42 PLMJ lawyers recommended in Best Lawyers Portugal 2015

Partners Abel Mesquita and Pedro Sáragga Leal named "Best Lawyers of the Year" for their work in in employment and real estate.

The US directory Best Lawyers has increased the number of PLMJ lawyers it recommends in various practice areas to 42. Energy and natural resources senior associate Ana Oliveira Rocha make the directory for the first time.

Two PLMJ partners were honoured as “Best Lawyer of the Year” on the 2015 list: Abel Mesquita for employment and labour law and Pedro Sáragga Leal for real estate law. The 2015 Best Lawyers list of the most highly recommended lawyers in Portugal also recommends PLMJ partners: Luís Sáragga Leal (corporate, M&A) José Miguel Júdice (litigation), Víctor Réfega Fernandes (corporate, M&A and projects), Vasco Marques Correia (media), Nuno Líbano Monteiro (litigation, insolvency and reorganisation), Manuel Santos Vítor (corporate, M&A, energy and natural resources), Luís Miguel Pais Antunes (telecoms, media and technology), Jorge de Brito Pereira (capital markets, banking and finance), Pedro Faria (litigation), Nuno Morais Sarmento (litigation, insolvency and reorganisation), Manuel Lopes Rocha (intellectual property), João Medeiros (litigation), Manuel Cavaleiro Brandão (litigation), Sofia Gomes da Costa (real estate), Ricardo Oliveira (EU law and competition), Vasco Ataíde Marques (Corporate), Pedro Metello de Nápoles (litigation), Ana Teresa Pulido (intellectual property), Tiago Cortes (labour and employment), Paulo Farinha Alves (litigation), João Magalhães Ramalho (tax), Manuela Tavares Morais (litigation), Tomás Pessanha (Corporate), Luís Sobral (labour and employment), Tiago Mendonça de Castro (real estate), Nuno da Cunha Barnabé (tax), Pedro Melo (public law), Tiago Duarte (public law), Luís Miguel Urbano (construction and energy), Magda Viçoso (capital markets), Hugo Rosa Ferreira (finance), Serena Cabrita Neto (tax), Daniel Reis (telecoms, media and technology) and Miguel C. Reis (tax). The Best Lawyers list also includes senior associates: Filipa Cotta (litigation), Sara Estima Martins (EU law and competition), Inês Pinto da Costa (finance and projects) and Cláudia Varela (labour and employment).

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