
Abreu Advogados‘ corporate team leverages its expertise across real estate, banking, technology, life sciences, energy, and natural resources, earning praise from clients for its its 'excellent' technical ability. Known for its strengths in cross-border work, especially in Mozambique and Angola, the practice is co-led by Ana Sofia Batista, who brings over two decades of experience representing national and international clients in private equity deals. Alongside her, José Maria Corrêa De Sampaio is recognised for his extensive experience in finance and litigation, while Manuel Santos Vítor complements the team’s M&A strengths with a focus on corporate governance and reorganisation expertise.
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'I have been working with Abreu Advogados for several years, and year after year they have increased their levels of quality and excellence, in addition to the best price/quality ratio, without ever giving up their excellent technical and inter-relational capacity, in addition to always being at the forefront of legislative innovation.'
Key clients
- Blossom Investments, Lda.
- Panattoni
- Unbabel
- Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. (CGD)
- Henko Partners
- Mutares
- Horizon
- HCapital
- FC Midtjylland
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head
Ana Sofia Batista; José Maria Corrêa de Sampaio; Manuel Santos Vítor
Other key lawyers
César Bessa Monteiro Jr, Hugo Teixeira, Rui Peixoto Duarte, Cláudia Santos Malaquias, Rita Albuquerque
Comparative Guides
Comparative Guide
TMT
Portugal
Ricardo Henriques, José Maria Alves Pereira, Margarida Castillo Silva & Pedro Hemsworth
Comparative Guide
Class Actions
Portugal
Alexandra Nascimento Correia, Guilherme Santos Silva, Gonçalo Malheiro & Laura Cecília Lourenço
Comparative Guide
Renewable Energy
Portugal
Tiago Corrêa do Amaral & João Lupi
Comparative Guide
Mergers & Acquisitions
Portugal
Ana Sofia Batista, Manuel Santos Vitor, Benedita Marques Pombo & Matilde Carvalho e Cortinhal
