Press contact
CMS Portugal is featured in Chambers Europe 2026, a guide published by Chambers & Partners that identifies and ranks the most prestigious law firms and lawyers in Europe.
The firm has been recognized in 14 of the 23 categories and has received 28 individual nominations, with special mention for the first-time inclusion of partner José Manuel Silva Nunes and senior associate Duarte Lacerda, as well as the return of partner Sofia Mateus.
The Managing Partner of CMS Portugal, José Luís Arnaut, remains an Eminent Practitioner, while partners Mónica Carneiro Pacheco and Susana Afonso maintain their Band 1 status. Partners António Magalhães e Menezes and Manuel Cassiano Neves move up the ranking to Up & Coming and Band 3, respectively.
See all nominations:
Banking & Finance (Band 4)
- António Payan Martins (Band 4)
Capital Markets
- Francisco Xavier de Almeida (Band 3)
Competition & EU (Band 3)
- Luis Miguel Romão (Band 2)
Corporate M&A (Band 3)
- Francisco Xavier de Almeida (Band 3)
- João Caldeira (Band 6)
- Tiago Valente de Oliveira (Up & Coming)
Dispute Resolution (Band 2)
- Rita Gouveia (Band 2)
- Nuno Pena (Band 4)
- Gonçalo Madeira (Band 6)
Employment (Band 2)
- Susana Afonso (Band 1)
- Sofia MAteus (Band 4)
- Mafalda Alves da Silva (Associate-to-Watch)
Energy & Natural Resources (Band 1)
- Mónica Carneiro Pacheco (Band 1)
- Manuel Cassiano Neves (Band 3)
- Bernardo Cunha Ferreira (Up & Coming)
- Duarte Lacerda (Associates to Watch)
Insurance (Band 3)
- Cristina Rogado (Associate-to-Watch)
Intellectual Property (Band 3)
- José Luís Arnaut (Eminent Practitioner)
Planning
- Sara de Almeida Barroso (Band 2)
Private Equity (Band 4)
- Francisco Xavier de Almeida (Band 4)
- João Caldeira (Band 4)
- Tiago Valente de Oliveira (Up & Coming)
Public Law (Band 2)
- Gonçalo Guerra Tavares (Band 2)
- António Magalhães e Menezes (Up & Coming)
Real Estate
- José Manuel Silva Nunes (Up & Coming)
Restructuring & Insolvency (Band 3)
Tax (Band 3)
- Patrick Dewerbe (Band 3)
- Nuno Figueirôa Santos (Band 5)
TMT (Band 4)
- João Leitão Figueiredo (Band 4)
