EST. Porto · MMXVIII
Practice in Portuguese and EnglishMember of the Portuguese Bar
PTEN
Areas of practice

Fourteen doors
to the same house.

One page per area. The same attention to each. There are no primary or secondary areas — there are areas we accept to work on, and areas we prefer to refer to trusted colleagues. If your matter is not listed, we will say so at the first consultation.

i

Immigration

Residence visas, residence permits, family reunification, long-term resident status. Hub page with cross-links to the most-sought routes — Golden Visa, D7, D8 — and cross-cutting framing on documentation and contentious risk.

Visas · Residency
ii

Nationality

Portuguese nationality: original attribution to children and grandchildren, derivative acquisition by residency, marriage, civil partnership, the Sephardic regime, the former-colonies regime and recovery. Hub page with cross-links to the dedicated matter pages.

Attribution · Acquisition
iii

Tax

Tax hub for international clients — NIF, Portuguese tax residence, double taxation, estate and wealth planning, tax regimes for recent residents. Individual analysis and coordination with the immigration team.

Tax residence · NIF
iv

Real estate

Real estate legal advisory in Portugal for foreign buyers, expats, new residents and international investors. Property due diligence, promissory contract (CPCV), public deed, financing, registry and post-completion risk management. Hub page with a dedicated matter on property purchase due diligence.

Purchase · Due diligence · Deed
v

Corporate

Corporate legal support for entrepreneurs, investors and foreign clients incorporating, structuring, acquiring or operating through Portuguese companies. Incorporation, articles, governance, commercial contracts and articulation with immigration, tax and real estate.

Companies · Investment · Governance
vi

Labour

Employment contracts, terminations, labour litigation, employer advisory.

Contracts · Terminations
vii

Family

Divorce, parental responsibilities, prenuptial agreements, de facto unions.

Divorce · Parenting
viii

Litigation

Declarative and enforcement actions before judicial and administrative courts.

Judicial · Administrative
ix

Criminal

Defence in criminal proceedings, rogatory letters, European arrest warrants.

Defence · Rogatory letters
x

Administrative

Administrative appeals, licensing, public procurement, state liability.

Licensing · Appeals
xi

Contracts

Negotiation and drafting of civil and commercial contracts, NDAs, service agreements.

Civil · Commercial
xii

Succession

Wills, estate partitions, heir qualifications, cross-border succession planning.

Wills · Estates
xiii

European law

Free movement, intra-EU family reunification, European citizenship, preliminary references.

EU · Free movement
xiv

Regulatory offences

Defence in labour, tax, environmental and traffic regulatory offence proceedings.

Labour · Tax · Road