Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

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Overview

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Managing Partner: Martim Krupenski

Number of partners worldwide: 87

Number of lawyers worldwide: +280

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

International Associations and Offices:

■ Angola: ALC Advogados

Email: [email protected]

■ Cape Verde: VPQ Advogados

Email:[email protected]

■ Cape Verde: CMA - Carla Monteiro & Associados

Email: [email protected]

■ Mozambique: MDR Advogados

Email: [email protected]

■ Timor-Leste: JLA Advogados

Email: [email protected]

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) and Mozambique (MDR Advogados).

Main Areas of Practice:

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

Administrative & Public Procurement:

Contacts: Diana Ettner,Nuno Peres Alves, Vasco Xavier Mesquita

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]; [email protected]

Banking & Finance:

Contact: Filipe Lowndes Marques

Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets:

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

Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Corporate & Commercial:

Contacts: Tomás Vaz Pinto, Catarina Brito Ferreira, Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Eduardo Paulino, Fábio Castro Russo, Isabel Carneiro Kahlen, Luís Roquette Geraldes, Ricardo Andrade Amaro, Vítor Pereira das Neves

Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

European & Competition:

Contact: 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 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: Pedro Pardal Goulão, Luís Miguel Monteiro

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration:

Contact: Francisco Cortez, Filipe Vaz Pinto

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Personal Data Privacy & Protection:

Contact: Tiago Félix da Costa, Maria Assunção da Cunha Reis

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Private Equity:

Contacts: Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Luís Roquette Geraldes

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate:

Contacts: João Torroaes Valente

Emails: [email protected]

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Contact: Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Emails: [email protected]

Sports & Entertainment:

Contacts: Francisco Cortez, Paulo Rendeiro

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Tax:

Contacts: Bruno Santiago, Francisco Mendes da Silva

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

TMT:

Contact: Nuno Peres Alves, Philipp Melcher

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Transports (Shipping):

Contacts: Claudia Santos Cruz

Emails: [email protected]

Urban Planning & Environment:

Contact: João Pereira Reis, Rui Ribeiro Lima

Email: [email protected], [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.

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Address (A-Z)

Portugal - Head office

Lisbon

Rua Castilho, 165 , Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 1070-050, Lisbon

www.mlgts.pt

+351 21 381 7400

Portugal

Porto

Av da Boavista 3265, 5.2, Edifício Oceanus, Sala 5, Porto, Porto, Portugal, 4100-137, Porto

Singapore

Singapore Island

Singapore Office , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, Singapore

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