Tailored Legal Solutions.

    • 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.

    • 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 diligence, and assistance with the international expansion of companies.

    • Shareholder agreements.

    • Corporate recovery and insolvency procedures.

    • Support foreign organisations establishing their operations in Portugal.

    • 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 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

International Desks.

  • Leal Figueiredo & Associados maintains a strong and privileged relationship with French-speaking markets, particularly France and Switzerland.

    Our French Desk brings together lawyers with multidisciplinary expertise, fluent in French and experienced in advising French-speaking families, businesses, and investors. Several of our professionals also maintain close ties with French educational communities and have a deep understanding of the legal and cultural realities of the Swiss market.

    We assist French-speaking families and companies seeking to establish themselves or invest in Portugal, as well as Portuguese clients with interests in France or Switzerland, offering integrated and personalized legal support.

    Our areas of expertise include:

    • Wealth planning and protection (including succession and asset transfer);

    • International and domestic taxation (with particular emphasis on the Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Regime);

    • Real estate, employment, and corporate law (including company and branch formation);

    • Advisory services on family and succession matters.

    Each client benefits from a service delivered with the attention to detail, discretion, and technical excellence these matters demand — always with a culturally sensitive approach and a commitment to creating bespoke solutions.

  • Leal Figueiredo & Associados supports companies, investors, and families seeking to establish or strengthen ties between Portugal and Brazil.

    Our Brazilian Desk is composed of a dedicated team with in-depth knowledge of the Brazilian legal, tax, and business landscape, providing our clients with comprehensive, secure, and culturally sensitive advice.

    We assist both Brazilian families and companies looking to invest, reside, or develop projects in Portugal, as well as Portuguese families and companies seeking to expand or diversify investments in Brazil.

    We offer personalized legal advice on matters including:

    • Financial and real estate investments;

    • Company formation and acquisition of shareholdings;

    • Relocation and tax regimes (including the Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Regime);

    • Visa applications and residency permits (including the Golden Visa);

    • Wealth and succession planning in both countries.

    With frequent travel to Brazil and a network of trusted partners across various cities and states, we ensure close, continuous support, strategically aligned with each client’s needs.

    Leal Figueiredo & Associados is a member of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Brazil – São Paulo, reaffirming our commitment to excellence and to strengthening the Portugal-Brazil relationship.