Portuguese powerhouse covering the full range of corporate, financial and commercial litigation. Active in pharmaceutical disputes, insolvency proceedings and international arbitrations involving lusophone jurisdictions such as Brazil, Angola and Mozambique. Offers additional expertise in data protection matters as well as tax fraud, money laundering and corruption. Represents a varied roster of private clients, mid-sized domestic companies and international financial institutions. The department impresses clients with its "client-focused" team members, who "take the time to understand the client and their problems." Sources additionally commend the team's skills, describing the lawyers as "brilliant litigators who are always available and who have a lot of experience in complex disputes."

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associado's 'very strong and consistent' team attracts ‘sophisticated’ work that includes civil, commercial and corporate litigation, and maintains a growing arbitration practice. It represented Sonangol Group in a $2.8bn ICC arbitration regarding alleged shareholders’ agreement breaches. António Pinto Leite led the matter jointly with the ‘excellent’ Filipe Vaz Pinto. The ‘pragmatic, prepared and assertive’ Francisco Cortez is the other name to note. Miguel Almada left to join Cuatrecasas in December 2018.