Good external lawyers are aware that their added value will be the practical insight they can offer into enforcement and court practice, says Samsung's Carla de Abreu Lopes

Thales Portugal wants to use firms that are ethical, innovative and provide good value for money, says general counsel Paulo Lino Martins

AXA Portugal is reducing the number of lawyers and firms on its panel because its legal spend has been cut dramatically in recent years, says general counsel Luciana Silva

When Redes Energéticas Nacionais is looking for new business in foreign jurisdictions, it prefers to use lawyers that are close to the target of the deal, says Marta Almeida Afonso.

ANA uses two of three trusted firms to avoid having to repeatedly explain its business to new external lawyers, says the company's head of legal Francisco Sebastian

Under the current regime for Portuguese law firms, law firms are required to distribute all of their profits each year.

PLMJ – Law Firm has been named ‘Law Firm of The Year: Iberia 2015’ by the prestigious British publication, The Lawyer.

André Figueiredo returns to Portugal to head PLMJ's capital markets team after international experience at global firm Clifford Chance

PLMJ leads the market Portugal as the only law firm in the country to be recommended in Bands 1 and 2 in all 20 practice areas analysed by Chambers and Partners – Europe.

The combined headcount of Portugal's leading law firms increased by five per cent in the last year, according to data collated by Iberian Lawyer.

Após consulta pública, da qual resultaram preocupações quanto ao impacto em projetos de hibridização, sobreequipamento ou reequipamento e à aplicação destas regras a instalações de consumo...

The economic downturn affecting the oil industry in Angola and Mozambique means Portuguese firms are now targeting property, agriculture and Francophone Africa.

Four out of ten partners at law firms in Portugal have seen their income increase in the last year, according to new research.

The largest law firm in Portugal now has 270 lawyers and 57 senior associates

Though their main focus has traditionally been on oil-related work in lusophone Africa, Portuguese law firms are beginning to strengthen their African corporate restructuring and litigation practices –

PLMJ has increased the number of lawyers recommended by US directory Best Lawyers as leaders in their areas of practice to 44.

Six years ago, Abreu Advogados stated its intention to become one of the top three law firms in Portugal.

The law firm PLMJ, which is the largest in Portugal, is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new partners.

Há que ter a noção clara, ou pelo menos uma ideia bastante aproximada dos países onde vamos operar e fazer o respectivo registo.

Lisbon's law firms demonstrated impressive resilience during the crisis, but while the economic outlook is considerably brighter, managing partners must now guide their firms through unchartered waters.