
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
About
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is an international law firm headquartered in Portugal with over 80 years of history and a team of more than 280 lawyers, providing legal services across business law. The firm leverages advanced technology, maintains long-term client relationships and a global reach through the Morais Leitão Legal Circle (member firms in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Singapore and Timor-Leste).
Practice areas
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Lawyers at this firm
Bernardo Lobo Xavier
Bernardo is widely experienced in both M&A and real estate having participated in several relevant transactions. He also provides advice and regular assistance on different aspects of the ongoing commercial activities of our clients. · Corporate / M&A
Carina Branco
Partner · Technology / TMT
Dzhamil Oda
Competition
Eduardo Verde Pinho
Eduardo represents national and international clients in M&A transactions and financial restructurings. Also provides advice and regular assistance on different aspects of the ongoing commercial activities of our clients. · Corporate / M&A
Filipa Godinho Duarte
Managing Associate · Employment
Francisco Mendes da Silva
Partner · Tax
Isabel Valente Dias
Senior Lawyer · Employment
Joaquim Vieira Peres
Joaquim Vieira Peres is one of the most active Portuguese lawyers in the area of competition law, both at the national and community level. His experience includes advising and representing clients in merger control procedures, as well as in the areas of anti-trust and state aid. His professional activity also includes the representation of private parties in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Communities. He has experience in the areas of trade and distribution, electronic communications, real estate and construction, insurance, telecommunications and transports. · Competition
Jose Amorim Magalhaes
Partner · Employment & Labour
João Anacoreta Correia
Litigation
Luis Gagliardini Graca
Luís Gagliardini Graça has been very active in the area of concessions for public construction, providing start to finish legal advice from negotiation to contractual execution, as well as handling any litigation arising as a result of the construction activities. In 2003 and 2004 Luís acted in an advisory role to the entities responsible for the construction of several of the new football stadiums for the “Euro 2004” as well in the project and construction of motorways. He has been involved in several M&A operations and the restructuring of companies, but he also has a strong background in litigation related to his practice areas. He is a member of the coordinating team of the Africa Team, an internal structure that guarantees, on a permanent basis, and in close cooperation with the member firms of the Morais Leitão Legal Circle, personalised day-to-day assistance to clients on matters that involve or are related to the jurisdictions of the African Portuguese speaking countries. · Projects & Infrastructure
Maria Gouveia
Partner · Tax
Nuno Peres Alves
Nuno Peres Alves focuses his activity on Public Regulation and on Administrative Law, namely in public contracts (Public Service Concessions and Public Works). In the telecommunications and media markets he advices on regulatory issues two of the most important national players. He has extensive dispute resolution experience in administrative litigation and arbitration. · Administrative Law
Paula Ponces Camanho
Partner. · Employment
Paulo Rendeiro
Paulo was involved in several M&A transactions, restructurings, acquisitions and sales of companies, as well as in complex tender offer transactions on behalf of domestic and foreign clients. He also provides regular assistance in corporate law. His practice is currently focused on matters related to Sports Law, with special emphasis on international transfers of football players. He has been representing some of the most important members of the industry in dozens of high-profile transactions involving clubs and players competing in the major European leagues (England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal). Moreover, he also advises on legal matters related to the commercial exploitation of celebrities and athletes image rights, TV broadcasting rights, gaming and music events, as well as matters related to sports such as e-sports, tennis, surfing, paddle, golf, motor sports and water sports. · Corporate / M&A
Philipp Melcher
Partner and Co-Coordinator of German Desk · Competition / Antitrust
Ricardo Andrade Amaro
Ricardo Andrade Amaro joined the firm in 2002 and became partner in 2015. He is head of the M&A team. A lawyer with great experience in corporate and commercial law, M&A, securities law, as well as in energy law. He has been very active for national and international clients in high profile cross-border transactions. He has also acted in several high profile securities offerings in Portugal and regularly advises major clients in the energy sector. · Corporate / M&A
Ricardo Nascimento Ferreira
Partner · Intellectual Property
Solange Dias Nóbrega
Tax
Vasco Xavier Mesquita
Partner · Public Law