PLMJ

Managing Partners: Bruno Ferreira

Number of partners: +45

Number of lawyers: +260

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

Firm Overview:

PLMJ is a law firm based in Portugal that combines a full service with bespoke legal craftsmanship. For more than 50 years, the firm has been shaping bold and creative solutions to defend its clients’ interests effectively.

The firm supports clients in all areas of the law, often with multidisciplinary teams, and always acting as a business partner in the most strategic decision-making processes.

PLMJ has specialist lawyers that know the sectors and markets they work in well, and they maintain close contact with the regulators for each sector. PLMJ’s services are divided into areas of practice, sectors and desks, all with specialist teams dedicated to different areas of the law that work together seamlessly.

PLMJ Colab:

With the aim of being close to its clients, the firm created PLMJ Colab, its collaborative network of law firms spread across Portugal and other countries with which it has cultural and strategic ties. PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a concerted response to the international challenges of its clients, wherever they are. The national partnerships allow the firm to extend PLMJ’s presence from Lisbon, Porto and Faro to the Azores, Coimbra, Guimarães and Madeira. International collaboration is ensured through firms specialising in the legal systems and local cultures of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tome and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.

Main Areas of Practice:

■ Banking & Finance

■ Capital Markets

■ Corporate M&A

■ Dispute Resolution

■ Employment & Labour

■ EU & Competition Law

■ Healthcare, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

■ Intellectual Property

■ Projects & Energy

■ Public Law

■ Real Estate and Tourism

■ Responsible Business

■ Tax

■ Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Sectors:

■ Agro-Industry

■ Banking & Fnancial Institutions

■ Distribution & Retail

■ Energy & Natural Resources

■ Government & Public Sector

■ Healthcare, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals

■ Infrastructure

■ Insurance & Pension Funds

■ Manufacturing

■ Mobility, Transport & Logistics

■ Real Estate & Construction

■ Social Economy

■ Sport

■ Technology, Media and Telecommunications

■ Tourism & Leisure

Social Impact:

The firm’s approach to social and environmental problems is inseparable from the firm’s professional work as lawyers. PLMJ want to help solve social and environmental problems in the community and the firm believes it is possible to add value back into society in parallel with the financial return for the firm’s work.

PLMJ’s social impact strategy seeks to expand its tradition of social intervention by giving it the greater consistency that comes from applying impact metrics and considering the external aspect of the firm’s actions. PLMJ’s focus is on the well-being of its employees and on controlling the social impact generated by the firm’s activity.