LF&A Practice Areas
Private Clients
Advice on taxation, family, wealth and succession issues
Assistance to family-owned businesses and to their beneficial owners
Securing temporary and permanent visas and residence permits in Portugal
Prepare and file applications for Portuguese citizenship
Representing international family offices, private offices, wealth managers and private banks
Acting for and representing the interests of non-resident clients in Portugal
Corporate, Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
Company mergers, acquisitions (M&A) and demergers
Corporate restructurings and transformations
Negotiation and establishment of partnerships and joint ventures and acquisition of equity stakes
Business incorporation and setting up of subsidiaries and branches
Legal support to businesses, due diligences and assistance with the international expansion of companies
Shareholder agreements
Corporate recovery and insolvency procedures
Support foreign organisations establishing their operations in Portugal
Domestic & International Taxation
Tax advice on corporate mergers, acquisitions and demergers
Non Habitual Resident (NHR) tax regime
Domestic and international tax planning and optimisation
Tax advisory services to corporations and private individuals
Administrative, arbitration and judicial litigation in tax matters
Assistance with transfer pricing issues
Employment & Social Security Law
Employment law advisory services and day-to-day support to businesses
Assistance with individual and collective hiring processes
Preparation, review and termination of employment agreements
Support in the hiring and transfer of expatriate employees
Collective dismissal and disciplinary procedures
Litigation in employment law matters
Immigration & Citizenship
Assistance in obtaining Portuguese citizenship
Applications for residence permits for investment activities ("Golden Visa")
Applications for temporary stay visas and for residence permits
Legal advice on acts subject to civil registration and confirmation of foreign court rulings
Real Estate & Foreign Investment
Assistance in the rental and purchase and sale of real estate in Portugal
Monitoring of construction and renovation projects
Tax consultancy, tax planning and tax optimisation of all investment activities
Setting up and structuring investment funds, vehicles and structures
Support for the management of real estate properties
Civil, commercial, corporate, tax and employment litigation
Insolvency and judicial restructuring of companies
Preventive negotiation and resolution of out-of-court disputes and settlements
Litigation & Arbitration
LF&A International Desks
French Desk
LF&A and its lawyers are closely connected to French-speaking jurisdictions, in particular the French market and the Swiss market. The French Desk brings together lawyers with multidisciplinary and bilingual skills, most of whom have close ties to the French educational community and have a solid professional experience working with the Swiss market.
The French Desk is responsible for assisting French-speaking businesses and families with interests in Portugal, as well as Portuguese businesses and families with interests in French-speaking markets, providing specialist advice on taxation (including the tax status of Non Habitual Residents), real estate, employment, private and family wealth (protection and planning), family (including succession) and corporate matters (including the incorporation of businesses and the setting up of subsidiaries and branches).
The Brazilian Desk at LF&A assists Portuguese companies and families looking to establish and develop their businesses in Brazil, as well as Brazilian companies and families with interests in Portugal. The LF&A team includes an expert team with comprehensive knowledge of Brazil's legal, tax and business environment.
The Brazilian Desk is responsible for assisting companies and families in Portugal and Brazil, providing specialist advice on investments, residence transfers, obtaining visas (including the Golden Visa), residence permits and citizenship applications, company incorporation and acquisitions, financial and real estate investments, tax regimes (including the Non Habitual Resident tax regime), as well as private and family wealth and succession issues.
Members of LF&A's Brazilian Desk travel frequently to Brazil, working with first class local partners in various cities and states throughout Brazil.
LF&A is a member of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Brazil - São Paulo.