LAWYER PROFILE

Filipe Avides Moreira

Europe 2026

PLMJ

Ranked in 2 practice areas

General Business Law: Corporate

Porto

6 years ranked

Private Equity

Portugal

2 years ranked

About

Provided by PLMJ

Practice Areas

Corporate M&A and Private Equity

Career

Filipe is a partner in the Corporate M&A practice and has 20 years’ experience as a lawyer. His main areas of activity include mergers and acquisitions, venture capital operations, public-private partnerships, concessions and corporate restructuring.

He has extensive experience in M&A operations (due diligence, negotiation and closing), and in the services and infrastructure concessions sector. In this sector, he has advised public entities, private promoters and construction companies.

He was trainer at the Portuguese Bar Association and at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Porto.

Before joining PLMJ, Filipe was a lawyer at Cuatrecasas for 10 years. He has also worked as a lawyer in Macau.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (OA)

Portuguese editorial board for the legal area of the Brazilian publisher Juruá

Board of the Porto Commercial Association

International Association of Lawyers (UIA)

Board of the Portuguese Committee of the UIA

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

General Business Law: Corporate - Porto

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Filipe Avides Moreira advises on domestic and international corporate transactions and restructurings, including those that have real estate or energy components. He also acts on the investor side of venture capital deals.

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Private Equity - Portugal

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Filipe Avides Moreira acts for private equity and corporate clients on share sales and investments for a range of sectors including real estate, engineering and financial services industries.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Filipe Avides Moreira is always ready and efficient. He embodies the elegance of the law.
General Business Law: CorporateChambers European Guide
Filipe Avides Moreira provides unparalleled support, knowledge and availability.
General Business Law: CorporateChambers European Guide
Filipe Avides Moreira is a great professional. He is always on the client's side but is also reasonable towards the other party.
Private EquityChambers European Guide
He combines legal rigour with commercial vision.
Private EquityChambers European Guide