Sara Castelo Branco promoted to partner at Miranda

Miranda & Associados has announced the promotion of Sara Castelo Branco (pictured) to partner. Castelo Branco joined the firm in 2018 and has since focused on Public and Regulatory Law, as well as Energy. She holds a Law degree from the Faculty of Law at Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a postgraduate degree in Administrative Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law at Universidade de Lisboa.

Other promotions

The firm has also approved promotions for over a dozen associates: Inês Frutuoso de Melo has been promoted to coordinating associate, and Daniel Rosário, Filipa Morais de Almeida, Joana Cunha, Maria Ataíde Cordeiro, Pedro Borges Rodrigues, Sara Frazão, Sílvia Mota Carvalho, Susana Tenentinho, and Tânia Santos have been promoted to senior associate. Camille Andrade has been promoted to associate. Additionally, to strengthen the Banking & Finance, Commercial & Corporate, Energy & Natural Resources, and Real Estate practices, five new lawyers have recently joined the firm: Francisco Alves Dias as coordinating associate, Filipa Fonseca Santos as of counsel, Maria Inês Costa as senior associate, and João Tavares Bastos, Álvaro dos Santos Pinto, and Filipe Moreira do Vale as junior associates.

“The promotion of lawyers and the reinforcement of the partner core reflect the recognition of these colleagues’ merit, as well as our commitment to Miranda’s and Miranda Alliance’s organic growth. We remain steadfast in implementing our strategy, promoting based on the contribution and merit of our team members. In this regard, strengthening the Partner core is an investment in the Firm’s future and a source of great satisfaction and pride”, states the firm in a press release.