Led by the ‘practical and experienced’ Susana Santos Valente, PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda e Associados provides ’excellent’ service to creditors and debtors on judicial recovery, insolvency-related litigation and special revitalisation proceedings. Mariana Osório de Castro and Francisco da Cunha Matos joined from PLMJ in October 2024 and September 2025, respectively, bringing experience in credit recovery and insolvency matters.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
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- ‘The way the problem or action in question is approached, debated within the team, and coordinated by an experienced leader. The human resources provided by the collaborators are competent in all areas of legal practice, allowing the matter to be directed to the appropriate team.’
- ‘Business-oriented and knowledge of the market.’
- ‘Accessible, efficient, and attentive to the customer's point of view.’
- ‘The law firm provided excellent service; they were focused, pragmatic, and gave us excellent legal support and advice. I would also like to highlight the kindness and humanity with which they handled the issues.’
- ‘Susana Santos Valente is always accessible and willing to help, efficient and with a vision of the client's business.’
- ‘Susana Santos Valente demonstrated technical knowledge, assertiveness, pragmatism, but also sensitivity in managing expectations and the people involved.’
Key clients
- CREDITORS OF SPDH - Serviços Portugueses de Handling, S.A.
- RARI - Construções Metálicas, Engenharia, Projectos e Soluções Industriais, S.A
- M.O.P. – COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA DE MÁRMORES, LDA
- M&V Sousa, Lda
- Ilha - Indústria Agrícola, S.A.
- BFI – Banco Fiduciário Internacional (I.F.I.), S.A
- Espirito Santo Bank créditors
- Bioground S.A
- Flamiano Serra Ferreira and Ana Maria da Conceição Martinho Ferreira
- Ferberto - Estruturas Metálicas, S.A.
- Insolvent estate of Fausto Ramos Tavares
- Noble Mineral, The Original Portuguese Marble, Lda
Work highlights
Assisting Noble Mineral, The Original Portuguese Marble Lda., a provider of marble and other stone surfaces, with a special revitalisation process, including the restructuring of all its liabilities.
Represented ICE - Investimentos, Construções e Engenharia, Lda., a civil construction and engineering company, as creditor, in the insolvency of a Portuguese construction company with both UK and Algarve-based ownership.
Practice head
Susana Santos Valente
Other key lawyers
Andreia Damásio; Mariana Osório de Castro; Francisco da Cunha Matos; Adriana Carvalho