Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Managing Partner: Nuno Galvão Teles

Number of partners worldwide: 79

Number of lawyers worldwide: +350

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

International Associations and Offices:

■ Angola: ALC Advogados

Email: [email protected]

■ Cape Verde: VPQ Advogados

Email: [email protected]

■ Mozambique: MDR Advogados

Email: [email protected]

Firm Overview:

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados (Morais Leitão) is a leading full-service law firm in Portugal, with a solid background of decades of experience. Broadly recognised, Morais Leitão is a reference in several branches and sectors of the law on national and international level.

The firm’s reputation amongst both peers and clients stems from the excellence of the legal services provided. The firm’s work is characterised by a unique technical expertise, combined with a distinctive approach and cutting-edge solutions that often challenge some of the most conventional practices.

With a team comprising over 350 lawyers at a client’s disposal, Morais Leitão is headquartered in Lisbon with additional offices in Porto, Funchal and Singapore. Due to its network of associations and alliances with local firms and the creation of the Morais Leitão Legal Circle in 2010, the firm can also offer support through offices in Angola (ALC Advogados), Cape Verde (VPQ Advogados) and Mozambique (MDR Advogados).

Main Areas of Practice:

Morais Leitão is a full-service law firm. Its core areas are:

Administrative & Public Procurement:

Contacts: João Tiago Silveira, Nuno Peres Alves, Pedro Costa Gonçalves

Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Banking & Finance:

Contact: Filipe Lowndes Marques

Email: [email protected]

Capital Markets:

Contacts: Carlos Osório de Castro, Ricardo Andrade Amaro, Eduardo Paulino

Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Corporate & Commercial:

Contacts: Segismundo Pinto Basto, Tomás Vaz Pinto, Bernardo Lobo Xavier, João Alfredo Afonso, Eduardo Paulino

Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

European & Competition:

Contact: Joaquim Vieira Peres, Luís Nascimento Ferreira

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Infrastructures:

Contacts: Catarina Brito Ferreira, Margarida Olazabal Cabral

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Intellectual Property:

Contacts: Ricardo Nascimento Ferreira, Vasco Stilwell d’Andrade

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Insurance & Reinsurance:

Contact: Helena Tapp Barroso, Margarida Torres Gama

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Labour & Social Security:

Contacts: Pedro Pardal Goulão, Luís Miguel Monteiro

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration:

Contact: António Pinto Leite, Francisco Cortez, Filipe Vaz Pinto

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Personal Data Privacy & Protection:

Contact: Tiago Félix da Costa

Email: [email protected]

Private Equity:

Contacts: Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Luís Roquette Geraldes

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Real Estate:

Contacts: João Torroaes Valente

Emails: [email protected]

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Contact: Nuno Gundar da Cruz

Emails: [email protected]

Sports & Entertainment:

Contacts: Francisco Cortez, Paulo Rendeiro

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Tax:

Contacts: António Pedro Braga, Bruno Santiago

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

TMT:

Contact: Nuno Peres Alves

Email: [email protected]

Transports (Shipping):

Contacts: Manuel Freitas Pita, Claudia Santos Cruz

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Urban Planning & Environment:

Contact: João Pereira Reis

Email: [email protected]

International Work:

Morais Leitão Legal Circle is an international alliance of law firms created by Morais Leitão, based upon the sharing of values and common principles of action with the purpose of establishing a platform that delivers high quality legal services to clients around the world. It encompasses a select set of jurisdictions, including Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique.