Comparative Guide
Doing Business In
Portugal
Sofia Barros Carvalhosa, Frederik Oliva, Susana Soutelinho, José Pedroso de Melo & Pedro Ulrich
Having joined forces in January 2026, Deloitte Legal TELLES advises investment funds, financial institutions, corporate borrowers, sponsors and insurers on financial instruments and securities, cross-border transactions, including real estate and project finance, and regulatory and compliance mandates. Márcio Carreira Nobre advises foreign and domestic players in structured finance, derivatives, M&A and private equity. Miguel Silva Cordeiro left Deloitte Legal in November 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent level of service provided to our institution. Close relationship with the client. Speed of execution. Support throughout the entire contractual process until closing.’
- ‘Márcio Carreira Nobre is an excellent lawyer, empathetic, with a high level of client rapport and speed in executing contractual processes.’
- ‘Experience in contract typology, document organisation, deadline management, and post-contractual follow-up, ensuring legal compliance and operational efficiency.’
- ‘Márcio Nobre: Ease in meetings and contacts, with simple, fluent and objective language.’
- 'The Banking & Finance team at Deloitte Legal boasts excellent staff, as they combine theoretical knowledge with practical experience exceptionally well. This is largely due to the fact that some of them previously served as legal counsels at various banking institutions.'
- 'Responsiveness, partner engagement, and knowledge of the market and its innovations.'
Practice head
Márcio Carreira Nobre
Other key lawyers
Leonor Ximenes de Mesquita; Raquel Thedim; Tomás Gonçalves Costa