Morais Leitão strengthens its position in Legal 500 EMEA 2026 with 18 Top Tier practice areas

Morais Leitão once again stands out in the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 directory, being recognised as a Top Tier Firm in 18 practice areas, further consolidating its position as one of the leading law firms in the national and international legal market.

The Top Tier practice areas include: Banking and finance; Capital markets; Commercial, corporate and M&A; Data privacy and data protection; Dispute resolution; Employment; Energy and natural resources; EU and competition; Fraud and white-collar crime; Insolvency and restructuring; Planning law; Porto: Leading commercial firms; Projects and project finance; Public law; Real estate and construction; Tax; TMT and Transport.

In addition, the firm is recommended in three practice areas: Intellectual property; Foreign firms – Angola and Foreign law firms – Mozambique, reinforcing its presence and recognition in key international markets.

Overall performance translates into 76 rankings, of which 21 are firm rankings and 55 individual distinctions, demonstrating consistent growth compared to the previous year. Among the individual recognitions, the following stand out:

• 7 Hall of Fame
• 23 Leading Partners
• 13 Next Generation Partners
• 9 Leading Associates

The following lawyers stand out in the rankings:

• André de Sousa Vieira (Leading Partner) – Foreign law firms
• Bernardo Lobo Xavier (Leading Partner) – Porto: Leading commercial firms
• Bruno Santiago (Leading Partner) – Tax
• Catarina Brito Ferreira (Leading Partner) – Energy and natural resources
• Claudia Santos Cruz (Leading Partner) – Transport
• Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos (Next Generation Partner) – Banking and finance | (Leading Associate) – Projects and project finance
• Diana Ettner (Next Generation Partner) – Public law
• Dzhamil Oda (Leading Associates) – EU and competition
• Eduardo Paulino (Leading Partner) – Capital markets | Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Elmano Sousa Costa (Leading Associate) – Banking and finance
• Filipa Godinho Duarte (Leading Associate) – Porto: Leading commercial firms
• Filipa Morais Alçada (Leading Associate) – Projects and project finance
• Filipe Lowndes Marques (Leading Individuals) Banking and finance | (Leading Partner) – Projects and project finance
• Filipe Vaz Pinto (Leading Partner) – Dispute resolution
• Francisco Cortez (Leading Partner) – Dispute resolution
• Francisco de Sousa da Câmara (Hall of Fame) – Tax
• Helena Tapp Barroso (Leading Partner) – Data privacy and data protection
• Inês Gouveia (Leading Associate) – EU and competition
• Joaquim Vieira Peres (Leading Partner) – EU and competition
• João Anacoreta Correia (Leading Partner) – Porto: Leading commercial firms
• João Fitas (Leading Associate) – Real estate and construction
• João Pereira Reis (Leading Partner) – Planning law
• João Torroaes Valente (Leading Partner) – Real estate and construction
• Luís Branco (Hall of Fame) – Banking and finance
• Luís Miguel Monteiro (Hall of Fame) – Employment
• Luís Roquette Geraldes (Next Generation Partner) – Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Luís do Nascimento Ferreira (Leading Partner) – EU and competition
• Maria Gouveia (Next Generation Partner) – Porto: Leading commercial firms
• Margarida Olazabal Cabral (Hall of Fame) – Public law
• Maria Soares do Lago (Next Generation Partner) – Capital markets
• Maria da Assunção da Cunha Reis (Leading Associate) – Data privacy and data protection
• Marta Pereira Rosa (Leading Associate) – Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Nuno Gundar da Cruz (Next Generation Partner) – Insolvency and restructuring
• Paula Ponces Camanho (Leading Partner) – Porto: Leading commercial firms
• Pedro Costa Gonçalves (Hall of Fame) – Public law
• Pedro Pardal Goulão (Leading Partner) – Employment
• Pedro de Gouveia e Melo (Next Generation Partner) – EU and competition
• Philipp Melcher (Leading Partner) – EU and competition
• Ricardo Andrade Amaro (Leading Partner) – Energy and natural resources
• Ricardo Nascimento Ferreira (Leading Partner) – Intellectual Property
• Rui Ribeiro Lima (Next Generation Partner) – Planning law
• Rui Patrício (Leading Partner) – Fraud and white-collar crime
• Solange Dias Nóbrega (Leading Associate) – Porto: Leading commercial firms
• Sofia Vaz Sampaio (Leading Partner) – Dispute resolution
• Tiago Félix da Costa (Leading Partner) – Data privacy and data protection | (Next Generation Partner) – Fraud and white-collar crime
• Tiago Geraldo (Next Generation Partner) – Fraud and white-collar crime
• Tomás Vaz Pinto (Leading Partner) – Commercial, corporate and M&A
• Vasco Stilwell de Andrade (Next Generation Partner) – Intellectual Property

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