Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 2
Contact number
+351 21 382 1200Chambers Review
The real estate group at Garrigues benefits from a strong international network to attract major real estate investment mandates from key institutional investors. The law firm remains active on transactions in several major sectors, including offices, logistics, retail and hospitality. The team offers strength in complex real estate transactions, supporting clients with the structuring of sale and purchase agreements, share deals and extensive development projects.
Work Highlights
- Garrigues assisted Novo Banco on the sale of large real estate development projects currently valued at EUR400 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Garrigues is an extremely knowledgeable and commercially astute firm."
"Garrigues has an integrated vision and its lawyers have useful abilities."
"They see the big picture, which is extremely important in a negotiation process."
"The team is highly responsible and always ready to attend to urgent issues with an impeccable quality and high attention to detail."
"They have very good technical knowledge which they always balance with the client's business interests and commercial vision."
"Garrigues is an extremely knowledgeable and commercially astute firm."
"Garrigues has an integrated vision and its lawyers have useful abilities."
"They see the big picture, which is extremely important in a negotiation process."
"The team is highly responsible and always ready to attend to urgent issues with an impeccable quality and high attention to detail."
"They have very good technical knowledge which they always balance with the client's business interests and commercial vision."
Notable Practitioners
Jorge Salvador Gonçalves is an expert at handling complex sales, acquisitions and refinancing matters. He represents respected property developers, insurers and domestic banks.
"Jorge Salvador Gonçalves is a very careful lawyer who pays lots of attention to detail."
"He is highly responsive with a deep knowledge of the real estate market. He is a go-to lawyer for real estate transactions."
Miguel Menezes Silva has wide-ranging expertise that covers real estate acquisitions, purchases and sales of real estate portfolios. He frequently assists asset managers and banks.
"Miguel Menezes Silva is very commercial and practical."
"He is responsive and highly knowledgeable. It is always good to have him in any real estate transaction."
"Miguel is a pleasure to work with. He is extremely knowledgeable with good commercial awareness and adept at solving problems as they arise."