Morais Leitão

Portugal

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Key contacts

Managing Partner: Martim Krupenski

Quick facts

Lawyers

+350

Partners worldwide

79

Network memberships

Lex Mundi, Privacy Rules, ELG – The Energy Law Group, Employment Law Alliance

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese

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

Firm overview

Morais Leitão is a leading Portuguese law firm, widely recognised for its legal expertise, innovation, and strong international outlook. With over 80 years of shared history and a team of approximately 270 lawyers, the firm delivers high-quality legal services across all areas of business law, leveraging advanced technology to ensure a seamless and efficient client experience.

Morais Leitão combines deep knowledge of the Portuguese market with global reach through the Morais Leitão Legal Circle – an integrated alliance with member firms in Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Singapore, and Timor-Leste. The firm is deeply committed to long-term client relationships, offering strategic legal advice tailored to complex cross-border challenges, underpinned by a strong culture of ethics and independence.

Key transactional practices

Banking
Capital markets: Debt
Capital markets: Equity
Competition
Financial restructuring
Covered bonds
Financial services regulatory
Investment funds
M&A
PPP/PFI
Private equity
Private equity funds
Project development
Project finance
Real estate finance
Real estate funds
Restructuring and insolvency
Securitisation
Structured finance/securitisation

Other offices

Porto
Funchal
Angola
Cape Verde
Mozambique
Singapore
Timor-Leste

Address:

Rua Castilho, 165

Lisbon 1070-050

Tel:+351 21 381 7400 Fax:+351 21 381 7499 Email:Contact Us Web Address:http://www.mlgts.pt/en/

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Morais Leitão

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Financial and corporate

Morais Leitão remains one of the leading firms in the Portuguese market, with a strong presence across banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, restructuring, project finance and regulatory matters. The firm is regularly involved in many of the country’s most significant domestic and cross-border transactions, advising financial institutions, corporates, sponsors and investors on complex and strategically important mandates.

The practice is particularly recognised for its ability to combine transactional, financing and regulatory expertise across a broad range of sectors. It continues to advise on sophisticated financing arrangements, corporate transactions, restructuring matters and infrastructure-related projects, frequently involving multijurisdictional elements and significant regulatory complexity. The firm's integrated approach enables it to support clients across the full lifecycle of transactions, from structuring and financing through to execution and post-closing matters.

Recent work demonstrates the breadth of the practice across financial services, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, private equity and special situations. The firm remains a trusted adviser to major domestic and international market participants, with particular strength in mandates involving the intersection of corporate, finance and regulatory issues.

Clients consistently praise the firm's technical quality, commercial awareness and responsiveness. Feedback highlights the depth of the bench across practice areas and the firm's ability to deliver practical, solution-oriented advice on complex matters. The team is also recognised for its strong coordination capabilities and for maintaining close client relationships throughout transactions and projects.

Testimonials

“Simply the best in Portugal.” (Equity capital markets)

“Knowledgeable, helpful and solutions-oriented.” (Equity capital markets)

“Strong technical expertise combined with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach.” (M&A)

“Reliable, timely and highly responsive advice.” (M&A)

“Deep expertise in renewable energy and regulatory matters.” (M&A / Energy)

Deal Highlights

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Deal Name	Deal Date	Firm Name	Jurisdiction	Deal Type	Lawyer Names	Client Names	Client Role
Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP - Bond Issue	2021-09-01	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Bond issue		Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP	Issuer
Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP - Bond Issue	2021-02-01	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Bond issue		Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP	Issuer
PRIMAVERA Business Software Solutions SA - M&A	2021-06-22	Morais Leitão	Portugal	M&A		PRIMAVERA Business Software Solutions SA	Target
Banco Santander - Securitisation	2020-07-16	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Securitisation	Maria Soares do Lago	Banco Santander	Underwriter
EDP - Energias de Portugal - Secondary share offering	2020-08-10	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Secondary share offering	Ricardo Andrade Amaro	EDP - Energias de Portugal	Issuer
Pfizer Portugal - Restructuring	2021-02-25	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Restructuring	Tomás Vaz Pinto	Pfizer Portugal	Receiver
Consortium of parties - Project development	2021-02-25	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Project development	Catarina Brito Ferreira, Vítor Pereira das Neves	Consortium of parties	Project developer
Metropolitano de Lisboa - Project development	2021-02-25	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Project development	João Tiago Silveira	Metropolitano de Lisboa	Concession company
WindPlus; OW Offshore - Project development	2021-02-25	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Project development	Catarina Brito Ferreira	WindPlus, OW Offshore	Project company
Eólica do Sincelo; EDP Renováveis - Project finance	2021-01-12	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Project finance	Filipa Morais Alçada	Eólica do Sincelo, EDP Renováveis	Borrower
Santander; MUFG; BBVA; Bankinter - Project finance	2020-11-16	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Project finance	Filipe Lowndes Marques	Santander, MUFG, BBVA, Bankinter	Lender
Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP - Bond Issue	2021-10-01	Morais Leitão	Portugal	Bond issue		Banco Comercial Portugues SA - Millennium BCP	Issuer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A	2023-10-25	Morais Leitão	Italy	M&A		Investor Group - multiple investors	Buyer

Women in Business Law Awards

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Bird & Bird and Morais Leitão lead WIBL EMEA Awards 2026

Legal practitioners gathered in London as the annual Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2026 recognised standout women lawyers, leading firms and diversity initiatives across the region

Noemi Distefano, June 26 2026

Corporate

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Morais Leitão enters Macau through Lupi & Associates tie-up

The alliance strengthens both firms’ platform for cross-border work spanning Lusophone markets and the China-Africa corridor

Noemi Distefano, May 14 2026

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Who will benefit from the high seas treaty?

The treaty will enforce several new responsibilities on states, including marine genetic resources and environmental impact assessments

Olivia Adam, March 16 2023

IFLR1000

MLGTS procure lusophone specialist in Lisbon

Firm expands reach into Angola and Mozambique with hire

John Crabb, November 03 2015

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