" Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success "

Henry Ford

We are a team of lawyers and consultants specialized in providing a highly personalized service to national and international clients

We have adopted a policy of building partnerships with other law firms and/or consulting firms headquartered or represented abroad, aimed at providing a permanent on-site support to our clients.

Our team has over 20 years of professional experience specialising in the provision of legal representation and counselling, as well as consultancy services to individual clients, private companies and public organisations (national to international)

What we do

We have extensive experience in the legal representation/advice and provision of consultancy services to natural and legal persons, in Portugal and abroad, in the following areas of practice:

Administrative Law and
Public Procurement

Administrative Law and
Public Procurement

General Administrative Law
National Public Procurement Law
EU and International Public Procurement Laws

Commercial and
Corporate Law

Commercial and
Corporate Law

Legal advice for companies
Family owned businesses
Competition
Trademarks and patents

Labour Law

Labour Law

Public Labour Law
Private Labour Law

Real Estate Law

Real Estate Law

Contracts
Registry and Notary services
Due Diligences
Estate Management

Civil Law

Civil Law

Preparation, review, negotiation and conclusion of contracts
Civil liability
Road accidents
General Contractual Terms
Credit recovery
Citizenship acquisition

Family and
Succession Law

Family and
Succession Law

Donations and wills
Succession planning
Inheritances, inventories and asset sharing

Litigation

Litigation

Administrative
Misdemeanours
Civil

Support to
Internationalisation

Support to
Internationalisation

International Public Procurement
Foreign Direct Investment
Development Consulting
Vocational Training

How we do it

Our clients are advised and represented according to the principles of prevention, accuracy and confidentiality that guide our professional activity. Our management system allows us to continuously monitor and report on all matters that are committed to us, with a high level of efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.

We have adopted a policy of building partnerships with other law firms and/or consulting firms headquartered or represented abroad, aimed at providing a permanent on-site support to our clients.

We are prepared to recruit individual experts and create multidisciplinary teams capable of meeting the specific needs of each situation.

Partnerships

PortugalLinking Partners

Lisbon-based consulting firm specialising in providing technical assistance and training on contractual and financial procedures for bilateral and multilateral donors.

www.linkingpartners.com

Av. Sidónio Pais, 16, 2.º Direito 1050-215, Lisboa, Portugal

T +351 213 170 990|

SpainRoberto Morales Asesores

Consulting company, located in Vigo (Spain), specialising in providing advisory services to family businesses, including representation in corporate governance bodies, negotiation of family protocols and professionalisation of its management activity.

www.rmoralesasesores.com

Praza de Compostela, 23, 36201 Vigo, Pontevedra, Espanha

T +34 986 443 712|

FranceArkipelago Consulting

Consulting firm located in Aix-en-Provence (France), specialising in providing training and legal advice on contractual and financial procedures applicable to the European Union external actions (procurement and grants).

www.arkipelago-consulting.eu

8 Allée des Mûriers 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France

T +33 642071531|

AngolaCarrazedo & Associados

Law Firm based in Luanda (Angola), specialising in the provision of legal advice and litigation services, particularly in the areas of Corporate, Financial, Labour, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Private Investment Laws.

www.carrazedo.com

Rua Dr. Agostinho Neto, n.º 145 Praia do Bispo, Luanda, Angola

T +244 923582429|

Portugal: Linking Partners Spain: Roberto Morales Asesores France: Arkipelago Consulting Angola: Carrazedo & Associados

PortugalLinking Partners

www.linkingpartners.com

Lisbon-based consulting firm specialising in providing technical assistance and training on contractual and financial procedures for bilateral and multilateral donors.

Av. Sidónio Pais, 16, 2.º Direito 1050-215, Lisboa, Portugal

T +351 213 170 990|

SpainRoberto Morales Asesores

www.rmoralesasesores.com

Consulting company, located in Vigo (Spain), specialising in providing advisory services to family businesses, including representation in corporate governance bodies, negotiation of family protocols and professionalisation of its management activity.

Praza de Compostela, 23, 36201 Vigo, Pontevedra, Espanha

T +34 986 443 712|

FranceArkipelago Consulting

www.arkipelago-consulting.eu

Consulting firm located in Aix-en-Provence (France), specialising in providing training and legal advice on contractual and financial procedures applicable to the European Union external actions (procurement and grants).

8 Allée des Mûriers 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France

T +33 642071531|

AngolaCarrazedo & Associados

www.carrazedo.com

Law Firm based in Luanda (Angola), specialising in the provision of legal advice and litigation services, particularly in the areas of Corporate, Financial, Labour, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Private Investment Laws.

Rua Dr. Agostinho Neto, n.º 145 Praia do Bispo, Luanda, Angola

T +244 923582429|

Team

Our team has over 20 years of professional experience specialising in the provision of legal representation and counselling, as well as consultancy services to individual clients, private companies and public organisations (national to international).

Tiago de Matos Fernandes Tiago de Matos Fernandes

Lawyer

Tiago de Matos Fernandes

Degree in Law (1997) and Postgraduate Diploma in European Studies (1999) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Areas of expertise: EU and International Public Procurement, Commercial and Corporate Law, Labour Law and Development Consulting.
Consulting Experience: The World Bank, European Commission (DG DEVCO and DG NEAR), OECD, ECOWAS, CARICOM, Portuguese Cooperation (Camões, I.P.) and IRD
Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Catarina Franco Lopes Catarina Franco Lopes

Lawyer

Catarina Franco Lopes

Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2003) and Post-graduate Diploma in Public Procurement Law and Practice from the Portuguese Catholic University (2010).
Areas of expertise: : Administrative Law and Public Procurement, Labour Law, Civil Law, Family and Succession Law, Real Estate Law and Litigation.
Consulting Experience: Portuguese Cooperation (Camões, I.P.)
Languages: Portuguese and English.

Jesús Bores Lazo Jesús Bores Lazo

Lawyer (Of Counsel)

Jesús Bores Lazo

Degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Seville (1995), LLM in European and Comparative Law from the University of Maastricht (1996) and SJD (Doctor of Juridical Science) from the American University Washington College of Law (2017).
Areas of expertise: EU Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Innovation and International Trade
Consulting Experience: UNDP, The World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, European Commission, OSCE, USAID, GIZ, SIDA, AECID and AACID
Languages: English, French and Spanish.

Mafalda Diniz Mafalda Diniz

Administrative Assistant

Mafalda Diniz

Attendance of Law Degree classes (three years), Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon (2002). Course in “Law Firm Secretariat”, Institute of Training and Research of the Portuguese Language (2009).
Languages: Portuguese and English.