Pedro Barosa and Tiago Corrêa do Amaral are the new partners of Abreu Advogados

The law firm managed by Inês Sequeira Mendes announces promotions of partners and professional partners, in line with the growth of its activity and with the policy of promoting merit and recognizing the work developed throughout the year by its lawyers.

Abreu Advogados announced the promotion of Pedro Barosa and Tiago Corrêa do Amaral to partners of the firm. In the same context, Cláudia Santos Malaquias and Tiago Castanheira Marques were promoted to professional partners. With these promotions, Abreu Advogados now has 43 partners and 26 professional partners.

These nominations are the recognition of the quality of the work carried out by each of these lawyers and reinforce Abreu Advogados’ strategy of growth and affirmation as one of the leading independent law firms in Portugal.

“The organic growth and career progression of our lawyers are part of the core values of Abreu Advogados. We value talent and seek to ensure the generational renewal of our team of partners. The new partners and professional partners are examples of the quality, rigor and commitment that we daily place at the service of our clients, the services we provide and the projects we advise. This is the moment to recognize their work, dedication and the will to surpass themselves. In the year in which we celebrate our thirtieth anniversary, Abreu looks to the future, imbued with its values and supported by the daily performance of its employees. Merit, innovation and renewal are part of our path”, stressed Inês Sequeira Mendes, Managing Partner of Abreu Advogados.

Paulo Amaral Basílio and Sónia Costa Pascoal are also promoted to associated partner; in the Credit Recovery team Carla dos Santos Aires and Claudina Mota are promoted to managing associate; and finally senior associate: António Vidal, Eduarda Quaresma, Pedro Tavares Pereira, Raquel Barroso, Raquel Brito and Rui Cardinal Carvalho.

New Partners:

Pedro Barosa joined Abreu Advogados in 2019, working essentially in criminal and misdemeanor litigation. He has been involved in the vast majority of the major criminal and misdemeanor cases on the national scene. With extensive experience in criminal litigation, he has been dedicated in recent years to economic-financial criminal cases, representing senior executives of the Portuguese banking sector. He has also represented several business groups in criminal tax cases.

Tiago Corrêa do Amaral joined Abreu Advogados in 2008 and has practiced in the areas of energy, environment and public procurement. He has extensive experience in monitoring energy and extractive industry projects, namely in their licensing, including licensing and environmental assessment of projects, negotiation and drafting of sector-specific contracts, monitoring of expropriation processes and relations with the Administration and other Public Entities

New Professional Partners:

Cláudia Santos Malaquias joined Abreu Advogados in 2019, working mainly in the area of commercial and corporate law. She is particularly involved in advising companies and business groups, both national and international, in matters of commercial and corporate law, including incorporation of companies, purchase and sale of shareholdings, shareholders’ agreements, mergers, demergers, asset contributions and share swaps, restructurings and corporate transformations.

Tiago Castanheira Marques joined Abreu Advogados in 2008, working mainly in the area of dispute resolution, especially in civil litigation, corporate litigation, arbitration and mediation and employment litigation. He is particularly active in advising domestic and foreign clients in civil and commercial disputes related to breach of contract, civil liability, credit recovery and construction defects.