Chambers Global 2023
Chambers Global reflects the prestige of Chambers Europe, but it focuses, in Portugal, only on a few practice areas with global reach.
Chambers Global also gives a view of the legal markets on the African continent and of the international dimension of law firms, in which SÉRVULO's capabilities and the team's expertise have also been referenced.
Chambers Review:
Sérvulo & Associados is a highly respected practice noted for its outstanding regulatory advice. The firm often provides assistance to prominent financial institutions and investment funds and is well placed to assist with transactional or operational issues. It has experience in the establishment and authorisation of payment services entities.
"The firm has a multidisciplinary team of lawyers who identify and solve problems in a very efficient way."
"They have been really cooperative and have tried their best to help us in all circumstances."
Manuel Magalhães
“Manuel Magalhães has notable experience in financing matters arising within the context of insolvencies of Portuguese credit institutions. He also earns praise for his broader finance practice. He can very easily deliver extremely high-quality work.”
Paulo Câmara
“Paulo Câmara leads financial services regulatory matters both for major Portuguese banks and for new entrants to the market. He has an excellent approach in all matters and is very well prepared.”
Francisco Barona
“Francisco Barona demonstrates solid knowledge of corporate finance matters and debt restructurings. He offers full availability, commercial vision and negotiation skills.”
Chambers Review:
In addition to its strong reputation for financial services regulatory work, Sérvulo & Associados has experience on the issuer side of debt issuances and capital increases. The firm acts for banks, fund managers and public bodies.
"They provide legal advice with detail and knowledge."
"They devote strong attention to clients in all matters, being available and responsive."
"Paulo Câmara further stands out for his experience working with key clients based in Cabo Verde."
Paulo Câmara
“Paulo Câmara has a superb financial services regulatory practice and has additional experience in public M&A transactions and capital increases. He is a lawyer with very strong legal knowledge and a sophisticated ability to analyse client requests.”
Verónica Fernández
“Verónica Fernández is a key member of the team's mixed finance transactional and regulatory practice. She is well placed to advise on the structuring of securities issuing programmes. She has deep knowledge of the areas covered.”
Chambers Review:
Sérvulo & Associados enters the rankings this year, backed by strong market recognition and extensive client feedback. The team handles a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and share acquisitions. Its client list comprises domestic and international players from the energy and real estate sector.
"Sérvulo & Associados benefits from a multidisciplinary group of lawyers that are specialised in diverse areas."
"The team demonstrates solid knowledge of the matters in question, it is a cohesive team."
"The law firm is very quick in adapting to a fast-pace changing M&A operations."
Chambers Review:
The firm offers comprehensive service in litigation and arbitration. It has acted for the insolvency estates of several Portuguese banks on cases brought by creditors. It assists banks, funds and public bodies with high-value debt recovery actions. The firm has experience in the defence of civil liability claims, including within the context of environmental disasters or medical malpractice. Criminal law is a further strength for the team, focusing on financial and corruption-related offences. It advises major domestic clients with activity in various industry sectors, including natural resources, life sciences, real estate and sport.
"Sérvulo has been consistently helping us with very complex and sophisticated matters and has been able to provide us the adequate guidance and support."
"The team has excellent strategy, pragmatism and know-how."
"João Saúde is very experienced and successful in the cases. He has very good attention to details."
João Saúde
“João Saúde has experience representing clients from the banking sector in insolvency-related disputes. He also handles commercial litigations, with further prowess in handling commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.”
Mafalda Ferreira Santos
“Mafalda Ferreira Santos regularly advises on banking and real estate disputes, with the proven ability to assist with international matters. She is extremely dedicated and has been an incredible support to our internal team.”
Chambers Review:
Sérvulo & Associados draws on its vast experience in public law to advise public entities and state-owned companies on the regulatory and contractual elements of various domestic projects. The law firm benefits from a broad industry knowledge encompassing the public infrastructure, construction and healthcare issues. The team is well placed to advise on concessions and PPPs.
"Sérvulo has a team of specialists in different areas and a vast experience in the field."
"The team holds a full understanding of the client business."
"We were positively surprised by the lawyers' pragmatism, profound know-how on the sector and the way that they tried to help the client in the resolution of problems, with pragmatism and objectivity."