Francisco Lino Dias
Partner

Francisco Lino Dias

Joined PLMJ in 2005.
Partner and co-head of the Real Estate and Tourism practice.

About Francisco

Francisco is a partner and co-head of the Real Estate and Tourism practice. He is responsible for advising investors and real estate developers on a wide range of operations involving all types of properties.

Over the past 20 years, he has gained broad experience in advising on all phases of a real estate project, including defining and implementing the corporate and financing structures. He has represented real estate investors and developers in acquisitions and sales of property portfolios, sale and leaseback transactions, and construction and sale of logistics parks, office buildings, student residences and seniors residences, shopping centres and retail parks. He has also advised on urban rehabilitation projects.

Francisco has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and has an Executive MBA from Nova SBE (Nova School of Business & Economics). He has worked with educational institutions such as ISEG Executive Education and the Private Law Research Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, teaching postgraduate courses on real estate contracts.

In 2019, he won the prestigious Iberian Lawyer magazine "40 under forty” award in the Real Estate category.

Contacts

Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
francisco.linodias@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English, Spanish, Italian

Academic Background
  • Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 2003
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2005
  • Executive MBA from the Economics Faculty of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2005
Professional Background
  • Partner at PLMJ since 2016
Member of
  • AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers
Other Awards
2025 - Francisco Lino Dias, Leading | Leaders League - Real Estate Law
2024 - Francisco Lino Dias, Leading | Leaders League - Real Estate Law
2023 - Francisco Lino Dias, Leading | Leaders League - Real Estate Law
2022 - Francisco Lino Dias, Leading | Leaders League - Real Estate Law
2021 - Francisco Lino Dias, Excellent | Leaders League - Real Estate Law
Chambers Europe
2024 - Francisco Lino Dias, Band 3 | Real Estate
2023 - Francisco Lino Dias, Band 3 | Real Estate
2022 - Francisco Lino Dias, Band 3 | Real Estate
2021 - Francisco Lino Dias | Real Estate
2020 - Francisco Lino Dias | Real Estate

"He is notable for his hotels and leisure-focused real estate practice."

The Legal 500
2024 - Francisco Lino Dias, Leading Individuals | Real Estate and Construction
2023 - Francisco Lino Dias, Leading individuals | Real Estate and Construction
2022 - Francisco Lino Dias, Next Generation Partners | Real Estate and Construction
2021 - Francisco Lino Dias, Next Generation Partners | Real Estate and Construction
2020 - Francisco Lino Dias | Real Estate and Construction
2019 - Francisco Lino Dias | Real Estate and Construction
2017 - Francisco Lino Dias | Real Estate and Construction
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