Europe Guide 2026 : Portugal
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Provided by Cuatrecasas
Cutting-edge advice based on the specialization, experience and knowledge of our clients’ businesses in all areas of tax.
With over 300 lawyers, our tax practice is one of the largest and longest-serving practices on the Iberian Peninsula. The high level of specialty coupled with extensive knowledge and experience in advising on complex matters are the cornerstones to providing the best tax advice and innovative and efficient solutions for companies and individuals nationally and internationally.
Our lawyers have excellent training in law and economics, providing tailormade advice for each sector and business; they are often consulted during processes to draft new laws in this area.
We advise on all areas of tax law, and our practice is structured with a market focus. Our lawyers concentrate on three key areas: corporate taxation, personal income tax and tax proceedings. Within these groups, we have teams organized by (i) legal specialties, including corporate taxation, financial taxation, transfer pricing, transactions and structuring, fund formation, indirect tax, family business, private client, international mobility and succession planning and family; and (ii) sectoral specialties.
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Cuatrecasas houses a well-respected group handling a diverse range of contentious and non-contentious tax issues, including corporate income tax litigation and stamp duty disputes, as well as the tax structuring of cross-border corporate transactions and restructurings. It also advises on tax structuring for investment funds.
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Cuatrecasas advised Faes Farma Group on the tax aspects of its acquisition of Edol.
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Cuatrecasas stands out for its great subject knowledge and excellent communication skills and availability.
Cuatrecasas has a deep understanding of our business. The lawyers know how to adapt solutions from other businesses to ours, and they also know what does not make sense to replicate. Our meetings are always very productive.
The team is very well coordinated and able to respond quickly to ongoing processes. It offers regular status updates, demonstrating its proactiveness and the level of control it has over each ongoing process.
The team shows a high level of rigour and attention in the services it provides.
The tax team is highly experienced, responds quickly and produces meticulous work, presenting easy-to-understand summaries that facilitate decision-making. The firm is able to create very robust structuring and defense strategies.
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Serena Cabrita Neto is always available to help us at a moment's notice, which makes a difference in finding solutions.
Pedro Vidal Matos regularly assists clients with tax litigation. He offers his expertise in corporate income tax and stamp duty assessments to international investment funds and asset managers.
Pedro Vidal Matos is a highly experienced lawyer who knows exactly what the best arguments are to present. Pedro identifies the key points and develops the line of argument based on these critical points that will make the difference.
Head of Tax
Tax
Provided by Cuatrecasas
Gonçalo Bastos Lopes
José Maria Cabral Sacadura
Pedro Vidal Matos
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