Fraud and white-collar crime

Sérvulo & Associados

Sérvulo & Associados draws considerable praise from clients, who turn to the team for its ‘technical and academic experience’. Esteemed as trusted advisers to financial institutions, corporations, and high-level executives, the team is recognised for its skill in navigating criminal and administrative litigation, and is frequently at the helm of some of the country’s most high-profile and complex cases. The team is under the leadership of a talented trio: José Lobo Moutinho, lauded for his ’high ethical values and excellent skills’; Teresa Serra, who is highly regarded for her proficiency in civil and commercial litigation, with additional expertise in corporate crime and regulatory compliance; and Cláudia Amorim, who stands out for her expertise in criminal litigation. Consultant Ana Brito Camacho is recommended for her focus on corporate crime and regulatory compliance issues.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Sérvulo stands out for having lawyers with a lot of technical and academic experience, as they are responsible for teaching at the most prestigious law schools in Portugal. It is therefore a firm respected by its peers and by the Portuguese judicial system.'
‘The lawyers I want to highlight are José Lobo Moutinho and Ana Brito Camacho, who both have great technical quality, which allows them to argue very incisively in cases.’
‘Sérvulo & Associados has been providing an excellent service in advising and sponsoring extremely complex legal proceedings. The Sérvulo team has a global and competent vision in relation to defence strategy and has presented excellent results.'
'Within the team, I recommend José Lobo Moutinho and Ana Brito Camacho.'
‘José Lobo Moutinho and Ana Brito Camacho: High ethical values and excellent skills and techniques complemented by total availability for monitoring and rapid response to all requests.'
‘Unique knowledge of criminal law, and the humanistic profile of its professionals.'
'Sérvulo's team was always available to answer questions. They came to the client's premises to provide face-to-face training and were able to “decode” the technical legal language so that the audience was able to follow along with interest. The training had a very relevant practical dimension with real-life cases.'

Key clients

Jerónimo Martins / Pingo Doce
Miguel Barreto
Alcon Portugal
EDP Group
Paybyrd, B.V.
ANEPC (the National Civil Protection Authority)
Fernando Paes Afonso
Ali Barat
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Fine Facility Services Lda.
Secretaria-Geral da Presidência da República Portuguesa
Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.
Rui de Oliveira Neves
Urgiconcept
Conceição Cabrita
José Miguel Carvalho Cerqueira

Work highlights

Representing Pingo Doce, of the Jerónimo Martins group, in several high-profile matters, including antitrust proceedings before the Competition Authority, and a criminal case against a trade union and a trade unionist.
Representing a former General-Director of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Economy) in the ‘CMEC's’ criminal case.
Assisted Alcon with the implementation of the Portuguese General Regime for the Prevention of Corruption.