Lawyers

Luís Sáragga Leal

Luís Sáragga Leal

PLMJ, Portugal

Work Department

Corporate M&A

Position

Honorary Partner

Career

Luis is one of PLMJ’s founding partners. He is a senior partner in the Corporate M&A practice and has 50 years’ experience as a lawyer. Over the years, he has acted in some of the most important legal operations in Portugal and abroad.

Luis specialises in international transactions, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment.

He provides legal support for cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects involving various countries, including China, Angola, Mozambique and Portugal.

In 1998, he was one of the driving forces behind the setting up of the PLMJ Foundation and he is still involved today in his role as president of its board.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish

Memberships

Portuguese section of the International Commission of Jurists Honorary member of the Florida Bar Association Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1980 General Council of the Bar Association, 1983 President of the Bar Association’s Institute of Law, 2005

Education

Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1968

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1970