The results of the prestigious Chambers Europe directory were published today and Morais Leitão is once again highlighted as "Top Ranked". The firm has been classified Band 1 in 14 assessed areas while remaining the only law firm that competes in all 21 analysed areas), thus affirming itself as the most complete full-service law firm in the Portuguese jurisdiction.
In the recent edition, Morais Leitão kept all the "Band 1" that have characterised it for some years: Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Competition/European Law, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy & Natural Resources, Insurance, Planning, Projects, Public Law, Tax and Porto - General Business Law. This year, another Band 1 was added to the long list, with the leadership position in the area of Transportation – Shipping.
Morais Leitão has the highest number of lawyer recognitions, with a total of 62 nominations for 49 distinguished lawyers. Five lawyers stand out: João Tiago Silveira (Public Law); João Anacoreta Correia (Porto General Business Law - Corporate), José Amorim (Porto General Business Law - Employment); Rui Ribeiro Lima (Planning) and Nuno Gundar da Cruz (Restructuring & Insolvency).
Also to be noted is the rise in the classification of Filipe Vaz Pinto (Dispute Resolution); Catarina Brito Ferreira (Energy and Corporate M&A); Rita Ferreira Vicente (Real Estate); Cátia Henriques Fernandes (Transportation: Shipping); Pedro Gouveia e Melo (Competition / EU Law) and Vasco Stilwell d'Andrade (Intellectual Property).
Chambers and Partners identifies and recommends the leading European law firms through a ranking evaluation that follows an independent and rigorous analysis. The process is based on a tripartite procedure between submissions, client feedback and peer feedback.
