With a strong presence in the shipping and aviation sectors, the transport team at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados offers expertise in financing, M&A, insurance, tax, litigation and leasing matters. Segismundo Pinto Basto, who oversees the aviation arm, handles M&A transactions, as well as financing, operation and regulatory issues for a range of aviation companies. João Tiago Silveira combines his public law expertise with a focus on defence and aviation mandates. Funchal-based Manuel de Freitas Pita specialises in all matters related to the International Shipping Registry of Madeira (MAR), while Claudia Santos Cruz, a dual-qualified lawyer (Portugal, England and Mozambique) and maritime law specialist, regularly acts for lenders, insurers and cruise lines in ship finance and arrest. Bruno Xavier de Pina is a foreign investment specialist with a particular focus on Angola and other Lusophone jurisdictions.
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- 'It has a lot of expertise in Portuguese maritime law.'
- 'Manuel Freitas Pita efficiently provides high-quality advice.'
- 'We are very pleased with the assistance provided by Manuel Freitas Pita.'
- 'It provides good and efficient services.'
- 'Manuel Freitas Pita is experienced, swift and always very professional and committed. We can highly recommend him.’
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Practice head
Claudia Santos Cruz; Manuel Freitas Pita; Segismundo Pinto Basto; Bruno Xavier Pina
Other key lawyers
João Tiago Silveira