Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Managing Partner: Martim Krupenski

Number of partners worldwide: 79

Number of lawyers worldwide: +350

Languages: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

International Associations and Offices:

■ Angola: ALC Advogados

Email: geral@alcadvogados.com

■ Cape Verde: VPQ Advogados

Email: geral@vpqadvogados.com

■ Mozambique: MDR Advogados

Email: geral@mdradvogados.com

■ Timor-Leste: JLA Advogados

Email: enquiries@jla.tl

Firm Overview:

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados (Morais Leitão) is a leading full-service law firm in Portugal, with a solid background of decades of experience. Broadly recognised, Morais Leitão is a reference in several branches and sectors of the law on national and international level.

The firm’s reputation amongst both peers and clients stems from the excellence of the legal services provided. The firm’s work is characterised by a unique technical expertise, combined with a distinctive approach and cutting-edge solutions that often challenge some of the most conventional practices.

With a team comprising over 350 lawyers at a client’s disposal, Morais Leitão is headquartered in Lisbon with additional offices in Porto, Funchal and Singapore. Due to its network of associations and alliances with local firms and the creation of the Morais Leitão Legal Circle in 2010, the firm can also offer support through offices in Angola (ALC Advogados), Cape Verde (VPQ Advogados), Mozambique (MDR Advogados) and Timor-Leste (JLA Advogados).

Main Areas of Practice:

Morais Leitão is a full-service law firm. Its core areas are:

Administrative & Public Procurement:

Contacts: João Tiago Silveira, Nuno Peres Alves, Pedro Costa Gonçalves

Emails: joao.tiago.silveira@mlgts.pt; npalves@mlgts.pt; pgon@mlgts.pt

Banking & Finance:

Contact: Filipe Lowndes Marques

Email: flmarques@mlgts.pt

Capital Markets:

Contacts: Carlos Osório de Castro, Ricardo Andrade Amaro, Eduardo Paulino

Emails: coc@mlgts.pt, ramaro@mlgts.pt, epaulino@mlgts.pt

Corporate & Commercial:

Contacts: Segismundo Pinto Basto, Tomás Vaz Pinto, Bernardo Lobo Xavier, João Alfredo Afonso, Eduardo Paulino

Emails: spbasto@mlgts.pt, tvpinto@mlgts.pt, blx@mlgts.pt, jafonso@mlgts.pt, epaulino@mlgts.pt

European & Competition:

Contact: Joaquim Vieira Peres, Luís Nascimento Ferreira

Email: jvperes@mlgts.pt, lnferreira@mlgts.pt

Infrastructures:

Contacts: Catarina Brito Ferreira, Margarida Olazabal Cabral

Emails: cbferreira@mlgts.pt, mocabral@mlgts.pt

Intellectual Property:

Contacts: Ricardo Nascimento Ferreira, Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Emails: rnferreira@mlgts.pt, vsandrade@mlgts.pt

Insurance & Reinsurance:

Contact: Helena Tapp Barroso, Margarida Torres Gama

Email: htb@mlgts.pt, mtgama@mlgts.pt

Labour & Social Security:

Contacts: Pedro Pardal Goulão, Luís Miguel Monteiro

Emails: pgoulao@mlgts.pt, lmmonteiro@mlgts.pt

Litigation & Arbitration:

Contact: António Pinto Leite, Francisco Cortez, Filipe Vaz Pinto

Email: apleite@mlgts.pt, fcortez@mlgts.pt, fvpinto@mlgts.pt

Personal Data Privacy & Protection:

Contact: Tiago Félix da Costa

Email: tfcosta@mlgts.pt

Private Equity:

Contacts: Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Luís Roquette Geraldes

Emails: drd@mlgts.pt, lrgeraldes@mlgts.pt

Real Estate:

Contacts: João Torroaes Valente

Emails: jtvalente@mlgts.pt

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Contact: Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Emails: ncruz@mlgts.pt

Sports & Entertainment:

Contacts: Francisco Cortez, Paulo Rendeiro

Emails: fcortez@mlgts.pt, prendeiro@mlgts.pt

Tax:

Contacts: Bruno Santiago, Francisco Mendes da Silva

Emails: brunosantiago@mlgts.pt, fms@mlgts.pt

TMT:

Contact: Nuno Peres Alves, Philipp Melcher

Email: npalves@mlgts.pt, pmelcher@mlgts.pt

Transports (Shipping):

Contacts: Manuel Freitas Pita, Claudia Santos Cruz

Emails: manuelfpita@mlgts.pt, cscruz@mlgts.pt

Urban Planning & Environment:

Contact: João Pereira Reis

Email: jpreis@mlgts.pt

International Work:

Morais Leitão Legal Circle is an international alliance of law firms created by Morais Leitão, based upon the sharing of values and common principles of action with the purpose of establishing a platform that delivers high quality legal services to clients around the world. It encompasses a select set of jurisdictions, including Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Timor-Leste and Mozambique.