Revenue at CCA Ontier has doubled in the last five years, but the firm has plans for further expansion and wants to become one of Portugal’s biggest hitters
Welcome to Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards Ceremony 2017
A new ruling aimed at simplifying licensing procedures, and eliminating bureaucracy for tourism projects, was approved by the Portuguese Council of Ministers on 20 April 2017.
Though their main focus has traditionally been on oil-related work in lusophone Africa, Portuguese law firms are beginning to strengthen their African corporate restructuring and litigation practices – opportunities are also emerging in francophone Africa, but
Lawyers report 100% increase in arbitration cases as well as growth in work related to the restructuring of international and state-owned companies
The hole in Mozambique’s public finances had an impact on investor confidence, but the economy is slowly improving, according to João Couceiro, a partner at FCB Sociedade de Advogados in Lisbon.
Significant M&A activity in the country is being complemented by numerous projects in the infrastructure, oil, real estate, energy and construction sectors
The dramatic decline in commodities prices over the last few years has seen a downturn in work for Portuguese law firms in lusophone Africa. Despite this, João Caiado Guerreiro, partner at Caiado Guerreiro, remains
