The results of the Chambers Europe 2020 ranking have been made public. This year’s edition once again places Abreu Advogados at the top of firms in Portugal for the principal practices.
Abreu Advogados was recognised in the Chambers Europe 2020, of Chambers & Partners – directory which identifies and classifies the most prominent law firms and lawyers at a European level – throwing a light upon the work and position of the Portuguese independent law firm for the period 2019-2020.
Abreu Advogados sees its business recognised in 14 practices of which 10 reached a classification equal or greater to Band 3. Of the 23 Abreu lawyers that the ranking includes, one increased their position, five achieved more than one category and 20 lawyers maintained their stand out positions.
In reference to the practices, the following were distinguished: Banking & Finance; Competition/European Law; Corporate/M&A; Dispute Resolution; Employment; Energy & Natural Resources;Energy & Natural Resources Intl Intellectual Property; Public Law; Real Estate; Tax; TMT; Transportation: Shipping; e General Business Law: Porto.
Also noteworthy is the mention in this year’s edition of the following lawyers: Ana Sofia Batista (Banking & Finance), António Andrade (Intellectual Property), Armando Martins Ferreira (Competition/European Law), Carmo Sousa Machado (Employment), César Bessa Monteiro (TMT), Francisco Patrício (Restructuring and Insolvency), Inês Sequeira Mendes (Competition/European Law), José Eduardo Martins (Energy and Natural Resources e Public Law), Manuel de Andrade Neves (Energy and Natural Resources e Public Law), Manuel Durães Rocha (Intellectual Property), Manuel Santos Vítor (Corporate /M&A; Energy and Natural Resources e Energy and Natural Resources Intl), Marta Romano Castro (Corporate /M&A), Miguel Teixeira de Abreu (Tax), Nuno da Cunha Barnabé (Tax), Patrícia Viana (Real Estate), Ricardo Henriques (Intellectual Property e TMT), Rodrigo Formigal (Banking & Finance), Tiago Mendonça de Castro (Real Estate), Maria Dulce Soares (Gen Business Law: Tax), Paulo Tarso Domingues (Gen Business Law: Dispute Resolution e Gen Business Law: Corporate) e Rui Peixoto Duarte (Gen Business Law: Corporate).
The results achieved in the Chambers and Partners directory reflect the strategic investment of Abreu Advogados during recent years, thus strengthening the stand out position in what is one of the most reputable rankings of the sector.