Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Confirming its status as a market-leading outfit for high-value and complex disputes, Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is renowned for its expertise across a broad spectrum of disputes, with a strong emphasis on civil, commercial, and corporate litigation. Noted for its ‘high technical consistency’, the team handles a diverse workload, including major domestic and international arbitration proceedings, while increasingly focusing on class actions and private enforcement matters. The practice is jointly steered by Francisco Cortez and Filipe Vaz Pinto. Cortez specialises in commercial litigation, while Pinto’s practice centres on international arbitration, where he regularly takes on roles as both counsel and arbitrator in complex, high-stakes matters. Sofia Vaz Sampaio, who possesses a wealth of experience in financial disputes, is praised as a ’very consistent, intelligent lawyer.’