Operating across a myriad of sectors and industries including employment, insurance, administrative law, energy and aviation, the team at DLA Piper ABBC remains active in civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, and white-collar crime matters. Paulo Saragoça da Matta stands out for his work on white-collar crime, political crime, banking crime and tax fraud matters. He leads the team alongside Vanessa Antunes and Sofia Ribeiro Mendes, both of whom maintain active practices advising domestic and international clients on a broad spectrum of disputes.
Testimonials
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‘Pragmatism and focus on results based on a good understanding of risk/reward.'
‘Vanessa Antunes and Ricardo Violante Teixeira are very analytical and available.'
‘Willingness to achieve results and ability to reconcile with the other party.'
‘DLA Piper ABBC stands out from other firms because despite having merged with DLA Piper to gain market share, it maintained the more personal relationship spirit that came from ABBC.'
Key clients
- CAIXA GERAL DE DEPÓSITOS
- SALVADOR CAETANO
- WORLD BANK GROUP
- RIO TINTO ALUMINIUM PECHINEY
- BONERA GROUP
Work highlights
- Advising the state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos on the insolvency proceedings of Investifino SGPS Limited and Manuel Fino SGPS, SA.
- Advising Rio Tinto Group on the insolvency proceedings of EXTRUSAL - COMPANHIA PORTUGUESADE EXTRUSÃO, S.A.
- Advised and represented the an importer of automobiles in Portugal and importer and distributor of “Renault” vehicles in the Republic of Kenya in a lawsuit filed BY CAETANO FÓRMULA EAST ÁFRICA S.A., against the company SIMBA CAETANO FORMULA LIMITED.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paulo Saragoça da Matta, Vanessa Antunes, Sofia Ribeiro Mendes