Established in 2011, Cerqueira Alves & Associados strives to integrate different areas of Law into the solutions we propose. Our focus is on a close interaction with our customers allowing us to understand and adapt to what really is matters to you.
Throughout the years, we have been gathering knowledge and experience in several fields of commercial law practice. We assisted companies from a variety of sectors, including civil engineering, textile, agricultural and wine production, logistics, tech-sector, heavy industries and many others. We alsoprovided legal services to cooperative and public entities, including local Portuguese Municipalities or state owned enterprises. Our services range from representing individuals in their private disputes all the way to closing deals on behalf of groups of enterprises.
We are able to provide local and international assistance, both in direct representation or in cooperation with other service providers ensuring protection of your interests in Portugal and any connected market. Being fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish – both, written and spoken-, we established partnerships in Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, Spain, France and Italy. We take pride in our transparency. Our fees are fair and adequate, always discussed beforehand and articulated with your concerns.
Founded in 2011
50 people in their team
If preventive measures fail, litigation becomes your final option. Cerqueira Alves & Associados has a team of lawyers at ease at the courtroom’s bar due to their experience and technical expertise. We ensure representation of any kind, be it in civil, criminal, administrative or tax procedures. We are also qualified to assist you in emerging trends of settlement disputes such as arbitration or dispute agreement boards.
We assist you in recovering any overdue credits you might be entitled to by contacting your debtors or presenting an appropriate judicial claim in order to swiftly recover what is yours. We also represent your interests in bankruptcy proceedings. In case your business is in need of restructuring or refinancing, you will find our expertise extremely valuable.
We protect ideas and creations by assisting with brand, trademark, design or patent protection. While ensuring registry of your IP rights, we assure that all the inherent rights are implemented in the Portuguese territory. We assist you on presenting any claims that you may be entitled to before the appropriate bodies, here included redress for damages caused by unlawful use of your IP. We are able to protect you from any unfair claims or criminal procedures affecting your IP or your economic activity.
We assist your company’s structuring and the efficient management of its human resources, ensuring compliance with legal requirements in all related aspects, including Social Security contributions and tax obligations. If you are working in Portugal, we assist you in effectively implementing your rights at work place and in the event of wrongful termination of your contract we provide support in seeking compensation and payment of any overdue credits.
We advise at every stage of the company life cycle, including its relationship with its shareholders or between them. We provide solutions for a wide array of issues: incorporation, transformation or dissolution of companies; increase or decrease of share capital; M&A, asset deals or share deals. We assist on drafting shareholders’ meetings decisions or agreements. We support national and international deals (herein included advice on specific sector rules, such as INCOTERMS or FIDIC agreements). Corporate services also benefit from integration with other areas of expertise described below.
