Bird & Bird LLP

The firm:  With more than 1,400 lawyers and legal practitioners across a worldwide network of 34 offices, Bird & Bird specialises in delivering expertise across a full range of legal services. Our specialisms include advising on commercial, corporate, EU and competition, intellectual property, dispute resolution, employment, finance and real estate matters.

The key to our success is our constantly evolving sector-focused approach. Our clients build their businesses on technology and intangible assets, and operate in regulated markets. To better meet their needs we have developed deep industry understanding of key sectors, including automotive, aviation & defence, energy & utilities, financial services, life sciences & healthcare, retail & consumer, media, entertainment & sport and tech & comms.

Since its opening in October 2025, the Lisbon office has quickly positioned itself as a strategic hub within Bird & Bird’s European network, strengthening support for clients in innovation‑driven and highly regulated sectors. The team combines deep industry expertise with the firm’s global standards, offering full IP, technology and regulatory capabilities, and ensuring seamless cross‑border coordination across Europe and Portuguese‑speaking markets.

Areas of practice: We offer broad advisory transactional and contentious capability.

Commercial & Outsourcing & Corporate & Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency & Employment & Compensation & Benefits & Intellectual Property.

Our sector focus: Bird & Bird was one of the first law firms to organise its legal expertise along sector lines. By choosing to focus on specific industries, our lawyers are able to build up considerable knowledge of the commercial drivers unique to your industry, enabling us to deliver more targeted advice in a commercial context.

Automotive & Aviation and Defence & Energy and Utilities & Finance & Financial Regulatory & Life Sciences and Healthcare & Media, Entertainment and Sport & Retail and Consumer & Tech and Comms