Practice areas
Areas of Practice in Portugal
The firm provides full legal advisory in Lisbon, with a primary focus on Criminal Law, Economic Crime Law and Commercial Law, and also practices International, Administrative, Immigration/Nationality and Family Law.
Economic Crime Law
Technical defense in financial crime cases, handling high-complexity proceedings involving companies, executives and individuals.
- —Financial crime and white-collar defense
- —Corruption and influence peddling
- —Money laundering
- —Tax fraud and tax-related offenses
- —Fraudulent insolvency and corporate crimes
Commercial Law
Full legal advisory for companies — from incorporation to litigation, including corporate economic-crime defense.
- —Company formation and restructuring
- —Commercial contracts and negotiation
- —Compliance and criminal risk prevention
- —Mergers and acquisitions
- —Defense of companies and executives in criminal proceedings
Criminal Law
Criminal defense at every stage of proceedings — investigation, pre-trial and trial — before Portuguese courts.
- —Assistance during police and prosecutor investigations
- —Trial defense before criminal courts
- —Appeals and sentence review
- —Precautionary measures and habeas corpus
International Law
Resolution of jurisdiction conflicts, international judicial cooperation and cross-border contracts.
- —Recognition of foreign judgments
- —European arrest warrants and extradition
- —International contracts and disputes
- —International judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Administrative Law
Representation before public authorities, administrative litigation and defense in disciplinary proceedings.
- —Administrative litigation
- —Disciplinary and misconduct proceedings
- —Public procurement
- —Appeals before public bodies
Immigration/Nationality Law
Full legal support on immigration matters — for non-EU citizens, including Brazilian and CPLP nationals, and also for EU citizens residing in Portugal.
- —Residence permits and authorizations
- —Portuguese citizenship
- —D7 and D2 visas (entrepreneurs and investors)
- —Family reunification
- —EU citizen registration and EU permanent residence
Family Law
Support in family law proceedings, handled with discretion and care for each situation.
- —Divorce and asset division
- —De facto unions (civil partnerships)
- —Parental responsibilities
- —Child and spousal support