We are very proud to inform you that the general meeting of the PLMJ partners has promoted three new partners and seven managing associates. The firm now has 58 partners among a total of 281 lawyers, all of whom work on a daily basis to find the most effective and innovative solutions, to ensure we exceed the expectations of our clients.
" The firm has placed great importance on a policy of organic growth and recognition of the professional merit and technical and human qualities of our lawyers. The appointment of three new partners and seven new managing associates reflects our commitment to strengthening PLMJ in an increasingly competitive market, in which the talent, seniority and experience that characterise PLMJ's lawyers make all the difference", says PLMJ managing partner, Luís Pais Antunes.
The promotion of three new partners and seven new managing associates, who join the five new managing associates already announced, closes the current cycle of promotion of lawyers at PLMJ – lawyers who had a remarkable year in 2016. In promoting these lawyers, PLMJ has consolidated its leading position in the market and has strengthened its team and degree of seniority to ensure that 2017 will be an even better year in defending the rights and interests of its clients.
ABOUT OUR NEW PARTNERS
MARGARIDA OSÓRIO DE AMORIM
Margarida Osório de Amorim graduated in law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and is a graduate of the European Young Lawyer Scheme, sponsored by the British Consulate in cooperation with the College of Law in London. She also completed a postgraduate updating course in tourism law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. Margarida became a managing associate in 2016 and, throughout her career, she has been seen frequently in the media and has written articles on real estate and tourism for a number of media outlets. In 2015, she was recognised by the directory The Legal 500 in the area of real estate.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Tourism, Real Estate and Construction
PEDRO CAETANO NUNES
Pedro Caetano Nunes earned a doctorate in private law from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where he also lectures. He earned his law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and a master's in legal sciences from the same university. He qualified as a judge at the Centre for Judicial Studies, where he is now a lecturer. At PLMJ since 2014, Pedro Caetano Nunes frequently speaks at congresses and meetings area of specialisation. He was previously a judge in the Lisbon civil courts, and in the courts of Grândola and Porto de Mós.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate, Banking and Financial Litigation
SARA BLANCO DE MORAIS
Sara Blanco de Morais is currently studying for her doctorate. She already has a master's in legal-and administrative sciences, a postgraduate in town and country planning and tourism, and a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She has also attended a postgraduate course in logistics and was a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She is a member of the panel of arbitrators of the CAAD (Centre for Administrative Arbitration). Sara became head of the PLMJ town and country planning team in 2016. She has been recognised on numerous occasions by international directories Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. In 2016, she was shortlisted for the Financial Times' 2016 Young Legal Innovator award.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Public and Administrative Law, specialising in town and country planning
ABOUT OUR NEW MANAGING ASSOCIATES
INÊS GOMES DA CRUZ
Inês Gomes da Cruz is a managing associate in the commercial litigation team. She earned her law degree from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Lusíada and now has extensive experience in the area of restructuring and insolvency litigation. She was recently shortlisted for the Women in Law 2017 awards. In her professional career, Inês has also been recognised by Euromoney Expert Guides and The Legal 500, and she is the author of a number of articles in the commercial litigation and arbitration.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation
TELMA PIRES DE LIMA
Telma Pires de Lima earned her law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. She has a postgraduate court practice and providing legal advice to companies from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She also attended a postgraduate course in contract and consumer law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. Telma, now a managing associate in the PLMJ Arbitration team, also completed a university extension course in arbitration at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Arbitration
NUNO LUIS SAPATEIRO
Nuno Luis Sapateiro earned his law degree from Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and has postgraduate qualifications in energy law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and in insurance law from the same faculty with the Portuguese Section of the International Association of Insurance Law. Now a managing associate in the PLMJ Corporate / M&A team, over recent years he has focused on the insurance and aviation sectors, and has handled numerous M&A operations in these industries. He appears on the rankings of the directories Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 as a specialist in these two areas. Nuno is also a frequent presence at conferences and in various media outlets, where he publishes articles on insurance and aviation law.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Insurance, Aviation, Corporate / M&A
MARTA COSTA
Marta Costa earned a doctorate in civil law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and the Faculty of Law of the University of Bologna, where she was also a monitor and tutor. She has a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and a postgraduate in civil law, family law, telecommunications law and consumer law. She was also a lecturer at Universidade Lusíada in Lisbon and a guest lecturer at Universidade Portucalense. Marta specialises in family and inheritance law and regularly writes for the press about these two areas. She is a member of the PLMJ Private Clients team.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Private Clients
CATARINA GUEDES DE CARVALHO
Catarina Guedes de Carvalho earned her law degree from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa and specialises in litigation and debt recovery. She also has a postgraduate in legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa and in para-legal training in accounting for lawyers from the INEDEM. As a managing associate in the PLMJ Restructuring, Insolvency and Financial Litigation team, Catarina is also responsible for coordinating the credit restructuring team.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Restructuring and Financial Litigation, Debt Recovery
Rodrigo Formigal earned his law degree from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Besides having an MBA in business management from the same faculty, he has lectured on the postgraduate course in compliance at the Higher Institute of Banking Management. Rodrigo has gained extensive experience. Over recent years, he has advised on a wide range of financing and debt restructuring operations connected to the issuance and placement of debt instruments, including commercial paper, bonds and securitisations. Rodrigo is a managing associate in the PLMJ Finance team, where he is part of the banking and finance group. He contributes frequently to the media, writing on issues relating to his area of specialisation.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Banking and Finance
PACÔME ZIEGLER
Pacôme Ziegler earned his law degree from the University of Paris I La Sorbonne and specialised in business and EU law the University of Rennes I. Pacôme, who specialises in international arbitration, has also studied at Queen Mary University in London and at the Paris Bar School (Ecole de Formation des Barreaux de la Cour D'appel de Paris). He previously worked at the French Embassy in Guatemala and at a number of internationally renowned law firms. Pacôme is a managing associate in the PLMJ Arbitration team.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Arbitration
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