José Costa Pinto
Global Guide 2024
Band 5 : Corporate/M&A
About
Provided by José Costa Pinto
Practice Areas
Specializes in commercial and corporate law issues and has extensive experience in corporate restructuring, cross-border and domestic M&A and private equity transactions. José also advises foreign clients with the establishment of branches and on inbound investment in Portugal, as well as assists domestic entities with local deals.
Career
Before founding Costa Pinto in 2013, José Costa Pinto worked for Uría Menéndez – Proença de Carvalho and Simmons & Simmons. He was also President of ANJAP - National Association of Portuguese Young Lawyers between 2014 and 2018.
Professional Memberships
Member of the: Portuguese Bar Association, AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers and UIA - Union Internationale des Avocats.
Member of the Board of the Portuguese Compliance and Regulatory Observatory and the Corporate Governance Portuguese Institute.
Publications
José Costa Pinto is the author and co-author of several technical articles. He is often invited to speak conferences and public events.
Personal
José was the exclusive winner of the 2024 and 2022 'Client Choice M&A award for Portugal' and recognised in the Iberian Lawyer ‘Forty under 40 2020 Awards' as the best lawyer in private equity in Iberia under 40 years.
Chambers Review
Global
José Costa Pinto assists with corporate governance matters and share acquisitions, working with a broad range of clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He perfectly anticipates our needs and makes negotiations easier."
"He takes the client's problems as if they were his own problems."
"He pays a lot of attention to the client and has a great knowledge of corporate and commercial matters."
"He perfectly anticipates our needs and makes negotiations easier."
"He takes the client's problems as if they were his own problems."
"He pays a lot of attention to the client and has a great knowledge of corporate and commercial matters."