CMS Portugal has 38 lawyers distinguished in 26 categories of the Best Lawyers 2026

The prestigious legal directory, Best Lawyers, has recognised 38 CMS Portugal lawyers across 26 categories, with 7 new entries this year. These include the Managing Associate for Corporate M&A, David Apolónia; Partner and Counsel for Lusophone Africa, Nuno Aves Mansilha and Joana Brito Paulo; Partner and Senior Associate for Labour Law & Pension Funds, João Paulo Gomes and Mafalda Alves da Silva; Real Estate Partner, João Pinheiro da Silva; and Senior Associate for Dispute Resolution, José Luís Dias Gonçalves.

See all the distinctions awarded to CMS Portugal:

Alberto Galhardo Simões

Project Finance and Development Practice

António Payan Martins

Banking and Finance Law

Capital Markets Law

Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice

Corporate Law

Financial Institutions

Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Structured Finance Law

Bernardo Cunha Ferreira

Energy Law

Cristina Rogado

Litigation

David Apolónia – New Entry!

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Duarte Lebre de Freitas

Public Law

Francisco Xavier de Almeida

Banking and Finance Law

Capital Markets Law

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Private Equity Law

Gonçalo Guerra Tavares

Administrative Law

Construction Law

Public Law

Gonçalo Madeira

Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Litigation

Henrique Peyssonneau Nunes

Labour and Employment Law

Joana Brito Paulo – New Entry!

Corporate Law

João Caldeira

Corporate Law

João Paulo Gomes – New Entry!

Labour and Employment Law

João Pinheiro da Silva – New Entry!

Real Estate Law

José Luís Arnaut

Intellectual Property Law

José Luís Dias Gonçalves – New Entry!

Litigation

Luís Abreu Coutinho

Real Estate Law

Luís Miguel Romão

Competition / Antitrust Law

Mafalda Alves da Silva – New Entry!

Labour and Employment Law

Manuel Cassiano Neves

Energy Law

Natural Resources Law

Margarida Rosenbusch

Labour and Employment Law

Maria Figueiredo

Tax Law

Mariana Coentro Ribeiro

Tax Law

Miguel Almeida e Costa

Labour and Employment Law

Mónica Carneiro Pacheco

Energy Law

Environmental Law

Natural Resources Law

Mónica Santos Costa

Tax Law

Nuno Alves Mansilha – New Entry!

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Nuno Figueirôa Santos

Tax Law

Nuno Pena

Arbitration and Mediation

Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Litigation

Patrick Dewerbe

Tax Law

Rita Gouveia

Arbitration and Mediation

Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

International Arbitration

Litigation

Sara Chiappe Nolasco

Labour and Employment Law

Sara de Almeida Barroso

Land Use and Zoning Law

Planning

Sofia Mateus

Labour and Employment Law

Susana Afonso

Labour and Employment Law

Tiago de Magalhães

Labour and Employment Law

Tiago Machado Graça

Tax Law

Tiago Valente de Oliveira

Mergers and Acquisitions Law