Abreu Advogados is a leading independent law firm headquartered in Lisbon. Established in 1993, the firm has significantly expanded over the years. It is a member of several international associations and maintains strong ties with a number of large international law firms. The team is led by managing partner Inês Sequeira Mendes. Abreu Advogados has particular strength in banking, M&A, and project development and finance work.

Highlights 

The firm advised the French Development Agency on its $647 million financing for Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa. In debt capital markets, the firm advised Celulose Beira Industrial on its $167 million debt note issuance listed on Euronext Access. The firm also advised Time Out Group on its $51.7 million corporate bond issuance.

Testimonials    

2025

“They advised us on a complex regulatory matter related to the issuance of a service payment. Their advice was timely and clear and they were always available.” – Financial services regulatory

“Professionalism, competence and seriousness. The work and services provided are excellent.” – M&A

“Abreu advised us on share deals and company restructuring. It is an excellent team with strong delivery capacity, high availability, and constant feedback.” – M&A

“Each of the senior team members is knowledgeable, attentive, and available, bringing practical expertise and insights in their respective areas. Team resources are allocated as required, considering the importance, workload, and complexity of the matters at stake.” – Restructuring & insolvency

“Whenever a matter requires input from different areas of expertise, the teams coordinate seamlessly to provide combined, tailored advice.” – Restructuring & insolvency

“Diogo Pereira Duarte provides quick responses and in-depth analysis. We are satisfied with the services provided, particularly Diogo’s responsiveness and availability.” – Financial services regulatory

“Manuel Santos Vitor does everything well. I am fully satisfied with the work and service provided.” -M&A

“Senior partner Manuel Santos Vitor is extremely knowledgeable in Corporate & M&A and has a broad knowledge of law, which he applies in contractual structures to provide more practical approaches. He generally coordinates input from the different Abreu teams and is highly experienced in renewable energy project matters and the industry. With extensive experience and strong market contacts, Manuel consistently demonstrates his background and value, bringing new solutions to the negotiation table and bridging gaps with counterparties and their lawyers.” – Restructuring & insolvency

“Manuel Santos Vitor is well known and appreciated in the Portuguese legal landscape, where exchanges with lawyers from other firms are always respectful, helping to resolve discussions and issues more efficiently by applying reasonableness.” – Restructuring & insolvency

“Luis Varona is an expert in his field. I am totally satisfied with Luis.” – M&A

“Patrícia Viana delivers high-quality work, with deep commitment to clients and strong knowledge of the subjects she handles.” – M&A

“António Pina has incomparable knowledge of the law and the market, a huge capacity for work, and strong commitment to delivering quality.” – M&A

2024

"Abreu provides a very good service, focusing in defending our interests. They always provide a prompt and efficient response to our requests. They are very solid from a technical standpoint." (Banking)

"Expertise and knowledge on Portuguese law." (Financial services regulatory)

"High level of expertise and professionalism and the achieve results." (Insolvency)

"They are available, knowledgeable, reliable hands-on and team members are experts in their areas of practice. The Abreu team always aims at meeting client demands and timelines." (M&A)

"Abreu team is very skilled in this matter, straight to the point with a very honest and pragmatical approach. Focus on client and goal oriented."

"The firm is a very client oriented, which understanding and adapting to our needs to be able to successfully cross the bridge between the legal language and the management / engineer language and requests." (Project Development - Energy)