Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva is number one in Chambers Europe for the sixth consecutive year

In the 2012 edition of Chambers Europe rankings Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva kept its leading position in the Portuguese legal market for the sixth consecutive year. The firm is the only Portuguese law firm to be ranked in "Band 1" in 12 of the 20 practice areas of analysis in Portugal:

- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Competition/European law
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution
- Employment
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Planning
- Porto: General Business Law
- Projects
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax

Globally the firm is recommended in 19 out of the 20 practice areas. On an individual basis the firm's lawyers received 52 recommendations from Chambers Europe as leading individuals.

It is worthwhile to highlight the fact that the firm has been ranked in 2012 with a leading position in the practice of law in Portugal by the most renowned international legal directories:
Chambers Global, Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Moreover, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva was the Portuguese winner of the “Client Choice Award” 2012, which recognises the firm as one of the worldwide leading law firms in client care. The ILO Client Choice Awards recognise those law firms and partners around the world that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. The criteria for the awards focus on an ability to add real value to a client’s business above and beyond the other law firms in the market. Firms and partners were assessed on the following criteria: quality of legal advice, value for money, commercial awareness, effective communication, billing transparency, tailored fee structures, response time, sharing of expertise and use of technology.