With a focus on special revitalisation proceedings, PRA-Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL predominantly advises major clients from the construction, banking, agriculture, and media industries. Susana Santos Valente leads the firm’s credit recovery and insolvency practice with ‘excellent technical and proactive capabilities’. She is supported by senior associates Andreia Damásio and Paula Magalhães Dos Santos.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Susana Santos Valente and Andreia Damásio are very professional and monitor matters closely.’

  • 'The team is knowledgeable about current legislation and collaborates well with clients.'

  • ‘Susana Santos Valente is a team leader with very good analysis. Paula Magalhães dos Santos is an excellent professional with a lot of learning capacity and a good approach to the team leader's instructions.’

  • ‘Susana Santos Valente stands out for her dynamism and entrepreneurship.’

  • ‘The team was always very available, professionally focused, pragmatic without ceasing to be human.’

  • ‘Susana Santos Valente stood out for her empathy, professionalism, availability and direct but thoughtful approach to topics.’

  • ‘Susana Santos Valente is very competent and with enormous work capacity. She has very good technical knowledge and is results-oriented.’

  • 'Susana Santos Valente demonstrates excellent technical and proactive capabilities in presenting strategic solutions.’

Key clients

  • Insolvent Estate of Ilha - Indústria Agrícola, S.A.
  • SPDH - Serviços Portugueses de Handling, S.A.
  • RARI - Construções Metálicas, Engenharia, Projetos e Soluções Industriais, Lda
  • OVO Solutions - Soluções Ambientais, S.A.
  • CEDI - Empresa de Trabalho Temporário, Lda
  • R&C, SGPS, LDA
  • RARI GMBH
  • M.O.P. – COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA DE MÁRMORES, LDA
  • Roberto Rodrigues & Sousa Cordeiro, Lda (Grupo 2RC)
  • FILIPPO MARIA MACCHI
  • Massa Insolvente de DE JOÃO LUÍS PERESTRELO.
  • FUTERRA, TORREFAÇÃO E TECNOLOGIA – TRANSFORMAÇÃO DE BIOMASSA PARA ENERGIA, S.A.,
  • Tâmega Engineering, S.A.
  • Primores do Oeste, S. A
  • Nuno Miguel Manta Ribeiro Dos Santos

Work highlights

  • Acted on behalf of a group of creditors of Groundforce Portugal, a subsidiary of TAP, in the company's insolvency proceedings.
  • Acted for Rari, part of engineering and machinery conglomerate R&C Group, in the company's insolvency proceedings.
  • Acted for Futerra, a Portuguese producer of environmentally sustainable black pellet fuels which was the recipient of state funding and support, in its insolvency proceedings.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Susana Santos Valente

Other key lawyers

Andreia Damásio, Paula Magalhães dos Santos