CCSL Advogados > Lisbon, Portugal > Firm Profile

CCSL Advogados
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Portugal

Portugal > Real estate and construction Tier 4

João Lemos de Portugal heads up the real estate practice at CCSL Advogados, supporting developers, investors and brokers throughout the entire life cycle of real estate investments, including the acquisition, operation, and redevelopment of a diversity of assets. The firm’s broad service offering also covers contract preparation and negotiation, construction agreements and licensing procedures for projects in the residential, hotel, retail, and co-living spaces.

Practice head(s):

João Lemos de Portugal

Other key lawyers:

Mariana Alves de Melo

Testimonials

‘João Lemos de Portugal is super professional, has great knowledge of the market, gives excellent advice, and has incredible flexibility.’

‘The team is highly competent and responsive. They have a trustworthy and a very constructive collaborative work environment.’

‘They match on a personal level regarding the way of working and communicate at eye level.’

‘CCSL provides an excellent service. In addition to being proactive, they are very knowledgeable about the market and propose creative and efficient solutions. They are capable of providing structured responses to problems in record time and have above-average client availability.’

‘CCSL has very unique and sophisticated practice and yet they make the service very personal and make you feel very relaxed and confident. They are aware of all jurisdictional nuances and make sure all the bases are covered. They use all technology that is required but do not make you feel like a number.’

‘Better than others we have worked with, CCSL presented possible legal alternatives, validated whether our positions had any legal risk and supported the legal decision-making process.’

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5

CCSL Advogados provides legal services 'of excellent quality' in the fields of commercial and corporate law. The team is adept at assisting a variety of corporate clients with mid-market M&A transactions, with particular focus in the media and publishing sectors. The 'interdisciplinary team' is also recommended for its 'highly efficient' management of energy-related deals and proficiency in venture capital investments and day-to-day corporate issues, Practice head Mafalda Almeida Carvalho has significant experience in both transactional and general corporate advisory matters.

Practice head(s):

Mafalda Almeida Carvalho

Other key lawyers:

Frederico Félix Alves

Testimonials

‘The service provided was of excellent quality – while dealing with an army of lawyers/advisers on the other side, Frederico Félix Alves was able to provide a very quick and efficient response, raise challenges and solutions to such challenges, while always maintaining a pro-deal and pro-business attitude.’

‘A big-firm quality with a small-firm proximity and a quick reaction time.’

‘CCSL has an interdisciplinary team that is highly efficient in managing transactions in the energy field.’

‘Mafalda Almeida Carvalho – the interaction is very efficient due to her extensive legal knowledge.’

‘The knowledge of a Tier 1 firm combined with the proximity of a boutique.’

‘Mafalda Almeida Carvalho – Transversal knowledge of M&A, finance, banking and regulatory.’

‘What distinguishes this firm is its integrated approach to corporate and M&A matters, which combines legal expertise with in-depth financial insights.’

‘Partners and lawyers have an aptitude for structuring corporate agreements in a creative way, offering solutions that benefit all parties involved.’

Portugal > Tax Tier 5

The tax group at CCSL Advogados is praised by clients for its ‘in-depth knowledge of tax matters, both nationally and internationally.’ Possessing the capabilities to handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, the team is regularly instructed by private banking institutions, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Founding partner José Calejo Guerra leads the team and is noted for his focus on international tax and private clients matters.

Practice head(s):

José Calejo Guerra

Testimonials

‘This team stands out for its in-depth knowledge of tax matters, both nationally and internationally.’

‘Partner José Calejo Guerra stands out for his ability to interpret complex tax laws in a way that is easily understandable to clients, making the process much more transparent.’

‘CCSL’s level of tax expertise and client professionalism stands far above the other tax-related firms.’

‘We work almost exclusively with José Calejo Guerra. What sets him apart is his ability to explain complex and sometimes stressful tax matters in a reassuring and informal manner.’

‘CCSL has a young, dynamic and diverse team, always attentive to details and focused on the best solution for the client, guided when the desired solution is not the best for the client, with a pedagogical aspect thus creating a relationship of trust.’

‘Availability, ethics, commitment, and clientsatisfaction.’

‘José Calejo Guerra has been my primary contact and he’s solid.’

‘They’re professional, effective and reachable.’

Key clients

Itoco Inc.

Veracruz

Musa

Alpac

Work highlights

CCSL Advogados is a boutique law firm based in Lisbon and specialized in legal and tax matters in an international setting.

CCSL Advogados is the evolution of JCG Advogados as a result of the integration of new partners thus resulting in a group of lawyers with similar backgrounds and complementary skills who share a mutual vision on the values inherent to the legal profession and on the firm’s mission.

CCSL Advogados  promotes a culture of proper balance between providing top-notch quality services to the clients and the personal and professional realization of our lawyers.

At CCSL Advogados we encourage a multidisciplinary approach to the issues that are entrusted to us, with new and innovative working methods, in order to establish relationships based on trust, proximity and flexibility with all our clients, lawyers and partners.

Team: Our team is led by a group of experts from the new generation all of which share a common background and relevant expertise in the professional and academic sectors, having spent the past decades building their careers in top-tier law firms and international consulting firms and developing their skills in some of the most renowned academic institutions in the world.

Since its beginning the firm and its lawyers have already been praised for their work by international publications and directories such as World Tax, International Tax Review, Legal 500, Leaders League, Iberian Lawyer.

Practice areas

  • Tax and private clients
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Finance, compliance and ESG
  • Real estate
  • Public and regulatory
  • Litigation
  • Employment

Search funds desk: A search fund is an undertaking through which investors financially support an entrepreneur’s efforts to locate, acquire, manage, and grow a privately held company.

CCSL Advogados  created a search fund Iberian desk with the purpose of contributing to the research about search funds, sharing experiences between the two firms and contributing to the growth and development of the search fund community. The search fund Iberian desk helps searchers in every step of their search fund journey.
The search fund Iberian desk also organizes the Breakfast Searchers, a periodic forum for discussion  of topics of interest to the community.

Global reach: Considering the experience and expertise of its team and of its network of partners, CCSL Advogados is able to support its clients in several jurisdictions, in particular in the context of international investments (inbound or outbound) with a Portuguese connection.

Department Name Email Telephone
Real Estate & Public Law João Lemos Portugal jlp@ccsllegal.com +351 215 835 196
Tax & International Investment & Private Clients José Calejo Guerra jcg@ccsllegal.com +351 215 835 196
Corporate, M&A and Private Equity Mafalda Almeida Carvalho mac@ccsllegal.com +351 215 835 196
Finance, Compliance and ESG Rita Rendeiro rvr@ccsllegal.com +351 215 835 196
Litigation Hugo Baptista Falcão hbf@ccsllegal.com +351 215 835 196
Photo Name Position Profile
Frederico  Félix Alves photo Frederico Félix Alves Of Counsel | Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Mafalda  Almeida Carvalho photo Mafalda Almeida Carvalho Founding Partner | Head of Corporate, M&A and Private Equity Departments
Mariana  Alves de Melo photo Mariana Alves de Melo Associate | Real Estate
Hugo Baptista Falcão photo Hugo Baptista Falcão Partner | Head of Litigation Department
Francisco Borges Coelho photo Francisco Borges Coelho Associate | Finance, Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Margarida Bragança photo Margarida Bragança Of Counsel  | Litigation and Employment
Catarina  Flor Ferreira photo Catarina Flor Ferreira Associate | Corporate and M&A
José Calejo Guerra photo José Calejo Guerra Founding Partner | Head of Tax Department
Pedro Leitão da Mota photo Pedro Leitão da Mota Senior Associate | Tax and International Investment
João Lemos Portugal photo João Lemos Portugal Founding Partner | Head of Real Estate Department
Sofia Martins dos Santos photo Sofia Martins dos Santos Associate | Litigation
Lourenço Noronha Andrade photo Lourenço Noronha Andrade Associate | Banking, Private Equity, Corporate and M&A
Rita Rendeiro photo Rita Rendeiro Partner | Head of Finance, Compliance and ESG
João Diogo Stoffel photo João Diogo Stoffel Founding Partner
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