Abreu Advogados, first Portuguese firm to join international anti-fraud network
Abreu Advogados is the first Portuguese law firm to join the International Fraud Group, an international network of lawyers specialized in asset recovery and anti-fraud operations. Francisco Patrício, Partner of Abreu Advogados, will be the firm’s representative in this international network.
New competences and solutions
The independent Portuguese law firm will be part of this international group, which will allow a greater exchange of experiences, the development of new practices and contacts with specialists around the world in this specific type of crime, thus ensuring the acquisition of new skills and solutions to continue providing innovative responses to all its clients.
“Abreu Advogados always strives to be at the forefront in developing new solutions and synergies with national and international partners, so that we can offer the best possible response to our clients. The area of asset recovery has experienced tremendous growth in recent years worldwide due to the technological development we have seen, which has given rise to new and more creative types of fraud. We believe that joining such an important network as the International Fraud Group will guarantee our team more tools, helping us to be closer to offering a more complete, differentiating and complementary response to our clients,” says Francisco Patrício.
“The IFG is delighted that Abreu Advogados in Portugal has joined our growing network of legal experts. We welcome partner Francisco Patricio and his team and look forward to working with them and strengthening our European presence,” mentions Gary Miller, Chairman of the International Fraud Group.
International Fraud Group
The International Fraud Group has a combined experience of 30 years, with 48 members in 57 jurisdictions. In 2024, it was ranked in Band 1 of the Multijurisdictional Directory of Chambers & Partners’ Global Guide 2024. In addition to anti-fraud, this international network is committed to the development of areas such as Arbitration, White Collar Crime, Crypto and Insolvency, the latter in which Francisco Patrício has been particularly involved as coordinator and head of the area.
