
Highlighted as ‘simply the best in the market’, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is well versed in the full gamut of complex and innovative capital market transactions, with a proven track record in debt, hybrid instruments, and various securities. Esteemed as trusted advisers to Portuguese listed companies, investment banks and issuers, the team also excels in cross-border transactions. The practice is jointly steered by Tomás Vaz Pinto and Eduardo Paulino: Pinto stands out for his expertise in privatisation cases, while Paulino’s practice covers transactional, regulatory and compliance advice in capital markets, company and M&A law. Elsewhere in the team, Ricardo Andrade Amaro is regularly involved in large M&A matters, as well as in matters related to securities and energy law, and Maria Soares Do Lago specialises in corporate financing, project finance, debt and hybrid issuances, securitisations and derivatives.
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- 'They are simply the best in the market.'
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Lawyers

Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tomás Vaz Pinto, Eduardo Paulino