Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Managing Partner: Nuno Galvão Teles

Number of partners worldwide: 71

Number of lawyers worldwide: 270

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

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 250 lawyers at a client’s disposal, Morais Leitão is headquartered in Lisbon with additional offices in Porto and Funchal. 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) and Mozambique (MDR Advogados).

Main Areas of Practice:

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

Administrative & Public Procurement:

Contact: João Tiago Silveira

Email: [email protected]

Banking & Finance:

Contact: Filipe Lowndes Marques

Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets:

Contacts: Tomás Vaz Pinto, Eduardo Paulino

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Corporate and M&A:

Contacts: Tomás Vaz Pinto, Ricardo Andrade Amaro

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

European & Competition:

Contacts: Joaquim Vieira Peres, Luís Nascimento Ferreira

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Infrastructures:

Contacts: Catarina Brito Ferreira, Margarida Olazabal Cabral

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Intellectual Property:

Contacts: Ricardo do Nascimento Ferreira, Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Insurance & Reinsurance:

Contacts: Helena Tapp Barroso, Margarida Torres Gama

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Labour & Social Security:

Contacts: Luís Miguel Monteiro, Pedro Pardal Goulão

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Life Sciences:

Contact: Fernanda Matoso

Email: [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration:

Contacts: Francisco Cortez, Filipe Vaz Pinto

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Personal Data Privacy & Protection:

Contact: Tiago Félix da Costa

Email: [email protected]

Private Equity:

Contacts: Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Luís Roquette Geraldes

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate:

Contact: João Torroaes Valente

Email: [email protected]

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Contact: Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Email: [email protected]

Sports & Entertainment:

Contacts: Paulo Rendeiro, João Lima Cluny

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Tax:

Contacts: António Pedro Braga, Bruno Santiago

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

TMT:

Contact: Gonçalo Machado Borges

Email: [email protected]

Urban Planning & Environment:

Contacts: João Pereira Reis, Rui Ribeiro Lima

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

International Footprint:

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 and Mozambique.

Since 2001, Morais Leitão has been the exclusive member in Portugal of Lex Mundi, the leading network of independent law firms, present in more than 100 countries. The permanent collaboration and contact with these law firms allow us to take part in the most challenging transactions and dispute resolutions across borders.

We are also members of L&E Global, an alliance of independent companies and offices, which provides advice to employers on labor relations, labor laws, migratory regimes and labor rights. Members of L&E Global are recognized for their expertise in labor law advice around the world, and the network is expanding to new jurisdictions.

Historically the energy sector has always represented a strength of Morais Leitão in terms of expertise and work in the area. This justifies membership in the ELG - Energy Law Group, a highly specialized association of about 500 lawyers dedicated to energy and natural resources. Founded in 1993, this network enables the sharing of knowledge of leading independent companies in their respective markets, with presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where they cooperate with companies, banks, government entities, regulators and institutions.