This full-service law firm is one of the biggest in Portugal, and boasts a “skilled and knowledgeable public law team.” It is very active in public contracts and PPPs, as well as litigation and regulatory work, particularly in the energy and pharmaceutical sectors. Its work in the telecoms sector is also on the increase. Clients/Work Highlights: The team advised Naer on the drafting of regulatory models for the new Lisbon airport. Further clients include Laboratórios Pfizer, Augusta Westland Group and the Ministry of Economy, who it is advising on a lawsuit concerning the licensing of a tourism real estate venture.

Public procurement highlights at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados include representing EDP on the public tenders for the award of the grid connection for setting up wind farms. Head of department, Fernanda Matoso, is praised. The firm boasts expertise in expropriations, having recently acted for Lusoponte in connection with a new bridge over the river Tagus in Lisbon. On the contentious side, regulatory expert Margarida Olazabal Cabral led the advice to the Portuguese Ministry of Economy in a €500m claim regarding the licensing of a tourism real estate venture in Alentejo.

Margarida Olazabal Cabral is a “talented lawyer” whose experience in public law is widely recognised.

Pedro Gonçalves, who joined the firm in 2007, is also admired by peers: “He’s pragmatic, efficient, and has good communication skills.”