The ‘intelligent, insightful, attentive and skilled’ team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is regularly engaged by clients hailing from the energy, transport, banking, TMT and retail sectors in both contentious and non-contentious tax mandates. The team is led by Nuno De Oliveira Garcia, who is noted for his expertise in energy and environmental taxation; he is often retained in regulatory matters as well as complex litigation proceedings. Tax specialist Ana Paula Basílio offers key support to the firm's corporate and M&A practice, while Catarina Rosa has recently advised several clients from the energy and real estate sector on non-contentious tax issues.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is great, very helpful, intelligent, insightful, attentive and skilled.’

  • ‘Nuno Oliveira Garcia is very precise, strategic and polite.'

  • ‘Availability, team spirit and ease of dialogue.’

  • ‘Nuno Oliveira Garcia: knowledge of tax issues and willingness to share knowledge.'

  • ‘GAP is a reference in the tax area due to the undeniable quality of its lawyers.’

  • ‘Nuno de Oliveira Garcia is a leading lawyer in the area of ​​tax litigation in Portugal.’

  • ‘We mainly work with Nuno Oliveira Garcia and his team for all relevant tax matters in Portugal. Nuno and his team have great expertise and have the ability to handle complex situations in a good and professional manner.'

  • 'Nuno Oliveira Garcia is extremely knowledgeable and is able to translate this into concrete advice.'

Key clients

  • Companhia Logística De Combustíveis Da Madeira (CLCM)
  • Cargill
  • CellNex Telecom
  • Banco Crédito Agrícola
  • Digital Charging Solutions
  • Dense Air
  • EDP – Eletricidade de Portugal
  • Fiat Chrysler Automotive Bank
  • Galp Energia – Petrogal
  • iBasis
  • Prisa
  • The Navigator Company
  • 5 á Sec Cleanings
  • Alsa transportes
  • Reserva Especial

Work highlights

  • Advised Tokheim on a corporate restructuring through a reverse merger followed by an upstream merger within the Portuguese group of companies.
  • Advised Group CT Solutions on a corporate restructuring through the demerger of one of the Portuguese group of companies.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nuno de Oliveira Garcia

Other key lawyers

Ana Paula Basílio, Catarina Rosa, Maria Rita Nascimento