FPCLEGAL - Key Persons


A.M. Pereira, Sáragga Leal

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lawyer at PLMJ

Aline Valence Gonçalves


Ana Francisco

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Bruno Nunes

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
  • Managing Partner of BN Lawyers
Bruno Nunes is a managing partner of BN Lawyers. He holds Macau Lawyer License, Portuguese Lawyer License and cross-border Lawyer License in Guangdong Province, China. Bruno Nunes has been developing his practice mainly in the areas of Arbitration, Commercial and Corporate, Intellectual Property and Gaming. And he has been highly recognized by clients and awarded by the international authoritative legal media such as Chambers Greater, IFLR1000, WTR 1000, Asia IP, Corporate INTL etc. in these practice areas. Expertise Intellectual Property / IT Litigation and Arbitration

Catarina Azevedo

Job Titles:
  • Associate Lawyer
  • Senior Associate of the Firm
Catarina Azevedo is a Senior Associate of the Firm, focusing in Corporate and M&A, Personal Data Protection and Intellectual Property/IT. Her practice has focused on advising national and international clients in mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring. Her experience also includes advising on personal data protection issues, having obtained certification as a data protection officer from the University of Maastricht. Expertise Corporate and M&A Intellectual Property / IT

Catarina Cunha Madaleno

Job Titles:
  • Associate Lawyer
  • Senior Associate in the Employment and Labour Practice
Catarina Cunha Madaleno is a Senior Associate in the Employment and Labour practice of the firm. She advises both Portuguese and international clients on the full spectrum of employment, labour and social security matters and her work includes advice on restructuring processes, business transfers, due diligence, collective bargaining, benefit plans and pension funds, disciplinary proceedings and employment litigation. Catarina has advised clients from various sectors including banking, insurance, health, tourism, services, transport and retail. Expertise Employment

F. Castelo Branco

Job Titles:
  • Trainee at Grupo Legal Português

Fernando A. Ferreira Pinto

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
  • Founding Partner of the Firm
Fernando A. Ferreira Pinto is the founding partner of the Firm. His practice focuses in corporate and commercial matters, as well as arbitration. His academic background as a commercial law PhD is a valuable asset in advising business clients. Fernando is fluent in English, Spanish and French. Expertise Corporate and M&A Litigation and Arbitration

INDEG-IUL ISCTE

Job Titles:
  • Executive Education, Executive Master in Management Control and Performance, 2009

José Maria Anjo

Job Titles:
  • Trainee Lawyer
José Maria Anjo is a trainee at our firm. Expertise Banking, Derivatives and Capital Markets

Lisa Altmann

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Lawyer
Lisa Altmann is an Associate Lawyer at our firm. She holds a double bachelor degree in Law and Management from the European University in Lisbon. Expertise Corporate and M&A Litigation and Arbitration

Magdalena Ivanova Ilieva

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Magdalena Ivanova Ilieva is a partner of the Firm. Her practice focuses on corporate and M&A and real estate. Magdalena is highly experienced and skilled in assisting national and international clients in corporate-law matters, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions operations, as well as in the development of real estate projects. Expertise Corporate and M&A Real Estate

Maria Almeida Fernandes

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Maria Almeida Fernandes is a Partner in the firm's Banking, Derivatives and Capital Markets group as well as in the Litigation and Arbitration group. Maria's practice focuses on banking and capital markets' regulatory matters and has been involved in several transactions, mainly focused on the issue and placement of debt and equity instruments, international structured finance, negotiation of derivatives master agreements, debt issue transactions and banking debt restructure. Maria has advised various national clients in numerous legal suits, namely in the area of banking and financial litigation. She also has extensive experience in arbitration proceedings. Expertise Banking, Derivatives and Capital Markets

Maria Grácio Afonso

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Lawyer
  • Trainee Lawyers
Maria Grácio Afonso is an Associate Lawyer in the Firm, focusing in particular on Labour Law. Expertise Employment

Maria José Andrade Campos

Job Titles:
  • Associate Lawyer
  • Senior Associate of the Firm
Maria José Andrade Campos is senior associate of the Firm who focuses on Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Regulatory matters. Her practice is especially focused on clients of the health, technology, and facility management sectors, where she has a professional background. Her expertise encompasses also commercial and contract law matters. Expertise Corporate and M&A Health Law and Life Sciences Public Law and Regulation Real Estate

Marta de Sousa - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
Marta de Sousa Beijoca joins the company's Board of Directors in 2022, assuming responsibility for financial management, management control and administrative processes.

Marta Ferreira Biu

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Trainee Lawyer
Marta Ferreira Biu is a Associate in the firms Litigation and Arbitration and Competition Law. Expertise Competition and EU Law Litigation and Arbitration

Márcia Regalo Ferreira

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Lawyer
Márcia Regalo Ferreira is a junior associate in our firm, focusing on Commercial, Corporate and M&A.

Nuno Moura Roldão

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Nuno Moura Roldão is a partner of the Firm. His practice focuses in corporate and commercial matters, real estate and employment. Nuno has an experience of more than 25 years as a Lawyer, having been an associate in multinationals such as Uría Menendez and partner of Sérvulo & Associados. Expertise Corporate and M&A Employment Real Estate

Paulina Gonçalves

Job Titles:
  • Assistant

Pedro Amaral e Almeida

Job Titles:
  • of Counsel
Pedro Amaral e Almeida is a senior counsel in the Firm, focusing in Public Law matters such as public procurement, concessions, planning, energy and environment. He has wide experience in administrative litigation and arbitration. Expertise Litigation and Arbitration Public Law and Regulation Real Estate

Pedro Cardigos


Pedro Simões Dias

Job Titles:
  • Counsel
  • of Counsel
Pedro Simões Dias is an of counsel at Ferreira Pinto, focusing especially on Outsourcing, Personal Data Protection, Intellectual Property and Information Technology. His practice deals with personal data processing, copyright and Internet matters; in these areas, he is an arbitrator at ARBITRARE - Arbitration Center for Industrial Property, Domain Names and Corporate names. Expertise Intellectual Property / IT Litigation and Arbitration

Ricardo Costa Macedo

Job Titles:
  • Counsel
  • of Counsel
Ricardo Costa Macedo is an Of Counsel at Ferreira Pinto Cardigos who focuses in the areas of Health Law, Intellectual Property and Insurance Law. He regularly assists national and international clients, mainly corporate clients, such as pharmaceutical companies, medical devices companies, insurance companies, and furthermore companies that operate in the IT, packaging, food and retail sectors, as well as institutional players, namely health care sector associations, and private investors, on both domestic and cross-border matters. His practice encompasses a broad spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious matters, including patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights such as trade secrets and unfair competition, with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical, home care, food, and insurance industries. His work is recognized by publications and directories such as: Legal 500, WTR 1000 - the World's Leading Trademark Professionals, IP STARS, Best Lawyers and others. He is an arbitrator at ARBITRARE - Arbitration Center for Industrial Property, Domain Names and Corporate names. Expertise Health Law and Life Sciences Intellectual Property / IT

Ricardo Marcos

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Lawyer
Ricardo Marcos is an associate since 2022, focusing in Public Law matters such as public procurement, concessions, planning, energy and environment. He has a Law degree and a post graduate degree in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. He is currently attending the Master in Administrative Law. Expertise Litigation and Arbitration Public Law and Regulation Real Estate

Rita Duarte Nobre

Job Titles:
  • Counsel
  • of Counsel
  • Associate Lawyers
Rita Duarte Nobre is an of counsel at our firm. She holds a degree in law and has recently completed the Master's degree in Civil and Criminal Forensic Law. Expertise Corporate and M&A Litigation and Arbitration

Rita Sousa Carvalho

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Lawyer
Rita Sousa Carvalho is an associate in the Firm, focusing on Corporate, M&A, Real Estate and Immigration. Expertise Corporate and M&A Real Estate

Rodrigo Silva

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager

Rui Simões

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Rui Simões is a partner of the Firm who focuses on IP/IT matters, as well as corporate and commercial matters. His practice is especially focused on information technology related issues, where he has a professional background (he is a certified Professional in IT Service Management - ITIL). His expertise encompasses also insolvency and litigation matters. Expertise Competition and EU Law Intellectual Property / IT Litigation and Arbitration

Sara Santos Ribas

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Lawyer
Sara Santos Ribas is an Associate Lawyer in the Firm's Litigation and Arbitration, EU Law and Competition. Expertise Competition and EU Law Litigation and Arbitration

Sofia Custódio Pereira

Job Titles:
  • Trainee Lawyer
Sofia Custódio Pereira is a trainee at our firm. Expertise Tax

Sofia de Sousa Caetano

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Sofia de Sousa Caetano is a Partner in the firm's Tax and M&A groups. Sofia's practice focuses on tax and corporate advice to domestic and international clients from different industries and in the context of cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions and international investments, as well as private equity and divestitures. Sofia has extensive experience in corporate governance, corporate finance, and leverage buyouts. Her expertise in domestic and international tax advising covers group companies taxation but also individual taxation. Sofia acts on behalf of several entities in tax litigation, both in judicial and arbitration proceedings. She is a member of the International Fiscal Association and the Portuguese Tax Association. Expertise Corporate and M&A Tax

Teresa Forjaz de Sampaio

Job Titles:
  • Trainee Lawyer
Teresa Forjaz de Sampaio is a trainee lawyer in the firms Corporate and M&A groups. Expertise Corporate and M&A