Area: 91,982 sq km
GDP: €147.3bnCurrency: Euro
GDP per head (PPP) €17,100
Population: 10.6 million
GDP growth: 0.9 per centInflation: 2.0 per cent
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Largo de São Domingos 14-1
P-1169–060 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel: +351 21 882 3550
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Barrocas Sarmento Neves is one of the leading and most established law firms in Portugal. The firm delivers a full range of corporate and business services to international and national clients regularly acting for private and public companies, governmental agencies, leading investment banks and other financial and commercial institutions.
Barrocas Sarmento Neves has experience in a number of global business and financial centres and regularly advises on cross border transactions and a wide range of corporate, commercial and financing matters.
The Firm’s considerable network of contacts, the accessibility of its lawyers and the depth of their experience has resulted in Barrocas Sarmento Neves being recognised as one of the leading Portuguese practices in a number of international directories and publications. A number of its lawyers have also been specifically distinguished as leading experts in their fields.
Banking and financeBusiness resructuring andinsolvencyCapital marketsCommercial contractsCompetitionConstruction and public worksCorporateDispute resolution &arbitrationEmploymentEnergyEnvironmentalHealth and life sciencesInsuranceIntellectual propertyMedia and entertainmentProject finance and publicprivate partnershipsReal estate and planningSports lawTaxTelecommunicationsTransport MORAIS LEITÃO, GALVÃOTELES, SOARES DA SILVA &ASSOCIADOSwww.mlgts.ptMain officeRua Castilho, 1651070-050 LisbonPortugalTel: +351 21 381 74 00Fax: +351 21 381 74 99mlgtslisboa@mlgts.ptOther officesAv da Boavista, 3265, 5.2Edifício Oceanvs4100-137 PortoPortugalTel: +351 22 616 69 50Fax: +351 22 616 38 10mlgtsporto@mlgts.ptAv. ArriagaEdifício Marina Clubn.º 73, 2º, sala 2129000-060 FunchalPortugalTel: +351 291 200 040Fax: +351 291 200 049mlgtsmadeira@mlgts.ptKey personnelAntónio Pinto Leite – Managing partnerJoão Soares da Silva – Managing partnerNuno Galvão Teles – Press contactAntónio Emíliode Vasconcelos – Porto contactPractice areasAdministrative and publicprocurement lawArbitrationBanking and financeCapital marketsConstruction and urbanplanningCorporate and commercialEU and competition lawEnvironmental lawIntellectual and industrialpropertyInternational lawLabour lawLitigationMergers and acquisitionsPrivatisationProject financeReal estateSecuritisationTax lawTelecommunicationsTourism and entertainmentFirm profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is a leading, well-rounded, full-service law firm with extensive, practical experience in all major areas of practice through its offices in Lisbon, Oporto and Funchal. In 2001 our firm was admitted to Lex Mundi as the exclusive member firm for Portugal. LEX MUNDI is the world’s leading association of independent law firms, with more than 17,000 lawyers and 160 law firms in 99 countries. These premier law firms provide legal representation and local market knowledge just about anywhere a client’s legal needs may arise. Our firm’s membership provides us with global reach and access to legal resources that enhance our ability to serve our clients’ needs around the world. Our firm’s independent status ensures that, in international transactions, MLGTS has access to the finest legal advice, without restriction. In addition to the strong Lex Mundi network, the firm has long-standing relationships with leading European, US and Latin American firms. During the year 2005 the firm was honoured to be the sole Portuguese law firm to receive two especially distinguished awards: the IFLR award for Law Firm of the Year in Portugal, and the Client Choice Award from the International Law Office. Also major international legal directories have ranked Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, R.L. as one of the leading law firms in Portugal. Although these recommendations from the major international legal directories are a source of great motivation to our team, the primary motivating factor for all of us is the fact that clients feel that we provide them with top notch all-encompassing legal work. An outstanding level of client loyalty indicates the degree of success that we have achieved.
PLMJ -AM PEREIRA, S. LEAL,O. MARTINS, JÚDICE &ASSOCIADOSplmjlaw@plmj.ptwww.plmj.comMain officeEdifício EurolexAv. da Liberdade, nº 224Lisbon 1250-148PortugalTel: +351 (0) 21 319 73 00Fax: +351 (0) 21 319 74 00Other officesR. Pinheiro Chagas,16–2º DrtºFaro 8000-406PortugalTel: +351 (0) 289 88 76 30Fax: +351 (0) 289 88 76 39Edifício passeio da BoavistaAv. Da Boavista, 2121, 4º,407Oporto 4100-134PortugalTel: +351 (0) 22 607 47 00Fax: +351 (0) 22 607 47 50Key contactsLuís Sáragga Leal – Senior partnerFrancisco Oliveira Martins – Senior partnerJosé Miguel Júdice – Senior partnerFirm headcountPartners: 36Senior associates: 42Firm profilePLMJ is a full-service law firm with a dynamic team of professionals and a history of exceptional quality and personal service in the constant pursuit of excellence. At present, PLMJ has 36 partners and 42 senior associates out of a total of more than 200 qualified lawyers, as well as a large number of trainees and paralegals. Besides our head office in Lisbon, we have branch offices in Oporto and Faro. We also have offices abroad in Brazil, Angola and Macao (in joint ventures with leading local firms) being our international expansion, focused mainly on Portuguese-speaking countries with which Portugal has traditionally enjoyed strong cultural and economic ties. PLMJ has developed its own network of contacts with both domestic and international law firms and is thus able to provide legal services worldwide. Professional excellence, ongoing professional training and academic development, together with an excellent working environment, have always been the core values here at PLMJ. We know that it is essential to be familiar with the specific needs of our clients in order to provide the best and most effective solution. While we continue to value our long-established professional relationships with major law firms worldwide, we are determined to remain an independent law firm. PLMJ has close links with the Portuguese Law Academy and law schools, and it participates in the regulation of legal practice. It has a history of having strong representatives on the general council of the Portuguese Bar Association and one of our senior partners was President of the Bar from 2001-2004. Our lawyers speak several foreign languages, particularly English, French, Spanish and German.Practice areasArbitrationBanking and financeCapital markets and securitiesCivil and commercial litigationConstitutional andadministrative lawCorporate, mergers andacquisitionsCriminal lawEU and competitionEnergy and natural resourcesEnvironmentForeign investment andinternational contractsInformation technologyInsolvency and bankruptcyInsuranceIntellectual propertyLabour, labour litigation andcollective agreementsMaritime and transportMediaPharmaceuticalPrivatisationsPublic procurementReal estate, construction andtourismTax and tax litigationTelecommunicationsZoning and town planningSCA - SÉRVULO CORREIA &ASSOCIADOSwww.servulo.comlisboa@servulo.comMain officeRua de Artilharia Um nº 79, 5Lisbon 1250-038PortugalTel: +351 (0) 21 383 69 00Fax: +351 (0) 21 383 69 01/02Key personnelJosé Manuel Sérvulo Correia – PartnerFirm profileFounded in the late 1990s but with its origins in the early 1970s, Sérvulo Correia & Associados has consolidated its position as a firm offering services in the principal areas of legal practice, whilst maintaining its core identity as a prestigious public law practitioner. Sérvulo Correia & Associados was formally incorporated on 1 January 1999. The firm combines the experience of everyday legal practice with academic knowledge. Indeed, the firm has successfully embraced lawyers who have chosen to follow full-time careers in legal practice, in conjunction with other partners, associates and trainees who are also established or promising academics. The legal services offered by the firm are therefore clearly enriched by a rich vein of theoretical expertise, whilst remaining focused on the practical problems of contemporary society. The firm currently has more than 30 lawyers, providing legal services in Portuguese, English, French, German and Spanish.Practice areasAdministrative justiceArbitration and alternativedispute resolutionBanking lawCapital marketsCivil and commercial litigationCivil liabilityCommercial lawConstitutional lawConstitutional procedureCorporate lawCriminal and administrativeoffences lawCriminal procedureEuropean and competition lawFiscal justiceFiscal lawGeneral administrative lawLabour lawPlanning and environmentallawPrivate contractsProject financePublic private partnershipsPublic procurementReal estate lawRegulatory law URÍA MENÉNDEZlisboa@uria.comwww.uria.comMain officeRua Castilho, 20-6Lisbon 1250-069PortugalTel: +351 21 030 86 00Fax: +351 21 030 86 01lisboa@uria.comOther officesRua Campo Alegre, 830 -3º, Sala 12Porto 4150-171PortugalTel: +351 22 030 86 00Fax: +351 22 030 86 01porto@uria.comFirm profileUría Menéndez has evolved from the firm established in the 1940s by the late Professor Rodrigo Uría González. Today, we have 14 offices in Europe, the United States and Latin America. We operate mainly in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America where we provide legal advice under Spanish, Portuguese and European Union law on business-related matters. In order to establish a foothold in the Portuguese market, Uría Menéndez began operating in Lisbon in 1997, where it opened an office a few years later. In 2004, the increasing demand for legal services in the Iberian market led Uría Menéndez to integrate with Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro Fontes & Associados,one of the leading Portuguese law firms. In Portugal, we advise on Portuguese, EU and Spanish law. Uría Menéndez has an office in Porto owing to the concentration of industrial activity in the north of Portugal, its dynamic local economy and the economic importance of the north-west of the country. We advise large local and international groups as well as small and medium-sized companies seeking legal services of the highest quality.Practice areasAdministrativeArbitrationAviationCivilCommercialCommunicationCompetitionDevelopmentEmploymentEnvironmentalFinanceFood and healthInfrastructureInsolvencyIntellectual propertyLeisureLitigationMaritimePlanningReal EstateTaxTransport and logisticsUnfair competition VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA &ASSOCIADOS SOCIEDADE DEADVOGADOS, RLwww.vda.ptMain OfficeAvenida Duarte Pacheco 26Lisbon 1070-110PortugalTel: +351 (0) 21 311 34 00Fax: +351 (0) 21 311 34 06lisboa@vda.ptOther officesCalçada de S. Lourenço 3–2ºC FunchalMadeira 9000-061PortugalTel: +351 (0) 29 123 82 93Fax: +351 (0) 29 123 17 94madeira@vda.ptAvenida da Boavista 3433 –8ºPorto 4100–138PortugalTel: +351 (0) 22 616 5400Fax: +351 (0) 22 610 7951porto@vda.ptKey personnelJoão Vieira de Almeida – Managing partnerFirm profileVdA has been an independent firm since its origins 30 years ago. During that time, the firm has grown to become one of the major Portuguese firms, servicing local and international clients in Portugal and abroad. It has a highly motivated and dedicated team of 110 lawyers in various practice areas, in Lisbon, O’Porto and Madeira. VdA believes that independence matters to clients, to the partners and other professionals in the firm, as well as to the market itself.Practice areasBanking and financeCapital marketsCompetition and EUCorporate governanceHealthInformation technologyIntellectual propertyLabourLitigation and arbitrationM&A and corporate financePrivate equityProjects, energy and naturalresourcesPublicReal estate, planning andenvironmentTaxTelecommunications
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