Abreu, Cardigos & Associados

Abreu, Cardigos & Associados is a Portuguese law firm which acts in particular for corporate entities requiring specialist legal assistance and a range of complementary services. The firm focuses on M&A, corporate restructuring and emerging areas of legal practice. In 2001, the firm became the first law firm in Portugal to have been certified by the IPQ, the Portuguese Institute for Quality, with the ISO 9001 norm. NP EN ISO 9001 (Issued by SGS ICS international Certification Services-Certificate number 9311/31/55200/43201).
The firm's international experience was initially grounded on the founding partners' experience in major US and UK international law firms. Such experience provided the firm with a substantial network referral of international clients as well as experience of international standards of client service.

The firm's client base includes some of the largest international companies operating in Portugal, in areas as diverse as automotive industry and automotive suppliers, financial and banking services, asset management, telecommunications and e-commerce, public works, construction firms, engineering, pharmaceuticals, chemical, distribution and retailing.

Statement of Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions, MBOs, MBIs, Banking and Financial Services, Swaps and Derivatives, International Taxation and Tax Planning, Local Taxation and Tax Litigation, EU, Anti-Trust and Competition Law, Telecommunications Law, Intellectual and Industrial Property, Labour Law, Environmental Law, Capital Markets, Construction Law and Public Works, Sports and Leisure Law, Foreign Investment, Civil and Commercial Litigation, General Civil and Commercial Practice, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Business Law.