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José Costa Pinto

José Costa Pinto

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Portugal

2 years ranked

About

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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 and AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers.

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 2025, 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

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Portugal

Band 1
Individual Editorial

José Costa Pinto assists with corporate governance matters and share acquisitions, working with a broad range of clients.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • José Costa Pinto is an excellent professional with an enormous capacity for work and understanding of the client's needs.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly RegardedChambers Global Guide

  • He is a very commercial lawyer, especially in his approach to counterparties.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly RegardedChambers Global Guide

  • José Costa Pinto is a brilliant lawyer. He is available and conveys great confidence to clients.

    Corporate/M&A: Highly RegardedChambers Global Guide

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Portugal

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