Ranking tables
Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise) | Global
Portugal
Rankings overview for Departments
Africa-wide
Angola
France
Latin America-wide
- Cuatrecasas
Mozambique
Timor-Leste
Angola
- Alberto Galhardo Simões CMS15 Years Ranked
- Claudia Santos Cruz Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados14 Years Ranked
- José Miguel Oliveira VdA Vieira de Almeida13 Years Ranked
- Marta Romano Castro Abreu Advogados10 Years Ranked
- Paulo Trindade Costa VdA Vieira de Almeida14 Years Ranked
Brazil
- João Mattamouros ResendeCuatrecasas
Cabo Verde
Mozambique
São Tomé e Principe
Spain
- Antonio Villacampa Serrano Uría Menéndez14 Years Ranked
- Mariana Norton dos ReisCuatrecasas
Timor-Leste
All Departments profiles
Africa-wide
- Miranda & AssociadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years Ranked
The firm has an impressive network of associated offices and firms across Africa, including lusophone countries and others such as Cameroon and the Republic of Congo. It is renowned for its breadth of expertise in oil and gas matters in these jurisdictions.
João Leite is a key Lisbon-based name with expertise in Timor-Leste and Macau SAR. The dedicated group frequently acts for clients operating within the oil and gas, banking and telecoms sectors, in coordination with the firm's Díli office.
Angola
- Abreu AdvogadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 33 Years Ranked
Abreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 36 Years Ranked
Morais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
- PLMJCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 33 Years Ranked
PLMJ offers outstanding assistance with diverse and complex M&A transactions. This practice benefits from an extensive list of prominent clients from a variety of industries including construction, energy and financial institutions and multinational companies operating within the retail and real estate sectors, including listed entities and household names. The team advises on bidding processes, cross-border acquisitions, additionally handling joint venture agreements. The law firm boasts extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and its presence is bolstered by numerous foreign desks including Angola and France.
France
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 36 Years Ranked
Morais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
- PLMJCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 33 Years Ranked
PLMJ offers outstanding assistance with diverse and complex M&A transactions. This practice benefits from an extensive list of prominent clients from a variety of industries including construction, energy and financial institutions and multinational companies operating within the retail and real estate sectors, including listed entities and household names. The team advises on bidding processes, cross-border acquisitions, additionally handling joint venture agreements. The law firm boasts extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and its presence is bolstered by numerous foreign desks including Angola and France.
Latin America-wide
Mozambique
- Abreu AdvogadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 33 Years Ranked
Abreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 36 Years Ranked
Morais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
Timor-Leste
- Miranda & AssociadosCorporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise)2025 | Spotlight | 12 Years Ranked
The firm has an impressive network of associated offices and firms across Africa, including lusophone countries and others such as Cameroon and the Republic of Congo. It is renowned for its breadth of expertise in oil and gas matters in these jurisdictions.
João Leite is a key Lisbon-based name with expertise in Timor-Leste and Macau SAR. The dedicated group frequently acts for clients operating within the oil and gas, banking and telecoms sectors, in coordination with the firm's Díli office.