JL Advogados Lawyers RL is a Portugal based law firm delivering multidisciplinary legal services to individuals and businesses across sectors. The firm operates from offices in Leiria, Alcobaça and Lisbon, enabling close collaboration with clients throughout the country. It was founded in 2009 by Dr. Jorge Laureano, establishing a stable platform for practical, results-oriented legal counsel.
The practice areas include Criminal Defense, Lawsuits & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Real Estate, and Corporate & Commercial law, reflecting a broad, client-focused approach.
Clients benefit from a team-oriented culture that combines experienced lawyers with a strong emphasis on personalized service and practical outcomes.
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Practice areas
Criminal Defense
Bankruptcy & Debt
Insolvency and Financial Recovery
In the field of insolvency, our firm offers specialized legal services focused on resolving insolvency situations for both individuals and companies. With a strategic and personalized approach, we develop solutions aimed at financial recovery or the efficient management of insolvency proceedings whether definitive, imminent, or by agreement. Our team combines technical rigor and practical experience to protect our clients’ interests and achieve effective outcomes with legal certainty.
Practice Areas
Personal and Corporate Insolvency
Representation in insolvency proceedings for individuals and companies, acting in Portuguese courts and cross-border proceedings, including jurisdiction and coordination issues.
Preventive advice in imminent or definitive insolvency situations, analyzing restructuring and/or insolvency plans to avoid declaration of insolvency or mitigate its effects.
Opposition to qualification of insolvency as culpable or fortuitous, including analysis of directors’ or managers’ liability for mismanagement.
Support throughout the entire insolvency process, from cessation of payments until closure, including discharge of remaining liabilities.
Special Recovery Proceedings
Special Payment Agreement Procedure (PEAP): Assistance to individuals in negotiating agreements with creditors, including debt restructuring strategies and debt forgiveness plans to provide a fresh start.
Special Revitalization Procedure (PER): Advisory to companies on drafting and implementing revitalization plans, ensuring business continuity and creditor protection in line with EU preventive restructuring frameworks.
Recovery Plans: Structuring of financial and operational restructuring strategies, including liability renegotiation and business model redesign for viable companies.
Court representation to obtain judicial approval of recovery plans.
Credit and Liability Management
Subsequent verification of claims in insolvency proceedings, both national and transnational
Negotiation of tax and social security debts to reduce liabilities and ensure financial sustainability.
Discharge of remaining liabilities for individuals, enabling economic fresh start.
Negotiation of redemption rights over assets seized into the insolvent estate, including in cross-border contexts.
Applications for exemption from liquidation of seized movable assets essential for the debtor’s recovery.
Litigation and Negotiation in Insolvency
Opposition to declarations of insolvency.
Challenges to wrongful attachments of assets or salaries, including European account preservation orders.
Negotiation of payment agreements with employees in restructuring plans, ensuring protection of employment credits.
Representation at creditors’ meetings to maximize voting rights and protect creditor interests.
Alternative dispute resolution in insolvency matters through mediation in civil and commercial cases, achieving faster and more cost-effective outcomes.
Banking & Finance
Banking Law
Our firm provides highly experienced legal services in Banking Law to companies, individuals, and financial institutions. With a rigorous and client-focused approach, we deliver practical and secure solutions in contractual, regulatory, and contentious matters, always prioritizing the protection of our clients’ interests and legal certainty.
Practice Areas
Banking and Financial Contracts
Drafting, review, and negotiation of credit agreements, mortgages, leasing, and factoring contracts.
Advisory on financing transactions and project finance.
Analysis and drafting of general and special contractual clauses, including security mechanisms.
Banking Regulation and Compliance
Compliance with guidelines from the Bank of Portugal and the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM).
Implementation of internal compliance policies, including anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures.
Data protection advisory in the financial sector in full compliance with the GDPR.
Banking Litigation
Defense and representation in disputes arising from contractual breaches and unfair terms.
Handling of litigation related to financial intermediation and complex products.
Banking litigation on behalf of companies and individuals.
Financing and Security
Advisory on financing and project finance transactions, with legal and financial optimization.
Analysis and structuring of bank guarantees, sureties, and other security instruments.
Advisory on issuances and trading of securities.
Credit Recovery
Assistance in judicial and extrajudicial debt collection actions.
Enforcement of security interests, including attachment of assets and income.
Negotiation of settlement agreements for overdue credits and debt restructuring.
Defense in enforcement proceedings.
Insolvency and Restructuring
Drafting and negotiation of restructuring plans with financial institutions.
Representation in insolvency proceedings involving banking entities.
Mediation and negotiation with creditors to achieve sustainable financial recovery.
Capital Markets and Complex Financial Products
Advisory on issuances and trading of shares, bonds, and other securities.
Guidance on derivatives, swaps, and futures.
Structuring of capital-market transactions with full regulatory compliance.
Additional Support
Planning and structuring of corporate financing operations.
Due diligence in acquisitions with financial or banking impact.
Resolution of corporate disputes with a financial component.
Advisory on financial taxation and regulatory reporting.
Family
Family and Succession Law
Our firm offers dedicated legal advice in Family and Succession Law, with a balanced approach that prioritizes the well-being of all parties involved. Our team acts with empathy, efficiency and technical expertise, providing comprehensive guidance on emotional and patrimonial matters, from dispute prevention to judicial defence. We combine innovative, tailor-made solutions with a multidisciplinary perspective to achieve optimal outcomes.
Practice Areas – National Scope
Marriage and Matrimonial Property Regimes
Drafting and review of prenuptial agreements.
Preparation and adaptation of premarital contracts for property regimes.
Modifications/changes to matrimonial property regimes.
Matrimonial property regimes and prenuptial conventions.
Allocation of the family home.
Strategies for asset protection in marriage scenarios, including advance planning to prevent future disputes.
Early structuring of inheritances with impact on matrimonial property regimes.
Divorce and Separation
Amicable or contentious divorce, including resolution of pending proceedings.
Divorce by mutual consent or litigious divorce.
Equitable division of assets in separations or dissolution of de facto unions.
Advisory on patrimonial separations, including divisions in divorces or de facto unions.
Partition of community property.
Mutual-consent or litigious divorce proceedings.
De Facto Unions
Registration of de facto unions.
Recognition and dissolution of de facto unions.
Regularization of informal unions.
Equitable division of assets upon dissolution of de facto unions.
Parentage and Parental Responsibilities
Advisory, definition and adjustment of parental authority regulation, visitation regimes and child maintenance.
Proceedings to amend previous parental responsibility regulations.
Agreements on custody, visitation and child support for minors.
Amendments to prior decisions and enforcement of breached agreements.
Regulation of the exercise of parental responsibilities.
Investigations or challenges to parentage.
Proceedings for acknowledgment of paternity.
Actions to establish or contest paternity.
Applications for intervention in measures to promote and protect children and young people in vulnerable situations.
Requests for institutional intervention to safeguard minors.
Adoption and Civil Sponsorship
Adoption and civil sponsorship proceedings to strengthen affective ties.
Adoption processes.
Adoption, civil sponsorship and promotion of children’s rights in at-risk situations.
Intestate and Testamentary Succession
Early structuring of inheritances, including drafting of testamentary dispositions.
Advisory on drafting wills without infringing forced heirship rules (legítima).
Succession planning and will drafting.
Support in drafting sealed (closed) wills.
Wills for foreigners and cross-border situations.
Qualification of heirs and acceptance or repudiation of inheritance.
Heir qualification procedures.
Repudiation of Inheritance
Management of repudiated inheritances transferred to minor children.
Forced heirship and rights of protected heirs.
Advisory on drafting wills without violating forced heirship.
Mediation in disputes between beneficiaries and challenges to legacies.
Resolution of conflicts among heirs.
Partition and Inventory of Estate
Advisory on heir qualification procedures and division of estate assets.
Management of inventories and liquidations arising from death or separation.
Inventory proceedings.
Extrajudicial or judicial inventories and partitions, whether due to death or separation.
Judicial and extrajudicial partitions.
Inventories and management of hereditary estates.
Challenges to dispositions and patrimonial mediation.
Challenge of wills.
Representation in proceedings challenging wills or partitions.
Succession Planning
Asset management and matrimonial agreements.
Strategies to safeguard economic interests in family dynamics.
Succession planning.
Mediation and negotiation in succession proceedings, promoting consensual agreements in complex, extrajudicial contexts.
Practice Areas – International Scope
Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Matters
Review of foreign decisions and migratory regularization for international families.
Review of foreign judgments on partitions, maintenance, parental responsibility and/or inheritance.
Homologation of foreign marriages.
Homologation of divorces registered abroad.
Parental Responsibilities and Child Abduction
Advisory in cross-border contexts involving child abduction.
Urgent precautionary proceedings, such as judicial delivery of minors or urgent asset protection measures.
Applicable Law in International Successions
Wills for foreigners and cross-border situations.
Analysis and choice of legal regime for wills and marriages involving foreigners.
Successions involving foreign citizens and children.
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions
Review of foreign judgments on partitions, maintenance, parental responsibility and/or inheritance.
Legal support to international families with members residing abroad or assets located outside Portugal.
Protection of Vulnerable Adults
Interventions in cases of dependency, curatorship or accompaniment measures for adults.
Proceedings for accompanied adults (maior acompanhado).
Appointment of guardians and/or curators in wills where beneficiaries are minors and/or incapacitated.
Advisory on matters related to economic dependency, incapacity or interdiction.
Complementary Support
Family mediation and support in extrajudicial negotiations.
Representation in urgent precautionary proceedings.
Precautionary measures to protect assets at patrimonial risk.
Urgent proceedings involving domestic violence, parental responsibility regulation, or requests for intervention by child
protection institutions.
Nationality, residence and visa proceedings.
Regularization of nationality, residence permits, family reunions.
Nationality and dual nationality proceedings.
Immigration
Immigration and Nationality Law
With extensive experience in Immigration Law, we provide comprehensive legal advice on the legalization and regularization of immigrants in Portugal, as well as on obtaining documents for Portuguese citizens living abroad. Our practice covers administrative and judicial proceedings, representing clients before entities such as the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA), the Institute of Registries and Notaries (IRN), the Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination (CICDR), the Ombudsman (Provedoria de Justiça), and the courts.
Practice Areas
Documentary Assistance and Residence Procedures
We provide support in obtaining and managing essential documents for the regularization of immigrants, foreign citizens, and Portuguese emigrants, ensuring compliance with Portuguese and European legal requirements:
Advisory services and preparation of applications for the attribution of Tax Identification Number (NIF), Social Security Number (NISS), and National Health Service Number (Nº de Utente).
Advisory services and assistance with the opening and/or closure of business activity.
Advisory services and incorporation of companies.
Legalization and residence services: handling legalization procedures and obtaining residence permits, accompanying all phases of the process and analysing the specific needs of each case.
Screening and advisory services to determine the most suitable type of residence permit for each individual situation.
Obtaining a Residence Title: support from document collection to submission and follow-up of the application with AIMA, including in-person accompaniment.
Processing of Expressions of Interest: assistance in submitting expressions of interest for the regularization of immigrants in irregular situations.
Procedures for obtaining Portuguese nationality: handling the acquisition of Portuguese nationality, whether original or derived.
Representation of clients in administrative or judicial appeals in case of refusal, and guidance on specific requirements such as legal residence, family or cultural ties with Portugal.
Immigration litigation: acting in contentious proceedings against AIMA, IRN or other entities.
Preparation and submission of challenges to administrative decisions that violate our clients’ rights, such as refusals of residence or nationality.
Representation in court, drafting judicial actions and appeals against removal decisions and/or procedural irregularities.
Extradition litigation: court representation contesting the legality of extradition requests on grounds of human rights violations or lack of guarantees of a fair trial, ensuring the protection of fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Litigation concerning orders to leave the territory: preparation of hierarchical appeals or judicial actions to challenge removal orders.
Litigation for unlawful presence: handling administrative-offence or criminal proceedings for irregular stay in Portuguese territory, protecting against arbitrary expulsions.
Litigation for other reasons, including racial discrimination: filing complaints with the Ombudsman for administrative delays, ensuring equal treatment regardless of race or ethnic origin.
Representation in judicial actions for the annulment of unlawful administrative decisions, such as violations of the right to be heard or abuse of power, guaranteeing effective protection of immigrants’ rights at all levels.
Visa Application Procedures
We assist in applying for all types of Schengen visas and residence visas, whether for temporary or permanent stays, for citizens of European and non-European origin. Our services include:
Assistance at consulates: support in obtaining visas at Portuguese consulates or foreign consulates, including preparation of the application, analysis and processing of required documentation.
Schengen visa: for stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period within the Schengen Area, including Portugal, for purposes such as tourism, business or family visits.
Residence visa for employment: aimed at non-EU/EEA/Swiss citizens wishing to carry out professional activity in Portugal, including highly qualified workers, seasonal workers or intra-corporate transfers.
Residence visa for intra-corporate worker mobility: analysis of requirements (employment contract, qualifications, etc.), obtaining authorizations from AIMA, and review of tax and social security implications.
Residence visa for study: for international students, handling the application process and document preparation (proof of enrolment, financial means), with follow-up at AIMA or consulates.
Residence visa for investment (ARI former Golden Visa): residence through investment (e.g., real estate acquisition, job creation or capital transfer), with access to the Schengen Area and the possibility of applying for nationality after five years.
Residence visa for family reunification: for legally resident persons in Portugal, covering preparation of proof of family ties and financial capacity, submission to AIMA and resolution of any administrative issues, ensuring the protection of the fundamental rights of families.
Digital Nomad Visa: guidance on obtaining the visa, including analysis of practical tax and social security implications, ensuring legal integration; requires proof of stable income, remote employment contract, and compliance with Portuguese tax rules such as the Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) regime.
Temporary stay visa for medical treatment or other purposes: full support in preparing the application, obtaining necessary authorizations and monitoring the process, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
Apostille, certification and translation of documents: assistance with certification, translation and apostille of documents.
Tax and social security advisory to clarify and avoid double taxation.
Civil & Human Rights
Civil Law
Our firm offers legal services with vast experience in Civil Law, providing complete and tailor-made solutions for individual clients, companies and public entities. With an experienced team and in-depth knowledge of the Portuguese legal system, we provide advice across all areas of Civil Law, from preventive consultancy to court representation. We work with rigour, closeness and efficiency, always aiming to protect our clients’ rights and interests.
Practice Areas
Preventive Consultancy and Advisory
Drafting, analysis and litigation related to various types of contracts, including:
Loan, deposit, mandate, commodatum, service provision, construction, purchase and sale, financial leasing and franchise agreements.
Negotiation, review and adaptation of general contractual clauses.
Out-of-court resolution of contractual disputes and representation in actions for breach, specific performance, termination and price reduction.
Constitution and enforcement of contractual guarantees, penalty clauses and default interest.
Civil Liability
Covering judicial actions for contractual or extra-contractual liability, including insurance matters, with focus on:
Liability arising from high-risk activities.
Duty of supervision over minors or incapacitated persons, with consequent imputation of fault.
Medical errors or omissions in clinical acts, with claims for professional negligence.
Environmental damage, including pollution and ecological degradation.
Strict liability of manufacturers or producers for defective products.
Specific violations of consumer rights, with cumulative compensation.
Compensation for patrimonial and non-patrimonial damages, including actual loss, loss of profits and moral damages.
Strict or fault-based liability for injuries caused by animals
Road traffic accidents, including assessment of fault, quantification of damages and activation of insurance companies.
Consultancy on insurance policies, coverage analysis, claims management and exercise of subrogation rights.
Family and Succession Law
Mediation and resolution of family cases, divorces, inheritance and legacy issues, including:
Mutual-consent or litigious divorce: division of marital property and prenuptial agreements.
Regulation of parental responsibilities: maintenance, visitation rights and guardianship of minors.
Succession planning: wills, lifetime gifts and early partition of estates.
Qualification of heirs, judicial and extrajudicial inventories, challenge of legacies and petition of inheritance.
Family mediation and court-approved agreements in separation and divorce proceedings.
Declaration of presumptive death due to absence.
Insolvency
Proceedings related to the insolvency of individuals and companies, namely:
Application for insolvency, discharge of remaining liabilities and payment plans.
Representation of creditors at creditors’ meetings and verification of claims.
Advisory to insolvency administrators and company recovery.
Monitoring of special revitalisation proceedings (PER) and debt restructuring.
Consumer Law
Defence of consumer rights in various situations, with intervention in:
Complaints for hidden defects, faults in goods or services and statutory warranties.
Urban leasing disputes and conflict management; actions against unfair terms, unfair commercial practices and misleading advertising.
Compensation for damages arising from breach of contract or defective products.
Representation before consumer arbitration centres and injunction procedures.
Civil Litigation
Representation in civil court proceedings, including:
Declaratory, condemnatory, enforcement and precautionary actions.
Procedures for attachment, embargo of new works and conservatory measures.
Ordinary and extraordinary appeals in civil matters.
Enforcement for payment of a sum certain, delivery of goods or performance of an act.
Civil and Land Registry
Issues of nationality, civil registry and land registry, with services including:
Acquisition of nationality.
Registration of birth, marriage, divorce, death and declaration of presumptive death due to absence.
Annotations, rectifications and cancellations in civil, land and commercial registries.
Entry and stay of foreigners.
Credit Recovery
Management and collection of debts, including:
Collection of debts arising from bills of exchange, cheques or other documents.
Extrajudicial and judicial collection of credits based on enforceable titles.
Injunction procedures, enforcement actions and attachment of assets.
Negotiation of payment plans and agreements of novation or dation in payment.
Other Related Areas
Establishment of incapacity by interdiction or limited incapacity.
Guardianship, curatorship and administration of assets of minors or interdicted persons.
Civil protection of personality rights: honour, image, privacy and personal data.
Actions for infringement of copyright and industrial property rights.
Institutional mediation and arbitration in civil disputes.
Complementary Support
Legalization of documents, notarizations and acknowledgements.
Advisory on parental responsibility and proceedings for inhibition of parental powers.
Consultancy on insurance matters, claims and strict liability.
Assistance with vehicle registration and commercial annotations.
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property
We handle proceedings related to the protection of companies’ intangible assets, ensuring their valuation and security, including intellectual property and trade secret protection. Our services integrate consultancy, registration, litigation, contractual negotiation and more.
Practice Areas
Protection and Management of Intellectual Property Assets
Registration and management of trademarks, patents and copyright: full handling of the registration process.
Intellectual property litigation: including negotiation of coexistence agreements and mediation.
Protection of trade secrets and know-how: drafting of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), confidentiality clauses in employment contracts, and resolution of misappropriation disputes.
Licensing and transfer of IP rights: analysis and drafting of royalty clauses and cross-licensing agreements.
Drafting and advisory on negotiation of licensing contracts: assignment (transfer of rights) and franchising, including royalty rates, territorial scope, cross-licensing and sublicensing clauses.
Due diligence in mergers and acquisitions (M&A): analysis of validity, ownership and potential litigation of intangible assets.
Defence against counterfeiting and piracy: criminal counterfeiting offences, customs law (seizure of counterfeit goods) and digital law (online infringement).
Advisory in Competition Law, Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy
Drafting of contracts for licensing client databases in compliance with the GDPR.
International arbitration and mediation: dispute resolution.
Merger control: drafting contracts in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, notifying operations to the authorities.
Anti-competitive practices: advisory on prevention and defence against restrictive agreements such as cartels or market sharing, representing clients before the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC).
Private competition litigation: legal services in actions for damages caused by anti-competitive practices.
Distribution and franchise agreements: analysis of distribution and franchise contracts.
Compliance with online trade regulation: analysis and opinions on terms of use, privacy policies and commercial practices.
Protection of IP rights on online marketplaces: protection of trademarks, designs and copyright on e-commerce platforms.
Complaints for infringement: legal advisory in negotiations with platform operators.
Online advertising and intellectual property: advisory on protection of trademarks and protected content in digital advertising campaigns; litigation related to unauthorized use of trademarks in online ads (e.g., keyword advertising).
Domain name disputes: resolution of conflicts involving domain names that infringe registered trademarks, including arbitration proceedings.
Private Client
European Union Law
Our firm provides legal services in European Union Law, offering advisory to national and international clients on legal issues involving multiple jurisdictions. We act with in-depth knowledge of European and international norms, treaties and conventions, delivering effective solutions in areas such as trade, human rights, arbitration and judicial cooperation.
Practice Areas
Competition Law
Advisory to companies on commercial practices, mergers and acquisitions (merger control).
Litigation related to cartels or abuse of market power.
Consultancy on State aid and compliance with EU rules.
Advisory to Portuguese companies on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or investigations by the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC).
Internal Market Law
Advisory on free movement of goods and services, exports/imports and customs barriers.
Regulation of free movement of workers and European citizenship.
Consultancy on recognition of professional qualifications.
Compliance with directives on cross-border trade.
Resolution of disputes concerning restrictions on free movement.
Consumer Law
Advisory on consumer rights in distance and off-premises contracts.
Resolution of disputes related to unfair terms or unfair commercial practices.
Implementation of directives such as the Consumer Rights Directive.
Advisory to online retailers to ensure compliance with consumer protection rules.
Environmental Law
Waste management and circular economy.
Legal consultancy on carbon emissions and compliance with the European Green Deal.
Legal advisory on renewable energy projects.
Litigation related to breaches of environmental regulations.
European Employment Law
Review of contracts and working conditions, gender equality and labour mobility.
Advisory on posting of workers to other Member States.
Implementation of directives on equal treatment and non-discrimination.
Resolution of cross-border employment disputes.
Tax and Customs Law
Advisory on customs rules of the single market.
Consultancy on VAT regimes in intra-Community transactions.
Advisory on the customs union and tariffs.
Tax litigation with cross-border impact.
Advisory to exporting companies on the Union Customs Code.
Digital Law and Data Protection
Implementation of GDPR compliance policies.
Advisory on cybersecurity and personal data protection.
Resolution of disputes related to data breaches.
European Banking and Financial Law
Consultancy on cross-border financial services.
Advisory on compliance with regulations of the European Banking Authority.
Litigation related to complex financial products.
Interpretation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).
Cross-Border Dispute Resolution
Representation in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
International commercial arbitration under EU regulations.
Mediation in cross-border disputes.
Lawsuits & Disputes
Business
Business & Corporate Law
Our firm provides specialized legal services in Business & Corporate Law, supporting companies, entrepreneurs and investors throughout all phases of commercial activity and corporate life. We offer comprehensive legal advice, from the incorporation of companies to restructuring, transformation or dissolution, ensuring legal compliance, security in operations and effective solutions to market challenges. Our practice combines technical rigour, strategic vision and close client proximity.
Practice Areas
Incorporation and Reorganization of Companies
Advisory on shareholders’ rights and obligations: guidance on the right to information, voting rights at general meetings and fiduciary duties of partners in public limited companies (SA) or private limited companies (LDA), with particular emphasis on protecting minority shareholders against abuses of majority power.
Changes to share capital and articles of association: assistance in capital increases or reductions, amortization of shares or quotas and statutory amendments, with registration at the National Registry of Legal Persons (RNPC) and harmonization with European rules on capital mobility.
Resolution of corporate disputes: application of mediation and arbitration mechanisms, including challenges to corporate resolutions or exclusion of partners, ensuring effective and binding cross-border solutions.
Incorporation and registration of commercial companies: guidance on the choice of corporate form (LDA, SA, general partnership or limited partnership), with registration at the Commercial Registry and identification of the ultimate beneficial owner under the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership (RCBE).
Corporate governance and governance structures: implementation of codes of conduct and composition of corporate bodies, including annual financial statements, promoting transparency and accountability.
Mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings (M&A): advisory on mergers, demergers, transformations and joint ventures, with due diligence, share or quota transfer agreements, and bilateral investment agreements for transnational operations.
Civil and criminal liability of directors and managers: advisory on duties of care, loyalty and non-competition, and defence in liability actions, particularly in restructuring and insolvency contexts.
Shareholders’ agreements and side agreements: drafting of drag-along, tag-along, lock-up and pre-emption rights clauses, with guaranteed enforceability.
Dissolution and liquidation of companies: assistance in voluntary or judicial winding-up processes, with distribution of assets and settlement of liabilities.
Corporate compliance: support and legal analysis in implementing compliance programmes, particularly regarding anti-money laundering prevention.
Intellectual Property and Protection of Intangible Assets in a Corporate Context
Advisory on the protection of trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copyright in corporate transactions, with registration at the Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). This includes drafting licensing agreements, technology transfer contracts and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
Competition Law and Market Regulation
Legal advice on anti-competitive practices, abuse of dominant position and merger control. Representation of clients before the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC).
Data Protection and Corporate Cybersecurity
Consultancy on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the implementation of privacy policies. Representation in litigation related to data breaches.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in a Business Context
Support in commercial mediation and arbitration, including drafting arbitration clauses and representation before arbitration centres.
Accidents & Injuries
Employment Law
Our firm provides specialized legal services in Employment Law and Social Security, offering full support to both employers and employees. With a practical, rigorous and up-to-date approach, we accompany our clients throughout all phases of the employment relationship from its establishment to termination as well as in the resolution of employment disputes. Our goal is to ensure legal compliance, prevent conflicts and effectively safeguard labour and social rights.
Practice Areas
Advisory in Employment Law and Industrial Relations
Management of employment contracts: drafting, review and negotiation of employment contracts, including non-compete and remote-work clauses.
Employment litigation: representation in disputes concerning dismissals, workplace discrimination and violations of labour rights.
Corporate restructurings: advisory in collective dismissal processes and transfer of undertakings.
Collective bargaining: support in drafting collective agreements and mediation in labour disputes.
Employment Law – Employers
For companies: advisory in handling complaints, mitigating risks and resolving disputes efficiently.
Disciplinary proceedings: assistance to employers in conducting disciplinary procedures drafting statements of fault, internal inquiries and application of sanctions such as warnings or dismissal with just cause.
Collective dismissal: advisory to companies in preparing staff reduction plans, communication with employees and negotiation with worker representatives.
Dismissal by extinction of the job post: advisory in dismissal processes due to elimination of the position.
Workplace accidents: support in claims management, response to complaints and implementation of preventive measures to comply with health and safety regulations.
Advisory on HR policies: assistance to companies in creating and implementing compliant HR policies, including internal regulations, codes of conduct, remote-work policies or benefits programmes.
Advisory: guidance on working time, holidays, parental leave or social benefits, ensuring company practices comply with the law and promote a balanced working environment.
Equality and non-discrimination in the workplace: advisory to companies on implementing equality and diversity policies.
Worker mobility and expatriation: advisory on labour mobility issues, including transfer of workers to other countries or hiring of expatriates.
Expatriation contracts (employers and employees): management of tax and social security issues and compliance with immigration rules.
Employment Law – Employees
Claiming labour credits: unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, holiday or Christmas allowances or other due compensation.
Negotiation with employers and, if necessary, judicial or administrative proceedings to ensure full payment of amounts owed.
Disciplinary proceedings (for employees): representation in challenging disciplinary procedures, defending employee rights at all stages.
Collective dismissal (employees): support in ensuring compliance with legal obligations (prior consultation, proper justification) and negotiation of exit conditions such as severance pay or additional benefits.
Agreements for termination of employment contracts: assistance to employers and employees in negotiating and drafting termination agreements.
Amicable termination of the employment relationship: negotiation of agreements protecting the client’s interests, including clauses on compensation, confidentiality or non-competition.
Dismissal by extinction of the job post (employees): defence of rights, analysis of the legitimacy of the job elimination and negotiation of appropriate compensation; representation in court if litigation arises.
Workplace accidents (employees): representation of workers and/or employers in accident-related matters, including claims for compensation for injuries or disabilities.
Equality and non-discrimination: representation of employees in litigation concerning discriminatory practices or harassment.
Expatriation contracts (employees): ensuring employees’ rights are protected during mobility processes, including contractual conditions and associated benefits.
Insurance
Employment Law
Our firm provides specialized legal services in Employment Law and Social Security, offering full support to both employers and employees. With a practical, rigorous and up-to-date approach, we accompany our clients throughout all phases of the employment relationship from its establishment to termination as well as in the resolution of employment disputes. Our goal is to ensure legal compliance, prevent conflicts and effectively safeguard labour and social rights.
Practice Areas
Advisory in Employment Law and Industrial Relations
Management of employment contracts: drafting, review and negotiation of employment contracts, including non-compete and remote-work clauses.
Employment litigation: representation in disputes concerning dismissals, workplace discrimination and violations of labour rights.
Corporate restructurings: advisory in collective dismissal processes and transfer of undertakings.
Collective bargaining: support in drafting collective agreements and mediation in labour disputes.
Employment Law – Employers
For companies: advisory in handling complaints, mitigating risks and resolving disputes efficiently.
Disciplinary proceedings: assistance to employers in conducting disciplinary procedures drafting statements of fault, internal inquiries and application of sanctions such as warnings or dismissal with just cause.
Collective dismissal: advisory to companies in preparing staff reduction plans, communication with employees and negotiation with worker representatives.
Dismissal by extinction of the job post: advisory in dismissal processes due to elimination of the position.
Workplace accidents: support in claims management, response to complaints and implementation of preventive measures to comply with health and safety regulations.
Advisory on HR policies: assistance to companies in creating and implementing compliant HR policies, including internal regulations, codes of conduct, remote-work policies or benefits programmes.
Advisory: guidance on working time, holidays, parental leave or social benefits, ensuring company practices comply with the law and promote a balanced working environment.
Equality and non-discrimination in the workplace: advisory to companies on implementing equality and diversity policies.
Worker mobility and expatriation: advisory on labour mobility issues, including transfer of workers to other countries or hiring of expatriates.
Expatriation contracts (employers and employees): management of tax and social security issues and compliance with immigration rules.
Employment Law – Employees
Claiming labour credits: unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, holiday or Christmas allowances or other due compensation.
Negotiation with employers and, if necessary, judicial or administrative proceedings to ensure full payment of amounts owed.
Disciplinary proceedings (for employees): representation in challenging disciplinary procedures, defending employee rights at all stages.
Collective dismissal (employees): support in ensuring compliance with legal obligations (prior consultation, proper justification) and negotiation of exit conditions such as severance pay or additional benefits.
Agreements for termination of employment contracts: assistance to employers and employees in negotiating and drafting termination agreements.
Amicable termination of the employment relationship: negotiation of agreements protecting the client’s interests, including clauses on compensation, confidentiality or non-competition.
Dismissal by extinction of the job post (employees): defence of rights, analysis of the legitimacy of the job elimination and negotiation of appropriate compensation; representation in court if litigation arises.
Workplace accidents (employees): representation of workers and/or employers in accident-related matters, including claims for compensation for injuries or disabilities.
Equality and non-discrimination: representation of employees in litigation concerning discriminatory practices or harassment.
Expatriation contracts (employees): ensuring employees’ rights are protected during mobility processes, including contractual conditions and associated benefits.
Notary Services
Family and Succession Law
Our firm offers dedicated legal advice in Family and Succession Law, with a balanced approach that prioritizes the well-being of all parties involved. Our team acts with empathy, efficiency and technical expertise, providing comprehensive guidance on emotional and patrimonial matters, from dispute prevention to judicial defence. We combine innovative, tailor-made solutions with a multidisciplinary perspective to achieve optimal outcomes.
Practice Areas – National Scope
Marriage and Matrimonial Property Regimes
Drafting and review of prenuptial agreements.
Preparation and adaptation of premarital contracts for property regimes.
Modifications/changes to matrimonial property regimes.
Matrimonial property regimes and prenuptial conventions.
Allocation of the family home.
Strategies for asset protection in marriage scenarios, including advance planning to prevent future disputes.
Early structuring of inheritances with impact on matrimonial property regimes.
Divorce and Separation
Amicable or contentious divorce, including resolution of pending proceedings.
Divorce by mutual consent or litigious divorce.
Equitable division of assets in separations or dissolution of de facto unions.
Advisory on patrimonial separations, including divisions in divorces or de facto unions.
Partition of community property.
Mutual-consent or litigious divorce proceedings.
De Facto Unions
Registration of de facto unions.
Recognition and dissolution of de facto unions.
Regularization of informal unions.
Equitable division of assets upon dissolution of de facto unions.
Parentage and Parental Responsibilities
Advisory, definition and adjustment of parental authority regulation, visitation regimes and child maintenance.
Proceedings to amend previous parental responsibility regulations.
Agreements on custody, visitation and child support for minors.
Amendments to prior decisions and enforcement of breached agreements.
Regulation of the exercise of parental responsibilities.
Investigations or challenges to parentage.
Proceedings for acknowledgment of paternity.
Actions to establish or contest paternity.
Applications for intervention in measures to promote and protect children and young people in vulnerable situations.
Requests for institutional intervention to safeguard minors.
Adoption and Civil Sponsorship
Adoption and civil sponsorship proceedings to strengthen affective ties.
Adoption processes.
Adoption, civil sponsorship and promotion of children’s rights in at-risk situations.
Intestate and Testamentary Succession
Early structuring of inheritances, including drafting of testamentary dispositions.
Advisory on drafting wills without infringing forced heirship rules (legítima).
Succession planning and will drafting.
Support in drafting sealed (closed) wills.
Wills for foreigners and cross-border situations.
Qualification of heirs and acceptance or repudiation of inheritance.
Heir qualification procedures.
Repudiation of Inheritance
Management of repudiated inheritances transferred to minor children.
Forced heirship and rights of protected heirs.
Advisory on drafting wills without violating forced heirship.
Mediation in disputes between beneficiaries and challenges to legacies.
Resolution of conflicts among heirs.
Partition and Inventory of Estate
Advisory on heir qualification procedures and division of estate assets.
Management of inventories and liquidations arising from death or separation.
Inventory proceedings.
Extrajudicial or judicial inventories and partitions, whether due to death or separation.
Judicial and extrajudicial partitions.
Inventories and management of hereditary estates.
Challenges to dispositions and patrimonial mediation.
Challenge of wills.
Representation in proceedings challenging wills or partitions.
Succession Planning
Asset management and matrimonial agreements.
Strategies to safeguard economic interests in family dynamics.
Succession planning.
Mediation and negotiation in succession proceedings, promoting consensual agreements in complex, extrajudicial contexts.
Practice Areas – International Scope
Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Matters
Review of foreign decisions and migratory regularization for international families.
Review of foreign judgments on partitions, maintenance, parental responsibility and/or inheritance.
Homologation of foreign marriages.
Homologation of divorces registered abroad.
Parental Responsibilities and Child Abduction
Advisory in cross-border contexts involving child abduction.
Urgent precautionary proceedings, such as judicial delivery of minors or urgent asset protection measures.
Applicable Law in International Successions
Wills for foreigners and cross-border situations.
Analysis and choice of legal regime for wills and marriages involving foreigners.
Successions involving foreign citizens and children.
Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Decisions
Review of foreign judgments on partitions, maintenance, parental responsibility and/or inheritance.
Legal support to international families with members residing abroad or assets located outside Portugal.
Protection of Vulnerable Adults
Interventions in cases of dependency, curatorship or accompaniment measures for adults.
Proceedings for accompanied adults (maior acompanhado).
Appointment of guardians and/or curators in wills where beneficiaries are minors and/or incapacitated.
Advisory on matters related to economic dependency, incapacity or interdiction.
Complementary Support
Family mediation and support in extrajudicial negotiations.
Representation in urgent precautionary proceedings.
Precautionary measures to protect assets at patrimonial risk.
Urgent proceedings involving domestic violence, parental responsibility regulation, or requests for intervention by child
protection institutions.
Nationality, residence and visa proceedings.
Regularization of nationality, residence permits, family reunions.
Nationality and dual nationality proceedings.