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Abreu Advogados

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : Portugal


Abreu Advogados

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About

Provided by Abreu Advogados

The firm’s private clients team is experienced in several areas of the law, assisting our Clients in connection to several matters, with particular emphasis on:

· asset management, planning and structuring of investments;

· transfer of family businesses across generations, including trusts and asset structuring;

· structuring family governance rules, including execution of family protocols and related documentation;

· advice on tax structuring;

· legal and family matters, including pre-nuptial agreements and property regimes, divorce and regulation of parental responsibilities, succession planning and disputes between family members with regard to family businesses;

· nationality (interfacing with our Immigration Sector);

· family regrouping.

These matters often become more complex when they are of an international nature, which involves determining which are the jurisdictions and respective internationally competent courts and applicable laws, European and non-European. Abreu Advogados is an associate member of the Associação das Empresas Familiares (Association of Family Businesses).

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Portugal

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Abreu Advogados is a full-service firm that advises high net worth individuals, family offices and family enterprises on a variety of private wealth matters, including family business transfers, tax and succession planning and immigration matters.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The team is very strong technically and extremely client focused and friendly. They are very reliable in terms of fulfilling deadlines. The team has cross-functional expertise in tax and family law.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Abreu Advogados has a very good practice and is one of the best in Portugal at the moment for cross-border issues.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • I appreciate Abreu's dynamism, competence and a naturally international outlook.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

  • Band 1Nuno Cunha Barnabé
    Band 1Nuno Cunha Barnabé

    Nuno Cunha Barnabé

    Nuno da Cunha Barnabé is a leading tax lawyer who regularly advises wealthy and ultra-wealthy individuals and families, especially on international matters. Sources are particularly impressed with his technical tax expertise.
    • He is the go-to lawyer in Portugal for me. He's extremely clever and all the clients were very happy.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Nuno da Cunha Barnabé is an excellent tax lawyer.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Nuno has a great international view, contacts and experience.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 2Marta Costa
    Band 2Marta Costa

    Marta Costa

    Marta Costa co-heads the private clients and family businesses industry team at Abreu Advogados. She specialises in advising family offices and individuals on wealth and succession plans.

    • I'm happy with Marta's work ethic, interaction and client awareness.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Alexandra Courela
    Band 3Alexandra Courela

    Alexandra Courela

    Alexandra Courela is highlighted for her impressive work with high-profile Portuguese and international high net worth individuals. Courela has significant experience in cross-border residency and tax planning matters, as well as trusts and foundations work.
  • Up and ComingMaria Inês Assis
    Up and ComingMaria Inês Assis

    Maria Inês Assis

    Maria Inês Assis focuses on international taxation, providing tax law advice in family businesses and reorganisations, private assets management, financial portfolios and inheritance and cross-border estates.
    • Maria has been extremely reactive, creative and pragmatic to find solutions. She responded immediately, she was straight to the point, and she managed to simplify complex issues.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

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