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Cavaleiro & Associados
RUA PEDRO HOMEM DE MELLO EDIFICIO AVIZ 4
NO 55 6°
4150-599 PORTO
Portugal

Email firm Visit website 351 220 945 361

Portugal > Porto: Leading commercial firms Tier 3

Rated for providing an ‘excellent’ service, the team at Cavaleiro & Associados is noted for its ‘strong knowledge of a range of matters’. The firm maintains a strong specialism in public law and energy, and advises a diverse roster of clients across the real estate, energy, healthcare, engineering and fashion spaces. The team is jointly led by the 'very experienced' João Quintela Cavaleiro, who stands out for his strong capabilities in public law, energy and corporate matters, and Pedro Seixas Silva, who focuses on corporate, finance, labour and IP mandates.

Leading individuals

João Quintela Cavaleiro - Cavaleiro & Associados

Practice head(s):

João Quintela Cavaleiro; Pedro Seixas da Silva

Other key lawyers:

Sofia Garriapa; Tiago Rocha Matos

Testimonials

‘The team provides careful analysis of the issues, sometimes identifying new angles of interpretation. They have excellent technical knowledge of the issues.’

‘João Cavaleiro and Pedro Seixas da Silva are very available to clients and always try to see both sides of issues. They analyse problems very intelligently, demonstrating excellent technical and legal knowledge. Good communication with clients and very ethical.’

‘Quick response, great work ethic, persistence in obtaining favourable results.’

‘João Quintela Cavaleiro is very experienced and achieves excellent results in diverse and complex processes.’

‘We recommend the entire team, for their demonstrated competence, in particular João Quintela Cavaleiro.’

‘The service provided is excellent. The team is very available, with strong knowledge of a range of matters.’

‘The individuals are excellent and amazing – available, really supportive, and strong knowledge.’

‘They stand out for their versatility and in-depth technical knowledge, as well as the clarity of the clarifications provided.’

Cavaleiro & Associados is a boutique law firm in the North of Portugal specialised in public law and energy alongside a highly strong business law component (corporate, tax, labour and real estate) to fully support a diverse client portfolio covering both domestic and multinational companies from an array of sectors.

A very experienced team handles a variety of matters in the above core areas, including:

Public contracts (concessions, public licenses, public investment, tenders)
Business contracts (national and international)
(Re) negotiations between companies
Labour | (re) adaption of organizations in HR and management boards
Holdings restructuring
Investment operations
Tax matters
Litigation and arbitration procedures
IP matters

Cavaleiro & Associados has its head office in Oporto but also has offices in Vila Real, Viseu and Viana do Castelo (Portugal) and Paris (France). The firm maintains a close relationship with firms in Algeria and Germany.

Awards
The firm won “Law Firm of the Year in Litigation” and “Law Firm of the Year innovation” at the Iberian Lawyer Energy Awards 2023.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Partner	João Quintela Cavaleiro	jc@cavaleiroadvogados.pt	[+351] 220 945 361
Partner	Pedro Seixas Silva	pss@cavaleiroadvogados.pt	[+351] 220 945 361

Name	Position	Profile
Vitor Furtado Sousa	Associate Lawyer with experience in matters related to litigation and arbitration, labour…	View Profile
Sofia Garriapa	Associate Lawyer with experience in matters related to Labour Law, Energy and…	View Profile
João Lobo do Amaral	Lawyer with experience in matters related to Administrative, Tax and Civil Law.	View Profile
João Quintela Cavaleiro	Partner. Very experienced in Energy, Public & Business Law with domestic and…	View Profile
Ana Rafaela Rocha	Associate Lawyer with experience in matters related to Labour and Social Security…	View Profile
Tiago Rocha Matos	Associate. A quite experienced lawyer in public law and litigation. He is…	View Profile
Pedro Seixas da Silva	Partner. A very experienced lawyer on corporate and business law matters. He…	View Profile
Luísa Silva	Associate	View Profile