Caiado Guerreiro > Lisbon, Portugal > Firm Profile

Caiado Guerreiro > The Legal 500 Rankings

Portugal > Energy and natural resources Tier 3

Caiado Guerreiro offers assistance in the development of energy projects for the generation, transportation and transmission of electricity and oil and gas. Led by João Caiado Guerreiro and Joana Gomes dos Santos, the team is sought after to handle regulatory matters, negotiations with governmental bodies, and energy and oil and gas contracts.

Portugal > Intellectual property Tier 3

Caiado Guerreiro‘s IP department advises on domestic and cross-border matters and is highly experienced in non-contentious and transactional work, especially trade mark and patent registration. The team also covers a range of contentious matters, including counterfeiting disputes, administrative proceedings before the trade mark offices and copyright issues. Ricardo Costa Macedo manages the practice and is especially sought after to handle patent litigation in the pharmaceuticals sector. He works alongside IP litigator Sandra Jesus.

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

The corporate and M&A team at Caiado Guerreiro is broad in scope, showcasing strength in M&A transactions on the buy and sell side, joint ventures, and day-to-day corporate law issues. With a strong following of domestic and international companies in the telecoms, energy, media and construction sectors, the team also offers assistance in regulatory and compliance matters. João Caiado Guerreiro and Ricardo Rodrigues Lopes, the latter of whom advises on corporate restructurings and business transactions, jointly coordinate the group.

Portugal > Dispute resolution Tier 4

Offering ‘outside-the-box and strategic solutions’, Caiado Guerreiro attracts a roster of domestic and international companies as well as private clients. The group frequently handles civil and commercial disputes and is skilled in out-of-court settlements. The department is jointly led by João Caiado Guerreiro, Sandra Ferreira Dias, who has significant experience advising on contentious matters involving family law, criminal cases and insolvency proceedings, and Sandra Jesus, whose practice covers IP, inheritance, commercial and employment disputes.

Portugal > Tax Tier 4

Caiado Guerreiro fields an experienced tax team, which is well positioned to provide tax consultancy and litigation services across a wide spectrum of sectors. Medium-sized and small enterprises, charities, real estate investment funds and high-net-worth individuals regularly turn to the team, which is ‘highly skilled in local as well as international matters‘. VAT, customs and indirect taxes are among the team’s core specialisms. These are key areas of focus for co-head Tiago Caiado Guerreiro, who further demonstrates expertise in tax inspections, litigation, and regulatory matters. He jointly leads the department with Ana Castro Gonçalves, who stands out for her experience of real estate investments, personal and corporate income tax, and Tânia Pinheiro, who also oversees the German desk and is a solid performer in real estate and M&A deals.

Portugal > Employment Tier 5

Caiado Guerreiro‘s employment and labour law department is often engaged in transactional work, TUPE proceedings, collective dismissals and restructurings. Under the leadership of Ricardo Rodrigues Lopes, the group offers assistance across a wide range of day-to-day employment matters, including remote work policies, wage structures, benefit plans and labour litigation. Rodrigues Lopes is particularly active in the litigation space, where he presents clients at both administrative and judicial levels.