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:
Contacts: João Tiago Silveira
Emails: [email protected]

Banking & Finance:
Contact: Filipe Lowndes Marques
Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets:
Contacts: Tomás Vaz Pinto, Carlos Osório de Castro, Ricardo Andrade Amaro, Eduardo Paulino
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Corporate & Commercial:
Contacts: Tomás Vaz Pinto, Bernardo Lobo Xavier, João Alfredo Afonso, Ricardo Andrade Amaro
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

European & Competition:
Contacts: Joaquim Vieira Peres, Luís Nascimento Ferreira
Email: [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:
Contact: Helena Tapp Barroso, Margarida Torres Gama
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Labour & Social Security:
Contacts: Luís Miguel Monteiro, Pedro Pardal Goulão
Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration:
Contacts: Francisco Cortez, Filipe Vaz Pinto
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Personal Data Privacy & Protection:
Contact: Tiago Félix da Costa
Email: [email protected]

Private Equity:
Contacts: Tomás Vaz Pinto, Filipe Lowndes Marques, Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Luís Roquette Geraldes
Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate:
Contact: João Torroaes Valente
Emails: [email protected]

Restructuring & Insolvency:
Contact: Nuno Gundar da Cruz
Email: [email protected]

Sports & Entertainment:
Contacts: Francisco Cortez, Paulo Rendeiro
Email: [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:
Contact: João Pereira Reis
Email: [email protected]

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 and Mozambique.

Lex Mundi:
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.