Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Banking & Finance - Portugal
What the Team is Known For
Sérvulo & Associados is a highly respected practice noted for its outstanding regulatory advice. The firm often provides assistance to prominent financial institutions and investment funds, and is well placed to assist with transactional or operational issues. It has experience in the establishment and authorisation of payment services entities.
Strengths
The team offer fast and concrete responses, responding to customer needs.
The team are very responsive, with sufficient and adequate expertise. The lawyers are solution-driven.
Sérvulo & Associados has a large and specialised team capable of responding to the most complex issues.
They have technical competence and a pragmatic approach to complex regulatory issues. The team have a deep knowledge of the regulator's expectations.
Work Highlights
Sérvulo & Associados advised Oney on its daily banking operations, including regulatory mandates.
Notable practitioners
Francisco Barona demonstrates solid knowledge of corporate finance matters and debt restructurings.
He is a professional with high technical capacity and a vision of the business framework of the topics covered.
He is responsive and provides creative solutions to achieve the purpose of the transaction, negotiating with a positive outcome.
He is an excellent and very experienced lawyer who reconciles a deep academic background with a practical approach to complex regulatory matters.