Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A | Europe
Portugal
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 3
Band 4
Band 5
- Azeredo Perdigão & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL 3 Years Ranked
- CCA Law Firm 3 Years Ranked
- Ferreira Pinto Cardigos 9 Years Ranked
- J+Legal
- PLEN Sociedade de Advogados RL
Senior Statespeople
- Carlos Osório de Castro Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, SP, RL.18 Years Ranked
- Gabriela Rodrigues Martins SRS Legal 18 Years Ranked
- João Vieira de Almeida VdA18 Years Ranked
- Jorge M Bleck VdA18 Years Ranked
- Nuno Galvão Teles Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados18 Years Ranked
Eminent Practitioners
Band 2
Band 3
- António Soares Linklaters18 Years Ranked
- Catarina Tavares Loureiro Uría Menéndez5 Years Ranked
- Duarte Schmidt Lino PLMJ11 Years Ranked
- Francisco Brito e Abreu Uría Menéndez18 Years Ranked
- Francisco Sá Carneiro VdA18 Years Ranked
- Francisco Santos Costa Cuatrecasas6 Years Ranked
- Mafalda Barreto Gómez-Acebo & Pombo8 Years Ranked
- Manuel Santos Vítor Abreu Advogados18 Years Ranked
- Mariana Norton dos Reis Cuatrecasas4 Years Ranked
- Martim Morgado CS'Associados12 Years Ranked
- Nuno Azevedo Neves DLA Piper ABBC15 Years Ranked
- Rafael Lucas Pires Cuatrecasas18 Years Ranked
- Tomás Pessanha Garrigues17 Years Ranked
- Tomás Vaz Pinto Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados18 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Antonio Villacampa Serrano Uría Menéndez14 Years Ranked
- Diogo Plantier Santos Linklaters9 Years Ranked
- Francisco Xavier de Almeida CMS18 Years Ranked
- Gustavo Ordonhas Oliveira SRS Legal 13 Years Ranked
- João Mattamouros Resende Cuatrecasas3 Years Ranked
- Nuno Moura Roldão Ferreira Pinto Cardigos15 Years Ranked
Band 5
- Catarina Brito Ferreira Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados9 Years Ranked
- Domingos Cruz CCA Law Firm12 Years Ranked
- João Caldeira CMS16 Years Ranked
- José Costa Pinto Costa Pinto3 Years Ranked
- Ofélia Pinto de Queiroz TELLES16 Years Ranked
- Paulo Trindade Costa VdA2 Years Ranked
- Pedro Guimarães Eversheds Sutherland17 Years Ranked
- Pedro Guimarães Eversheds Sutherland17 Years Ranked
- Pedro Raposo PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados10 Years Ranked
- Pedro Sá PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados3 Years Ranked
- Rodrigo Nogueira Pérez-Llorca5 Years Ranked
- Sofia Carreiro Sérvulo & Associados5 Years Ranked
- Susana Pimenta de Sousa Garrigues7 Years Ranked
- Vítor Pereira das Neves Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados15 Years Ranked
- Clemente V GalvãoCVGLegal
- Inês Gomes FerreiraGouveia Pereira, Costa Freitas & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. (GPA)
- Joana Andrade CorreiaRaposo Bernardo & Associados
- José Diogo Horta OsórioJ+Legal
- Nuno de Deus PinheiroPLEN Sociedade de Advogados RL
- Ricardo Rodrigues LopesCaiado Guerreiro
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 CS'AssociadosCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedCS'Associados is a highly regarded firm with extensive experience in various multi-jurisdictional corporate mandates. The team is adept at handling acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring transactions and corporate governance mandates. Its clients benefit from the firm's full-service offering. The law firm boasts experience in a range of sectors, including renewable energy, aviation, healthcare and real estate, also acting for clients in venture capital.1 LinklatersCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedLinklaters boasts a top-ranked department with a strong bench of experienced team members handling the full spectrum of high-value and complex corporate mandates. The law firm's wide-ranging expertise includes acquisitions and share sales, across various industry sectors, including energy and banking. It also demonstrates capabilities in supporting clients in the insurance and real estate sectors, further assisting with corporate restructurings and joint ventures. The team has recommended capabilities in cross-border mandates.1 Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedMorais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.1 PLMJCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedPLMJ offers outstanding assistance with diverse and complex M&A transactions. This practice benefits from an extensive list of prominent clients from a variety of industries including construction, energy and financial institutions and multinational companies operating within the retail and real estate sectors, including listed entities and household names. The team advises on bidding processes, cross-border acquisitions, additionally handling joint venture agreements. The law firm boasts extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and its presence is bolstered by numerous foreign desks including Mozambique, Angola, Brazil and France.1 VdACorporate/M&A2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedVdA is a well-reputed outfit tackling complex and high-profile M&A transactions, as well as corporate governance and restructuring operations in the energy, telecommunications and manufacturing industries. The team leverages expertise in tax, capital markets and labour to offer comprehensive assistance to clients. Its clients often include financial groups, multinational entities and asset management companies. The law firm also boasts extensive international capabilities, particularly in Angola and Cabo Verde.
Band 2
2 CuatrecasasCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedCuatrecasas is a strong practice group handling a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border corporate matters for clients including private equity houses, domestic groups and multinational corporations. Its notable areas of expertise include acquisitions, shareholding deals and joint ventures. The law firm's industry expertise extends to media, banking, pharmaceuticals and renewable energy. The lawyers additionally assist clients with expansions into the Portuguese market. Cuatrecasas is well placed to assists clients with international mandates in Latin America, China and Mozambique. Following the firm's integration with Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados in January 2023, the team’s capacity has expanded and gained additional expertise.2 GarriguesCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedGarrigues has a well-reputed team that handles an array of corporate matters for clients with activity in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, construction and financial services spaces, with additional activity in transactional work in the logistics sector. The law firm is adept at handling acquisitions, as well as corporate restructurings and private equity deals. It benefits from a strong international network, with offices in Europe, Latin America, China and North Africa.2 Uría MenéndezCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedUría Menéndez assists clients with transactions across a range of key sectors such as energy, real estate, infrastructure, telecommunications, further advising prominent international investors. It combines cross-practice expertise to provide comprehensive advice on a variety of corporate matters including M&A and joint ventures, offering additional support on corporate restructuring matters. The law firm remains a strong choice for multi-jurisdictional deals owing to its wide network of offices and alliances throughout Europe and Latin America.
Band 3
3 Abreu AdvogadosCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedAbreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.3 CMSCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedCMS offers a solid corporate practice able to handle a wide spectrum of matters, including M&A and joint ventures. The team has experience in mandates across a range of industries, such as renewable energy, manufacturing, real estate and technology. The law firm is frequently appointed to advise on multi-jurisdictional mandates, primarily those involving other European jurisdictions.3 DLA Piper ABBCCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedDLA Piper is a respected outfit with noted strength in the corporate arena, handling corporate investments, acquisitions and divestments. The team additionally advises clients on a variety of share transactions, and works in close collaboration with DLA Piper's international network to assist with multi-jurisdictional mandates. The law firm also handles transactions arising from a range of sectors including real estate, energy, technology and transportation.3 Gómez-Acebo & PomboCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedGómez-Acebo & Pombo is a compact, highly qualified team assisting international clients with investments in Portugal. The law firm handles a variety of transactional work and commercial agreements. The team acts for clients from a number of sectors including financial services and manufacturing, also advising on transactions in the sports industry.3 SRS LegalCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedSRS Legal boasts cross-sector expertise with strong capabilities in retail and technology. The law firm offers assistance to financial entities and industrial clients with the full range of M&A, being additionally able to handle bidding processes. The team regularly handles mandates involving African or other European jurisdictions and is well placed to assist foreign investors with their activity in Portugal.
Band 4
4 Eversheds SutherlandCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland draws strength from its international network to assist clients with their cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The law firm acts on joint ventures, corporate restructurings, spin-offs and company sales, further advising clients on the expansion of their business in Portugal. Its clients are from a range of industries, including manufacturing and logistics.4 Eversheds SutherlandCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 17 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland draws strength from its international network to assist clients with their cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The law firm acts on joint ventures, corporate restructurings, spin-offs and company sales, further advising clients on the expansion of their business in Portugal. Its clients are from a range of industries, including manufacturing and logistics.4 PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedPRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados often assists with buyouts, shareholder deals and business takeovers. The firm has additional experience in handling cross-border mergers and company split-ups. Its team is also well placed to assist international clients expanding into the Portuguese market. It attracts clients from the IT, engineering and food and beverage industries.4 Sérvulo & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 16 Years RankedSérvulo & Associados is well placed to assist with business incorporations. The team also handles a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and share acquisitions. Its client list comprises domestic and international players from the energy and real estate sectors.4 TELLESCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedTELLES offers significant strength in a variety of corporate and M&A mandates. The team is active in share and asset acquisitions, mergers and corporate restructurings, also assisting companies with contractual matters. Its clients hail from a variety of sectors including transportation and healthcare.
Band 5
5 Azeredo Perdigão & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RLCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedAzeredo Perdigão & Associados acts for international and domestic clients on a range of corporate matters. The law firm offers advice on business restructurings and share purchase agreements. The team also handles company liquidations. Its clients hail from the retail and pharmaceutical sectors.5 CCA Law FirmCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedCCA enters the rankings this year backed by positive client feedback and market support. The law firm benefits from an experienced team, able to assist with a variety of corporate transactions including company acquisitions and investments. Its lawyers also offer strength on cross-border mandates.5 Ferreira Pinto CardigosCorporate/M&A2024 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedFerreira Pinto and Cardigos merged in January 2023, forming Ferreira Pinto Cardigos. This Lisbon-based law firm offers support with mergers, share purchase agreements and corporate restructurings. Its client base consists of pharmaceutical and renewable energy companies.