Antas da Cunha Ecija

ANTAS DA CUNHA ECIJA is an international law firm with a special focus on Digital Law. It is part of the ECIJA Group, present in 17 countries, with a total of 30 offices.

For several years, the Firm has been recognised, in the Iberian market, as an unavoidable reference in the areas of TMT, Data Protection and Intellectual Property. In 2019 it was distinguished, by Iberian Lawyer, as "Firm of the Year" in TMT, Intellectual Property and Startups. In 2020 it was considered a leader in M&A, in Portugal and Spain, by the TTR directory, and "Recommended FIRM", in the same area of activity, by the IFRL 1000. In the same year, it was also awarded, in Portugal, by Chambers & Partners - Global Europe 2020, for the first time, in Employment, and its coordinating partner was also distinguished, individually. In parallel, the same directory also awarded the work developed by several ECIJA partners, in their respective areas of activity. In the Financial Times rankings, the firm is considered one of the most innovative in Europe and in Spain it has been consolidating its place in the "Top 10" of the largest firms in the country, largely due to its sustained growth at an international level.

Despite its internationalization and innovation strategy, ANTAS DA CUNHA ECIJA does not abdicate its culture, based on a close relationship with its Clients. Proof of this was the integration, in May 2021, of Jorge Carneiro & Associados into its corporate structure, one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms in Porto. This step has proved to be of particular importance in consolidating its practice in the northern region of the country and in bringing it closer to the region's business fabric. Currently, the firm has more than twenty lawyers in the Oporto office, capable of responding "on the spot" to any type of request.

Attentive to the significant increase in the volume of French investment in Portugal in recent years, and taking into account the number of French people that increasingly elect our country as a place of residence, ANTAS DA CUNHA ECIJA recently created two business units: the "French Desk ADCECIJA" and the "Immigration Desk ADCECIJA", composed of multidisciplinary bilingual teams, able to provide the necessary legal support to all types of projects.
In the last 2 years, the Firm has seen its structure grow exponentially. Today, ANTAS DA CUNHA ECIJA has a team of over 100 professionals (partners, consultants, associates, trainees, solicitors and business team).