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Key contacts
Managing partner: Nelson Raposo Bernardo
Quick facts
Number of lawyers

45

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Project development
Project development
Firm overview

Raposo Bernardo is an international law firm, with presence in 8 countries between Europe and Lusophone Africa, and the very first Portuguese law firm opening an office in Spain.

Our track record illustrates the quality of our client relationships and the diversity of the transactions we have been involved in. Internationally we have handled some of the largest and the most cutting-edge and challenging operations, For instance, we are proud to quote an analyst of LegalBusiness magazine (The Legal500 group) after the one and only major banking operation in Iberia: “Raposo Bernardo has cracked the Iberian legal elite”. Our approach also stands for its effervescent cross selling between practice areas, and between different countries where we are located.

Key transactional practices
  • Arbitration
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Capital markets
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Construction
  • Energy and natural resources
  • EU and Competition law
  • Foreign investment
  • Labour
  • PPP (public-private partnerships)
  • Private equity
  • Project finance
  • Projects and infrastructures 
  • Public works
  • Real estate
  • Restructuring & insolvency
  • Shipping
  • Tax
Sector expertise
  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • Banking & Finance
  • Construction
  • Consumer Goods
  • Distribution and Retail
  • Energy and Projects
  • Hotels and Tourism
  • Insurance
  • Logistics
  • Media and IT
  • Mining
  • Oil & Gas
  • Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Health
  • Ports & Logistics
  • Real Estate
  • Renewable Energy
  • Shipping
  • State and Government
  • Telecommunications
Other offices

Paseo de la Castellana, n.º 126 – 8ª
City, Postcode  28046 Madrid
Country Spain

T: + 34 917 450 874
F: + 34 915 611 850
E: madrid@raposobernardo.com
W: www.raposobernardo.com

Skylight Building – 14º piętro, Zlote Tarasy, Ul. Zlota 59
City, Postcode  00-120 Warszawa              
Country Poland

T: + 48 22 457 7630
F: + 48 22 457 7601
E: warsaw@raposobernardo.com
W: www.raposobernardo.com

  • Angola
  • Cape Verde
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mozambique
  • Sao Tome and Principe
Address:
Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo
Ed. Aviz, nº 35, 18º
1050-118 Lisboa
Tel:+351 21 312 13 30 Fax:+351 21 356 29 08 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.raposobernardo.com
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 5
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
3 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Miranda & Associados
4 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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pbbr
4 practice areas
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Notable

Eversheds Sutherland FCB
6 practice areas
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PARES
2 practice areas
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PLEN – Sociedade de Advogados
3 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Notable
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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CS Associados
11 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Notable

J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Notable
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Notable

Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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M&A
Notable
37 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

CS Associados
11 practice areas
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Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
View profile
Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
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Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
View profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Andersen Portugal
4 practice areas
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CCA Law Firm
3 practice areas
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Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland FCB
6 practice areas
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J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
3 practice areas
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Vasconcelos Advogados
2 practice areas
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pbbr
4 practice areas
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Tier 5

CCSL Advogados
2 practice areas
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Costa Pinto
3 practice areas
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Miranda & Associados
4 practice areas
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Notable

Antas da Cunha Ecija & Associados
2 practice areas
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Azeredo Perdigão & Associados
4 practice areas
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EY Law
1 practice area
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Mouteira Guerreiro Rosa Amaral & Associados
7 practice areas
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Next Lawyers
1 practice area
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PARES
2 practice areas
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PLEN – Sociedade de Advogados
3 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Riquito Advogados
2 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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Project development
Notable
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
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VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
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CS Associados
11 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
11 practice areas
View profile
Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland FCB
6 practice areas
View profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Notable

Miranda & Associados
4 practice areas
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Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Project finance
Notable
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

CS Associados
11 practice areas
View profile
Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
View full profile
PLMJ
11 practice areas
View full profile
VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
View full profile
Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
11 practice areas
View profile
Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
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Garrigues
10 practice areas
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Pérez-Llorca
3 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Notable

Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 4
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Linklaters
11 practice areas
View profile
Morais Leitão
11 practice areas
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PLMJ
11 practice areas
View full profile
Uría Menéndez
11 practice areas
View full profile
VdA Vieira de Almeida
11 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Cuatrecasas
11 practice areas
View profile
Sérvulo & Associados
12 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Abreu Advogados
12 practice areas
View full profile
CMS Portugal
11 practice areas
View profile
CS Associados
11 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper ABBC
10 practice areas
View profile
Garrigues
10 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 4

Azeredo Perdigão & Associados
4 practice areas
View full profile
Deloitte Legal TELLES
7 practice areas
View profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
11 practice areas
View full profile
Raposo Bernardo
12 practice areas
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SPS-Barrilero
6 practice areas
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SRS Legal
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Andersen Portugal
4 practice areas
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Caiado Guerreiro & Associados
6 practice areas
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J+Legal
6 practice areas
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Macedo Vitorino
12 practice areas
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Notable

Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
9 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Raposo Bernardo & Associados is a Portuguese law firm located in Lisbon. The firm was founded in 1995 and has expanded to have affiliated offices in eight countries in Europe and Lusophone Africa. The deal team is being led by managing partner Nelson Raposo Bernardo, who is highly regarded in the market, and supported by well-seasoned legal practitioners such as Ana Cláudia Rangel. The firm has a particular strength in project development work and has a focus on project finance and restructuring deals.

Highlights

The firm advised on a $225 million financing package to a group of three integrated electric power stations.

The firm also advised on a $140 million loan facility for financing a multiuse park construction project integrating a commercial, industrial and office areas.

 In M&A the firm advised on the $175 million acquisition.

Testimonials    

2025 

“Raposo Bernardo assisted us in financing structuring and in preparing all banking contracts related to wind park projects, which involved months of complex negotiations with numerous back-and-forths due to changes during the take-off period, as well as with the associated parties and operational costs. This was not an easy task, but we were glad to have Raposo Bernardo on our side, supporting us with different financing solutions, adapting to the specific needs of these projects, and opening in-depth discussions on the best financing options while also taking into consideration the interests of all parties involved.” Banking & finance

“Raposo Bernardo’s services and offerings are the best demonstration of its demanding standards as an excellent law firm with a highly qualified team. They provide high-quality services, outstanding legal advice, and are very professional. The firm has a technically strong team with great depth and breadth across its members, always resolving situations with a high degree of technical precision and leaving nothing to chance. In my opinion, it is in the details that their professional quality is most evident and stands out. – Banking & finance

Nelson Raposo Bernardo, who heads the Banking area, is an extremely well-known lawyer. I already knew his name before we started working with Raposo Bernardo, but when I met him on a day-to-day basis, he exceeded all my highest expectations and made me one of his unconditional admirers. For me, he is the best Portuguese lawyer in Banking and Finance, and I have witnessed this many times over the last year.

Júlio Martins Júnior has an exceptional capacity to perform at the highest level; he is a lawyer who cares deeply about the perfection of the work he delivers. From our experience working with him, we have seen that he is highly insightful and astute, always finding the best solution for our most complex transactions and operations. He is very accessible and experienced, giving us great confidence by providing pragmatic and accurate advice on capital markets matters of high complexity and scale.” -Capital markets: Debt

Cláudia Rangel is a lawyer of immense quality, combining high-level technical and interpersonal skills. She stands out as an extraordinary professional whose vast experience and know-how position her as a highly respected leader. I would also emphasise the closeness she naturally builds with our teams, which I believe is one of the most important pillars of her personality as a lawyer. 

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