Morais Leitão was widely distinguished in the Legal 500 – Europe, Middle East and Africa – 2019 ranking, being awarded the Top Tier Firm status in 17 different categories, including the members of Morais Leitão Legal Circle in Angola (ALC Advogados) and Mozambique (HRA Advogados).
Our multi-jurisdiction and full-service capacities clearly shined through in this year’s ranking. 15 of our own were considered Leading Lawyers: Luís Branco in Banking and Finance and Projects; Carlos Osório de Castro in Capital Markets, Nuno Galvão Teles and Carlos Osório de Castro in Commercial, Corporate and M&A; António Pinto Leite and Francisco Cortez in Dispute Resolution; Carlos Botelho Moniz and Joaquim Vieira Peres in EU and Competition; Luís Miguel Monteiro in Employment; Rui Patrício in Fraud and White-Collar Crime; João Pereira Reis in Planning Law; Margarida Olazabal Cabral in Public Law; João Torroaes Valente in Real Estate and Construction, Francisco Sousa da Câmara and António Lobo Xavier in Tax and again Nuno Galvão Teles, also in Energy and Natural Resources.
From our Porto’s offices, António Lobo Xavier, Carlos Osório de Castro and João Anacoreta Correia maintained the Leading Lawyers distinction as well.
Morais Leitão’s youngest and brightest were also considered by the Legal 500 ranking as Next Generation Lawyers: Eduardo Paulino in Capital Markets; Filipe Vaz Pinto in Dispute Resolution; Inês Gouveia and Pedro de Gouveia e Melo in EU and Competition; Catarina Brito Ferreira in Energy and Natural Resources; Tiago Geraldo in Fraud and White-Collar Crime; Rui Ribeiro Lima in Planning Law and Filipa Morais Alçada in Projects and Project Finance.
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The Legal 500 ranking is based on the results of a comprehensive research, from client feedback, submissions from law firms and interviews with leading private practice lawyers. This year, 47 of our lawyers were recommended by Legal 500.
