Banking & Finance
PLMJ Advogados offers comprehensive legal services in banking and finance, assisting Portuguese and international clients with the design, structuring, and execution of financial transactions. The firm provides expert advice on financial regulation, establishment, and operation within the banking, financial intermediation, and insurance sectors. Their experience includes significant operations in Portugal's financial sector, such as the sale, purchase, and restructuring of banks and financial companies. PLMJ's team also specializes in complex asset transactions, including the acquisition of non-performing loan portfolios, and collaborates with other practice areas to address tax and litigation aspects. Additionally, they offer guidance on banking and investment services regulation, including the establishment of branches in Portugal and cross-border service provision under the European system of free provision of services.
Business
PLMJ Advogados offers comprehensive legal services in the Corporate M&A practice area, advising clients on acquisitions, mergers, demergers, joint ventures, and significant privatisations in the Portuguese market. The firm has played a pivotal role in the aviation sector, including the privatisation of TAP Air Portugal, and provides legal assistance to key industry players such as carriers and service providers. PLMJ's expertise extends to bridging the gap between traditional legal work and specialised regulatory and contractual matters, ensuring clients receive full-service support in complex transactions.
Civil & Human Rights
PLMJ Advogados offers comprehensive legal services in civil and human rights, focusing on protecting individual freedoms and ensuring compliance with national and international human rights standards. The firm's multidisciplinary team provides strategic advice and representation in cases involving discrimination, freedom of expression, privacy rights, and other fundamental liberties. By combining in-depth legal expertise with a commitment to social justice, PLMJ Advogados assists clients in navigating complex legal challenges to uphold and enforce their civil and human rights.
Corporate & Commercial
PLMJ's Corporate M&A practice advises large and medium-sized companies and investment funds on acquisitions, mergers, demergers, and joint ventures in the Portuguese market. The team also provides support in corporate restructuring and corporate governance matters. With a focus on sectors such as banking and financial institutions, energy and natural resources, and real estate and construction, the practice offers expertise in private equity, commercial contracts, and business reorganisations. The team maintains close contact with sector regulators to ensure compliance and strategic alignment.
Employment & Labor
PLMJ Advogados' Employment and Labour practice provides comprehensive legal support to companies, focusing on critical areas such as collective labour relations, compensation and benefits, restructuring, employment litigation, disciplinary investigations, and settlements. The team offers strategic, proactive advice tailored to each client's specific needs, aiming to prevent and mitigate potential negative impacts on their operations while fostering sustainable growth. With extensive experience in large-scale restructurings across key sectors-including financial services, banking, retail, technology, automotive, and others-the firm is well-equipped to handle complex employment matters.
Energy, Environment & ESG
PLMJ Advogados offers comprehensive legal services in the Energy, Environment, and ESG sectors, assisting clients with domestic and international transactions across fossil and renewable energy industries, including oil, wind, solar, biomass, and biofuels. The firm provides regulatory support, corporate advice, and guidance on mergers and acquisitions, ensuring efficient project implementation. Additionally, PLMJ advises on ESG-related matters such as green bonds issuance, sustainable financing, compliance programs, and corporate governance, helping clients navigate the complexities of sustainability and responsible business practices.
Intellectual Property
PLMJ's Intellectual Property team offers comprehensive services covering trademarks, industrial designs, patent protection, copyright, and unfair competition. They assist clients throughout the entire IP lifecycle, from strategic planning and registration to commercialization, licensing, and litigation. The team also supports clients in transactions and restructurings by assessing intellectual property rights and related matters. By integrating technology and IP expertise, they provide tailored advice aligned with clients' business realities. Staying abreast of technological advancements, the team delivers specialized counsel in rapidly evolving sectors such as information technology, e-commerce, cultural industries, fashion, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.
Lawsuits & Disputes
PLMJ Advogados' Dispute Resolution practice comprises a highly specialized team adept at handling complex litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution across various sectors. The firm's multidisciplinary approach integrates expertise in areas such as competition, banking, finance, and capital markets, enabling effective representation in significant banking disputes, corporate conflicts, and class actions. The team also has extensive experience in competition and regulatory proceedings before the Portuguese Court of Regulation, Supervision, and Competition. In restructuring and insolvency, they assist in preventive corporate rehabilitation proceedings, insolvency cases, and business reorganizations, including the preparation and negotiation of recovery and liquidation plans. Additionally, the firm represents clients in commercial, construction, and investment arbitrations under the rules of leading international arbitration centers, with a focus on Portuguese-speaking countries. The team also provides support in criminal law and administrative offense law, offering customized compliance services to help companies detect potential contingencies and provide corrective advice.
Media, Technology and Telecoms
PLMJ Advogados' Media, Technology, and Telecoms practice offers comprehensive legal services across all technology-related sectors, including telecommunications and personal data. The firm provides regulatory, commercial, and litigation support to both technology companies and users. Their expertise encompasses software licensing, IT consulting, hardware sales, electronic identification, software development, domain names, e-commerce, outsourcing, consumer electronics, and cloud services. They are also involved in innovative areas such as biotechnology, mobility, fintech, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, and automation, offering support and mentoring to entrepreneurs and startups. Additionally, the team has extensive experience in technology and telecommunications transactions, representing telecoms and media operators in regulatory matters and litigation. In the media sector, they assist content producers and media outlets with regulatory and contractual issues. The firm also provides services in privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity, including compliance programs, risk mitigation, and outsourced Data Protection Officer services.
Real Estate
PLMJ Advogados' Real Estate and Tourism team, comprising over 20 experienced lawyers, provides comprehensive legal services across all facets of real estate and tourism law. The team advises on major transactions, including acquisitions, sales, leasing, sale and leaseback arrangements, forward funding, and forward purchase agreements. They assist clients in developing and managing diverse real estate assets such as office buildings, residential complexes, tourist resorts, and logistics parks. In the tourism sector, the team supports investors and operators from project inception through structuring, licensing, and operational phases, including negotiating hotel management and tourism operation contracts. Their extensive experience ensures tailored solutions that align with clients' strategic objectives.
