PLMJ

We are a law firm based in Portugal that combines a full service with bespoke legal craftsmanship. For more than 50 years, we have taken an innovative and creative approach that has produced specific, strategic solutions to effectively defend the interests of our clients.We are a full-service firm and we support our clients in all areas of the law, often with multidisciplinary teams, and always acting as a business partner in the most strategic decision-making processes. PLMJ has specialist lawyers that know the sectors and markets they work in well, and they always keep in close contact with the regulators for each sectorWith the aim of being close to our clients, we created PLMJ Colab, our collaborative network of law firms spread across Portugal and other countries with which it has cultural and strategic ties. PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a concerted response to the international challenges of our clients, wherever they are. The national partnerships allow us to extend PLMJ’s presence from Lisbon, Porto and Faro to the Azores, Coimbra, Guimarães and Madeira. International collaboration is ensured through firms specialising in the legal systems and local cultures of Angola, China/Macao, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tome and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.We also have international desks specializing in Angola, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mozambique, Scandinavia, Switzerland and UK markets. Each desk focuses on a specific market and has a multidisciplinary team experienced in supporting and advising international investors. Besides knowing the idiosyncrasies of language and culture, these teams have a deep knowledge of the market, legislation and workings of the economy of the place where they work.

Recent Firm News & Legal Updates

Awards & Accolades, WLG News

World Law Group has been shortlisted in the "Network of the Year" category for The Lawyer European Awards 2023, being held on November 23 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel, London, UK.

Seven World Law Group member firms are also shortlisted.

Legal Update
Banco Nacional de Angola Notice 1/23 of 30 January (the “Notice”) was recently published and it establishes new rules for the opening, maintenance, operation and closing of bank accounts by individuals or legal entities.
Legal Update
The purpose of this informative note is to highlight the recent publication of Decree-Law 20-A/2023 of 22 March, which establishes the general rules for the application of the Portugal 2030 European Funds and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for the programming period 2021-2027.

Firm Offices in Member Jurisdiction

Portugal

Lisboa
Porto
Faro

Firm Offices in Other Jurisdictions

Africa & Middle East

Africa 
Angola, Luanda
Mozambique, Maputo

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All Firm Contacts Committees
Women of WLG (WOW)
Women of WLG (WOW)
Beatriz Dias beatriz.dias@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Practice Groups
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Joaquim Shearman de Macedo (+351)213197300 joaquim.macedo@plmj.pt
Banking & Finance
Banking & Finance
Madalena Perestrelo de Oliveira (+351)213197300 madalena.perestrelo@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Francisca Resende Gomes francisca.resendegomes@plmj.pt
International Corporate Transactions
International Corporate Transactions
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Restructuring & Insolvency Resolution
Restructuring & Insolvency Resolution
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Real Estate & Construction
Real Estate & Construction
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Ines Pinto da Costa (+351)213197300 inpc@plmj.pt
Luís Filipe Santiago Salema (+351)213197300 luis.salema@plmj.pt
Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Direct Investment
Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Direct Investment