Singled out for its ‘professional demeanour’, the team at CCA Law Firm excels in handling a wide array of criminal cases, including matters pertaining to money laundering, tax fraud, corruption, and cybercrime. The practice is co-led by Henrique Salinas, who represents clients in white-collar crime, regulatory investigations, corporate fraud, and compliance disputes, and Marta Duarte, whose focus on dispute resolution, particularly civil and criminal litigation, is noteworthy.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Availability and attention to the objective needs of the client; legal experience and knowledge.'

  • ‘Henrique Salinas has enormous experience and strong legal knowledge, work capacity, and availability for the client.'

  • ‘There's a good professional demeanour and responses are provided quickly and the work is done, efficiently and effectively.’

  • ‘Competence and integrity of professionals, reasonableness in setting fees. Use of various technologies to support legal activity that allows them greater productivity.'

  • ‘We essentially contacted Henrique Salinas, who is an absolutely exemplary figure on all levels. As a professional, he has unquestionable competence.'

  • 'Marta Duarte - her competence is undeniable.'

Key clients

  • Sefri-Cime
  • Portuguese Competition Authority
  • Sofia Catarino
  • Medialivre
  • Eurocrane
  • Raúl Schmidt
  • Cíntia Martins
  • 888 Portugal Limited
  • Bene Farmacêutica, Lda
  • Aldi
  • Kade Global Limited
  • Michel Canals
  • Paulo Murta
  • Ivone Çonçalves
  • Imorequerente
  • IBM

Work highlights

  • Advising the Portuguese Competition Authority in administrative offence proceedings against several banking institutions operating in Portugal on the grounds of concerted credit granting conditions between the various entities.
  • Representing Paulo Murta, one of the defendants in the high-profile criminal investigation related to Grupo Espírito Santo.
  • Representing Sefri-Cime in a phishing case, having filed the relevant lawsuit to recover the amounts unlawfully transferred.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Henrique Salinas, Marta Duarte

Other key lawyers

Francisco Pimenta