Pratice Areas
Corporate Law
Comprehensive legal support in corporate law, assisting companies in decision-making processes, with a focus on strategic decisions, corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and compliance.
Corporate law demands an integrated vision across legal, financial, and operational fields. We assist companies in mergers and acquisitions, conducting due diligence, structuring shareholders' agreements, and preparing asset purchase and sale operations.
We also act in competition and compliance matters, including concentration notifications, assessment of commercial practices, and the design of internal compliance programs, which are essential in an increasingly regulated and competitive market where corporate law plays a central role. In corporate matters, we provide support from the incorporation of companies to their reorganization, governance, and the review of commercial contracts, working side by side with management and administration boards. Our approach to corporate law combines technical rigor, strategic vision, and continuous support, fostering informed decisions aligned with business objectives.
This integrated vision extends to employment law, where we ensure the management of employment contracts, dismissal processes, and the prevention of risks related to workplace discrimination. Simultaneously, we protect the intangible value of the business through intellectual property, ensuring that innovation and the company's distinctive assets are properly safeguarded in the market.
What distinguishes us
Institutional continuity
Over 30 years of uninterrupted activity in the Portuguese legal market.
Real proximity
A firm size that allows direct and regular contact with the responsible lawyers.
Integrated team
Effective coordination across multiple practice areas to support all business operations.
Independence and ethics
Conduct guided by criteria of rigor and responsibility, even in sensitive contexts.
Pragmatism
Clear, feasible, and results-oriented solutions that create value for the client.
Areas of Focus
FAQs
Whenever a structural decision is at stake, such as mergers, investor entry, corporate reorganization, significant financing, the review of key contracts, or when the business activity involves high regulatory risk that requires continuous support in corporate law.
It is the systematic analysis of the main contractual, tax, labor, regulatory, and litigation risks. It should be performed before any transaction involving the transfer of shares or assets, allowing for price adjustments, negotiating warranties, and making informed decisions within the scope of corporate law.
In any transactions involving such instruments, it is crucial to negotiate and draft clauses regarding price and adjustments, governance (quorums, vetoes, composition of corporate bodies), dividend policy, rules for the transfer of shares, and exit mechanisms or deadlock resolution.
When buying shares, the buyer generally assumes the risks and contingencies of the company. In an asset purchase, the buyer chooses specific assets to acquire, which can reduce exposure to liabilities, representing a typical strategic decision in corporate law operations.
Through the review of contracts, assessment of commercial practices, risk analysis of antitrust violations, design of compliance programs, and support in regulatory investigations, all integrated into a corporate law approach.
Upon the entry of new investors, international expansion, increased operational risk, or the need for internal reorganization.
We evaluate labor impacts in restructurings, transfers of undertakings, dismissals, and hiring incentives, promoting compliance and effective risk management within corporate law.
We ensure that all corporate acts, especially in private limited liability companies (sociedade por quotas - Lda.), strictly comply with the Portuguese Commercial Companies Code. From drafting complex minutes to amending articles of association, our focus is to ensure that the company's legal structure supports its growth without generating legal contingencies or deadlocks among shareholders.