PRAGMA Advogados, based in Porto, Portugal, offers comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas, including civil law, commercial and corporate law, banking and financial law, family and juvenile law, insolvency law, labor law, and tax law. The firm is committed to delivering innovative and effective solutions tailored to each client's unique needs.

Established through the merger of MNA Advogados and Barros Sales & Associados, PRAGMA Advogados combines decades of experience and a shared vision for strategic legal practice. The firm's leadership includes partners such as Nuno Morais, Manuel Sales, Ricardo Nascimento, and Pedro Ávila, who collectively bring extensive expertise and a commitment to excellence. Notably, Ricardo Nascimento has been recognized in the field of labor and employment law, underscoring the firm's strong reputation in this area.

PRAGMA Advogados emphasizes a client-centric approach, focusing on practical and empathetic legal practice. The firm views each legal challenge as an opportunity to craft a path toward resolution, ensuring that clients receive personalized and effective legal support. With offices in both Porto and Lisbon, PRAGMA Advogados is well-positioned to serve a diverse clientele, offering seamless and first-class legal services grounded in technical proficiency and ethical standards.

About PRAGMA Advogados | Porto

Founded in 2022


Practice areas
Bankruptcy & Debt
Lawsuits & Disputes
Civil & Human Rights
Employment & Labor
Family

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Bankruptcy & Debt

PRAGMA Advogados provides comprehensive legal services in Insolvency Law, assisting both creditors and debtors through critical phases of corporate and individual insolvency. The firm focuses on defending clients' credit interests and devising strategic plans to facilitate business recovery. Their expertise encompasses corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, and the negotiation of commercial contracts, ensuring tailored solutions for each client's unique situation.
Bankruptcy
Debt & Collection
Credit Repair
Creditor

Lawsuits & Disputes

Pragma Advogados in Porto offers comprehensive legal services in litigation and arbitration, aiming to resolve disputes through preventive, negotiated, and consensual methods. When necessary, the firm provides proven expertise in court and arbitration proceedings across various areas, including civil, family and inheritance, labor, commercial and corporate, banking and financial intermediation, administrative, tax, criminal, misdemeanour, and environmental law.
ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Civil & Human Rights

PRAGMA Advogados in Porto offers comprehensive legal services in Civil Law, focusing on obligations, civil liability, and property rights. Their team provides expert advice, contract drafting, and pre-litigation negotiation, ensuring intelligent and assertive representation to safeguard clients' rights and interests.
Civil Rights
Constitutional Law
Disability
Disability Insurance
Social Security Disability
Discrimination
Native People
Education Law
Military Law
Animal Law
Faith-Based Law
State, Local, and Municipal Law
Veterans Benefits

Employment & Labor

PRAGMA Advogados in Porto offers comprehensive legal services in labor law, assisting clients with collective dismissals, disciplinary procedures, lay-offs, contract drafting, and non-competition agreements. The firm also provides guidance on protecting industrial and intellectual property, business transfers, social security plans, and collective bargaining negotiations. Led by founding partner Ricardo Nascimento, a recognized expert in labor law, the team delivers tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of their clients.
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination
Whistleblower & Qui Tam
Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation

Family

PRAGMA Advogados in Porto offers comprehensive legal services in Family and Juvenile Law, addressing matters such as adoption proceedings, separations, divorces, division of assets, prenuptial agreements, paternity suits, alimony claims, and child custody proceedings. The firm emphasizes the safeguarding and protection of minors, recognizing the complexities of modern family structures. With extensive knowledge and experience, PRAGMA Advogados is equipped to manage and resolve a wide range of family law disputes, providing clients with tailored solutions to navigate these sensitive issues.
Adoption
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Collaborative Law
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage
Military Divorce
Same Sex & LGBT
Annulment

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