Companies do not arrive with a branch of law; they arrive with a situation to resolve. We bring our practice areas together around the situations most frequent in the life of a business, so that each client finds an immediate answer to theirs.
We support companies and investors entering the Portuguese market — from company formation and structuring the investment to contracting and regulatory compliance. Where the client is foreign, we act as their Portuguese counsel.
We run acquisitions and disposals, from preparation and due diligence to negotiation and completion, including transactions linked to situations of special complexity.
We design and negotiate agency, distribution and franchise networks, and address the risks of the relationship — including termination and goodwill compensation.
We recover debts through court and interim measures and represent creditors in insolvency proceedings, in Portugal and in cross-border situations.
We support companies and creditors in financial difficulty, in court proceedings (insolvency, PER, PEAP) and in negotiated recovery solutions (RERE).
We represent companies and investors in commercial and corporate disputes and in arbitration, with a prior assessment of merits and risk and a strategy proportionate to the interests at stake.
We design compliance programmes, corporate governance structures and anti-money-laundering systems, and support the company in responding to a growing body of legal duties.