empathetic and clear in her requests and answers.’

‘António Teles and João Santos Marta are recommended.’

‘Office with a very competitive price/quality ratio, with renowned professionals with great qualifications and valuable experience.’

‘The teams we worked with were always in perfect sync. They are always able to understand with accuracy what it is being discussed. They always resolve the issues faced by us with rigour and assertiveness. Amazing legal and sectorial expertise and effective communication.’

‘Fast, clear, available, innovative and comprehensive advice.’

‘Miguel Gorjão Henriques stands out.’

‘I highlight the quality and excellence of the service provided to the client, as well as the deep knowledge and experience in competition law. Miguel Gorjão Henriques is our go-to person.’

‘A team with a proven track record in bank liquidation and insolvency proceedings in Portugal. Diversified knowledge of the matters covered in the judicial liquidation process. In-depth knowledge of the client’s situation.’

‘Manuel Magalhães monitors and supervises the work being carried out and has many years of experience. Francisco Boavida Salavessa is experienced in financial institution liquidations. Mafalda Ferreira Santos is noted for her ability to work under pressure, technical quality and experience in insolvency proceedings. Maria José Lourenço is recommended for her experience and technical quality and degree of knowledge of the client.’

‘The quality of work is a differentiating factor.’

‘Promptness and excellence in service and client care.’

‘Mafalda Ferreira Santos is professional, empathetic and clear in her requests and answers.’

‘Efficiency and knowledge of the subjects. Permanent availability of teams. Prices adjusted to the service provided.’

‘Manuel Magalhães, Alexandra Valpaços and Margarida Sepúlveda Teixeira are recommended.’

‘Very good and efficient service. Excellent language skills.’

‘Its practitioners have great knowledge of IP and national law. Their advice is always fast, accurate and business-oriented. Their performance in judicial cases is outstanding.’

‘Mariana Costa and Ana Rita Painho are recommended.’

‘Mariana Costa Pinto is an experienced patent litigator, very responsive and client focused,  with excellent knowledge of the pharmaceuticals market and IP litigation matters. She demonstrates passion and flexibility.’

‘Ana Rita Painho and Mariana Costa Pinto are recommended.’

‘Sérvulo & Associados stands out for its proximity to the client and the way its practitioners solve complex situations.’

‘The team has specialists in the most diverse areas. I highlight João Amaral e Almeida, Eduardo Gonçalves Rodrigues and Filipa Névoa.’

‘Sérvulo Advogados is distinguished by the urban planning expertise of its practitioners and their ability to create relationships with clients rooted in transparency and kindness.’

‘I highlight Eduardo Gonçalves Rodrigues for his personal and professional qualities.’

‘The team has vast expertise and guided us in a very pleasant manner through an intense process.’

‘Eduardo Gonçalves Rodrigues has extensive expertise.’

‘Sérvulo e Associados stands out for its corporate awareness of the need to invest in learning, in transforming information into knowledge, in knowledge sharing, namely through the training it promotes whenever there is change and/or new legislation.’

‘Despite all the team members being of exemplary professionalism, I would recommend Mark Kirkby for the knowledge he demonstrates about the matters that are put to him, for his availability and involvement in dealing with them and for the sense of responsibility and seriousness he conveys to us.’

‘Sérvulo e Associados demonstrated that it combines solid technical and theoretical knowledge of the subjects in question, with extensive practical experience and sensitivity to the specifics of our project. It clearly stands out from other law firms due to the legal quality of the service provided and the ability to present solutions tailored to the client’s particular needs.’

‘Ana Luísa Guimarães has always shown great availability to accompany us, ensuring a quick response to all requests and meeting the requests that were addressed to her in a very competent manner. She was always very proactive in her relationship with us, seeking to know and provide legal advice according to the company’s business needs.’

‘They are full-time professionals and a true business partner, always with assertive advice and a broad legal vision and receptive to technological innovation.’

‘Sérvulo e Associados demonstrated that it combines solid technical and theoretical knowledge of the subjects in question, with extensive practical experience and sensitivity to the specifics of our project.’

‘Ana Luísa Guimarães has always shown great availability, ensuring a quick response to all requests and meeting the requests that were addressed to her in a very competent manner. She was always very proactive in her relationship with us.’

‘It clearly stands out from other law firms due to the legal quality of the service provided and the ability to present solutions tailored to the client’s particular needs.’

‘Sérvulo & Advogados is a reference in the national market and, even more, in the space of digital assets. We would like to highlight the high level of technical knowledge they have on the subject and the correct monitoring carried out throughout the process.’

‘Paulo Câmara, Verónica Fernández and José Guilherme Gomes stand out. The team demonstrated a high degree of friendliness, professionalism, availability, technical knowledge and commitment throughout the entire process.’

‘Sérvulo’s main quality is its in-depth knowledge of legislation and the private equity market. Additionally, the constant availability of the team is an outstanding factor in relation to other law firms.’

‘Paulo Câmara: highly regarded lawyer with availability for the client and demonstrates a deep knowledge of the legislation and the market. His experience gives the client a lot of security in his opinions.’

‘The in-depth knowledge of the legislation applicable to real estate investment funds and the financial area in general, as well as the excellent relationship and respectability they have with the national supervisory authority, the CMVM. The day-to-day availability for our topics and the celerity and professionalism that help us in the queried questions. Billing is very honest for the quality and time of responses.’

‘Multidisciplinary team, great expertise in M&A transactions, very client- and business-oriented.’

‘Lawyers are very professional, and have great availability to contact and liaise with urgent matters.’

‘Sérvulo is responsive and commercially oriented. The lawyers at Sérvulo are technically impeccable, very flexible and imaginative in finding solutions for the clients.’

‘Multidisciplinary law firm that allows you to jump from one topic to another with the same partner guiding the matter, no need to re-explain the topic each time.’

‘Inês de Sá is exceptional because of her ability to truly understand the needs of the client and fight tirelessly to find options and solutions that fit the clients needs, just as an in-house lawyer would do. She also has exceptional communications skills and speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese.’

‘Sérvulo & Associados provides excellent legal support, the whole team is extremely well prepared and is able to provide adequate legal advice in a pragmatic way to all types of legal and commercial matters, which in many cases are quite complex. In addition, the team is quite diverse which is very important and valued.’

‘João Carmona Dias is an exceptional lawyer, always supportive who understands perfectly well the needs of clients and is able to provide ad-hoc advice when required.’

‘Sérvulo & Associados has a team with a high level of technical expertise that conveys confidence.’

‘Rita Canas da Silva demonstrates vast knowledge on all labour matters and an extraordinary ability to work and deliver services. Her responsiveness and availability are brilliant. In addition to presenting great and creative legal solutions, she always ensures that the company is up to date on legislative changes and court decisions.’

‘Margarida Costa Gomes is an excellent lawyer, with an incredible ability to deliver work with outstanding quality. Rita Canas da Silva is also recommended.’

‘Margarida Costa Gomes and Nuno Pais Gomes are recommended for their extensive experience in the area of labour litigation and their incredible ability to solve problems and present practical solutions to very complex problems.’

‘I would recommend Rita Canas da Silva, Margarida Costa Gomes and Madalena Gonçalves da Silva without a doubt.’

‘Rita Canas da Silva is well known in the labour law space, combining a remarkable academic background, which gives us great confidence and security, and a very pragmatic, business-oriented approach. She has gathered a team of highly qualified lawyers from different generations. She plays a very active role on the subject of gender equality, promoting various campaigns and seminars around the theme and participating in related work groups.’

‘Margarida Costa Gomes is a very experienced lawyer and an excellent litigator, with many years of experience in all labour matters. The same can be said about Nuno Pais Gomes, who is a very well prepared, solid lawyer with excellent performance in labour litigation. Madalena Gonçalves da Silva is more junior but extraordinary, with a level of experience rare among junior lawyers. These are the lawyers I work with the most, although always under the coordination of Rita Canas da Silva.’

‘Margarida Costa Gomes is a top lawyer, with an excellent level of expertise and very focused on solving problems.’

‘Good knowledge and support for tender processes related to electric mobility.’

‘We work closely with Ana Luisa Guimarães, who is always available and is able to deliver results within short deadlines. She has extensive knowledge of public procurement and administrative proceedings.’

‘Attention to detail. Technical knowledge. Cordiality and readiness.’

‘Ana Luisa Guimarães and João Tome Pilão are recommended.’

‘Always precise and especially quick answers.’

‘Nice, friendly, very precise and quick! I recommend Joana Pinto Monteiro.’

‘On point, available and pragmatic.’

‘Inês Palma Ramalho is recommended.’ 

‘Eduardo Gonçalves Rodrigues and his team prove to be a go-to adviser in the area of urban planning law, responding to the evolving requirements of licensing procedures.’

‘Eduardo Gonçalves Rodrigues led the team that advised us on a complex project involving urban planning law. I have to highlight the ability to identify and grade the relevant issues and risks, as well as to present a structured and contextualised advice.’

‘We regularly work Carla Parreira Leandro, who has always provided professional and dedicated support.’

‘Sofia Thibaut Trocado is recommended for her competence, speed in solving problems and friendliness.’

‘Experience and quality of work adjusted to client needs.’

‘Ana Moutinho Nascimento is recommended for her technical capacity.’

‘Fast, clear, available, innovative and comprehensive advice.’

‘We find Teresa Pala Schwalbach extremely helpful and prompt. Her knowledge is excellent but we were most impressed by her practical approach to problem solving.’

‘The care and professionalism in the handling of matters is very evident.’

‘Ana Moutinho Nascimento is an excellent lawyer and a great professional, with whom it has always been a pleasure to work due to her friendliness and dedication. She is always very clear and assertive in her analyses.’

‘Great technical and human quality. Its lawyers are close to the clients.’

‘Diogo Feio stands out for his technical knowledge, proximity to the client and care in the treatment given to each issue.’