The hiring and development of young lawyers is now a priority for Portuguese practices, says Duarte Garin, Managing Partner of Uría Menéndez-Proença de Carvalho.

While Portuguese companies are doing well in Angola and Mozambique, when repatriating dividends and profits, however, many are facing unfavourable tax treatment

Portuguese law firms are finally facing up to the economic environment, and acknowledging that cutting costs and a little imagination are a way out

The influence of Lisbon’s legal elite is spreading to Africa, says Benjamim Mendes, Founding Partner of ABBC & Associados.

Being business-oriented, helping struggling clients export their business and taking advantage of the Portuguese-speaking Community are key to mitigating the crisis

While Lisbon is best known as a platform to Portuguese-speaking countries, a new trend of looking east is emerging, says Nelson Raposo Bernardo, Managing Partner of Raposo Bernardo.

The renegotiation of existing contracts may mean a potential change in the next generation of PPPs