Singled out for its ability to provide ‘excellent, commercially focused and pragmatic’ advice, SRS Legal stands out for its TMT expertise in electronic communications, IT, media, and emerging technologies. The team offers a broad range of services, covering regulatory, contractual, and contentious matters, acting for a diverse roster of clients. Steering the practice is the ’responsive and trusted’ Luís Neto Galvão, who focuses on supporting traditional operators and OTC companies with regulatory and contractual challenges, including market access, outsourcing, and software licensing. Key contact Octávio Castelo Paulo regularly assists with domestic and cross-border corporate and M&A transactions.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'We have work with SRS for a number of years and they provide excellent,  commercially focused and pragmatic telecoms regulatory compliance advice to many of our global clients. We enjoy working with them and they understand the challenges faced by international clients.'
  • ‘Luis Neto Galvão is our key contact. He is responsive and trusted to deliver for our clients and often finds helpful solutions to address the regulatory challenges.'

  • ‘What I value most is both the knowledge of the market and the electronic communication regulation. They always have a very pragmatic approach to solving the problems and due to their knowledge of the technology we get a faster and more adapted solution to the problems.'

  • ‘We work both with Octávio Castelo Paulo and Luís Neto Galvão. I consider both of them to be extraordinarily good professionals.'

  • 'The team at my disposal is more than qualified and has a great knowledge of the sector in which my company operates. Great impression.'

  • ‘I have worked so far with Filipe de Oliveira Casqueiro, I like his availability, professionalism, knowledge and rigour. I think that in this he stands out from other lawyers I have worked with.'

  • ‘I had the pleasure of working with SRS Legal on several contractual topics related to IT companies, and the experience was extremely positive. What sets this firm apart in the competitive national legal market is its personalised and in-depth approach, combined with broad expertise in the technology sector.'

  • 'The team demonstrated exceptional technical expertise in contractual matters, going above and beyond the call of duty to ensure all nuances and risks were addressed effectively. The quality of the service provided is remarkable, with clear, fast and always solution-oriented communication.'

Key clients

  • Grupo NOS
  • iBasis
  • BT Portugal -Telecomunicações Unipessoal Lda.
  • Vonage
  • Sound of Data
  • DXC Technology
  • FastFiber
  • Vocus
  • RingCentral
  • Cellnex
  • Floene

Work highlights

  • Advised BT Portugal on regulatory and contractual aspects regarding the provision of satellite services in Portugal, namely the ICR.
  • Advised iBASIS on the negotiation of two interconnection and voice termination agreements with French operators FREE and FREE Mobile.
  • Advising Floene on a carve-out process from Galp.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Luís Neto Galvão

Other key lawyers

Octávio Castelo Paulo, Filipe de Oliveira Casqueiro