Private Client
Portugal
08 January 2025
The team at Durham Agrellos is a go-to for a diverse range of clients, from corporate giants to high-net-worth individuals and family businesses. With a flair for tax structuring, litigation, and private wealth matters, the team stands out for its expertise in international tax planning, transfer pricing, and tax disputes. Miguel Durham Agrellos, who splits his time between Porto and Lisbon, concentrates his practice on wealth management, international tax and inheritance planning. He oversees the practice alongside Paulo da Rocha Pichel, who focuses on tax litigation and family governance planning.
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Testimonials
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- 'The knowledge and experience of the partners and most team members are extensive, having been consolidated in their respective areas of speciality within reputable law firms.'
- 'This year, I have engaged Durham Agrellos on numerous occasions, covering a wide range of matters including tax and family governance. In every instance, their response was 100% satisfactory, timely, and efficient.'
- 'Clear, concise advice where other advisers often hesitate. Able to provide practical advice with strong commercial and risk awareness judgement. Every member of the team is knowledgeable and approachable.'
- 'Excellent client service. Exceptional knowledge. They navigate domestic and international law very well. They also possess a deep understanding of business and investments.'
Key clients
- Unilabs Group
- Aquitex
- BTG Pactual Bank
- Vitropor
- Labmed
- Folhadela Rebelo, Lda
- Atrium Investimentos
- RAR
- Gema Group
- RED Group
Work highlights
Advised UNILABS on an administrative procedure to reclaim tax paid in the context of a €300m financial operation.
Advised a client in the energy sector with a complete business restructuring, with complex share-for-share transactions under tax neutrality regimes, definition of transfer pricing strategies and the tax framework applicable to earn-out clauses.
Advised an UHNW investor on the transfer of an IT business to Portugal and on the access to the new special tax regime for UHNW.
Lawyers
Practice head
Miguel Durham Agrellos; Paulo da Rocha Pichel
Other key lawyers
Ricardo Pereira Amaro, Beatriz Garcês Ferreira