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pbbr - Sociedade de Advogados RL
AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE, 110-6º
1250-146 LISBOA
Portugal
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Position

Junior partner specialising in banking and financial law, commercial and corporate law, M&A and litigation.

Career

Partner, pbbr – Pedro Pinto, Reis, Alexandre Jardim & Associados (2010 to present); partner, Pedro Pinto, Reis & Associados (2008-10), associate of the same law firm (2006-08); associate, Carlos Aguiar, P. Pinto & Associados (1999-2006); associate, Aurélio Pinto, Santos Filipe e Renato Custódio (1997-99).

Languages

English and Spanish.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted 1997); International Bar Association.

Education

Postgraduate degree, Taxation, Instituto Superior de Gestão (Management Institute) (1997); Law degree, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (1995).

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Banking and finance

pbbr – Sociedade de Advogados RL has significant experience in credit restructuring transactions, acting for financial institutions and corporations alike. Praised for its ‘mastery of the topics’, the practice is a popular choice for Spanish banks seeking assistance with financing deals in Portugal. Team lead Alexandre Jardim  specialises in acquisition finance and lending transactions within the real estate sector. Jardim is supported by Sofia de Sales Sousinha, who is noted for her experience advising clients on restructuring agreements, facilities agreements, and constitution of guarantees, and Patricia Goldschmidt, who adeptly handles transactional work, corporate governance and compliance issues.