Practice Areas

Legal rigor with tailored solutions.

Public Law

  • Public Procurement
  • Defense, Aeronautical Sector Transport and Aerial Work
  • planning, Territory Management and Licensing Instruments
  • Regulatory, Capital Market, Competition, National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) and National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC)
  • Administrative Regimes
  • Criminal Law
  • Impugnation Litigation and Administrative Procedure
  • Administrative Law

Private Law

  • Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
  • Crisis Management and Litigation, Compliance
  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Private Investment and Venture Capital
  • Corporate
  • Family, Parental Responsibilities and Adult Accompaniment
  • Hereditary and Testamentary Succession
  • Financial Restructuring, Special Revitalization Process (PER), Extrajudicial Business Recovery Regime (FLY) and Insolvencies
  • Labor, Work Accidents
  • Third Sector and Social Economy
  • Real Estate One Stop Shop Concept
  • Corporate Top Down
  • Mergers, Splits and Acquisitions (Mergers & Acquisitions – M&A)

Our team

Legal experience applied to each case.

Nuno Pinto Coelho de Faria

Ana Catarina Gomes

Alexandra Sécio

Conceição Soares Fatela

Paulo Soares

Paulo Edson Cunha

João Henriques Pinheiro

Susana Marques Pereira

Joana Errada

Pedro Bocarro Ribeiro

Diogo Furtado Amorim

Maria Carolina Patinhas

Lucas Caetano

Maria Teresa Ascensão

Raquel Bennesby Caetano

Matilde Vila Verde Ruas

Graça Tomás

Sofia Rocha

Guiomar do Carmo

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Nuno Pinto Coelho de Faria
Senior Managing Partner

1993 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Lisbon

Areas of activity:
Public Law
Public Procurement
Defense, Aeronautical Sector, Air Transport and Air Work
planning, Territorial Management and Licensing Instruments
Regulatory Law, Capital Markets, Competition Law, Regulation of Civil Aviation and Civil Protection
Administrative Law

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Strategic Litigation and Compliance Management
Litigation and Arbitration
Private Investment and Venture Capital
Financial Restructuring, Special Revitalization Process (PER), Extrajudicial Business Recovery Regime (FLY) and Insolvencies
Third Sector and Social Economy
Real Estate One Stop Shop Concept Mergers, Splits and Acquisitions (Mergers & Acquisitions – M&A)

Languages: English, French and Spanish.

Email: nuno.pinto.coelho.faria@npcf.pt
Ana Catarina Gomes
Managing Partner

1997 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Lusíada University of Lisbon

Areas of activity:
Public Law
Administrative Regimes
Criminal Law
Impugnation Litigation and Procedure
Administrative

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Strategic Litigation and Compliance Management Family, Parental Responsibilities and Adult Accompaniment
Hereditary and Testamentary Succession
Labor, Work Accidents
Third Sector and Social Economy

Languages: English and French.

Email: ana.catarina.gomes@npcf.pt
Alexandra Sécio
Partner

2004 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Lisbon

Areas of activity:
Public Law
Public Procurement
Defense, Aeronautical Sector, Air Transport and Air Work
planning, Territorial Management and Licensing Instruments
Regulatory Law, Capital Markets, Competition Law, Regulation of Civil Aviation and Civil Protection
Administrative Law

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Strategic Litigation and Compliance Management Corporate
Financial Restructuring, Special Revitalization Process (PER), Extrajudicial Business Recovery Regime (FLY) and Insolvencies
Labor, Work Accidents

Languages: English, Spanish and French.

Email: alexandra.secio@npcf.pt
Conceição Soares Fatela
Consultant
2019 | PhD in Legal and Private Sciences from the Law School of the University of Minho

2015 | Master in Contract and Company Law, from the Law School of the University of Minho

1993 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Areas of activity:
PhD in Law
Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Faculty of Law at Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon University Center)
Director of the Master in Market Law
Lawyer
Researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies in Law (PERMIT) – Francisco Suarez

Languages: English, French and Spanish.

Email: conceicao.soares.fatela@npcf.pt
Paulo Soares
Consultant
2022 | PhD student in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Beira Interior

2014 | Graduated in Solicitors from Universidade Lusíada do Porto

2009 | Master in Legal and Economic Sciences from the Lusíada University of Porto

2009 | Degree in Aeronautical Sciences from the Lusófona University of Porto

2007 | Graduated in Law from the Lusíada University of Porto
Languages: English.

Email: paulo.soares@npcf.pt
Paulo Edson Cunha
Consultant

1993 | Graduated in Law from the International University

Languages: English.

Email: pauloedson.cunha@npcf.pt
João Henriques Pinheiro
Consultant
2024 | Postgraduate in Energy Law from the Catholic University

2023 | Personal Data Protection e-course from Universidade Nova de Lisboa

2023 | Postgraduate in Sports Law from the Catholic University

2007 | MBA – Master of Business Administration in Management from Universidade Católica

2004 | Postgraduate in Management for Jurists from the Catholic University

2002 | Postgraduate in Commercial Company Law from ISEG – Higher Institute of Economics and Management

1997 | Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Languages: English and Spanish.

Email: joao.hpinheiro@npcf.pt
Susana Marques Pereira
Lawyer

2011 | Short postgraduate course in Pharmacy and Medicines Law taught by the Biomedical Law Center of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra


2010-2011 | Postgraduate Courses in Informed Consent, Medical Secret and Clinical Process and Clinical Responsibility taught by the Biomedical Law Center of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra


2004 | Postgraduate in Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University 2003-2025 | Law practice in a law firm in the district of São Paulo, in the area of ​​litigation


2001 | Trainer of the Maritime Law discipline at the Institute of Nautical Technologies, September of 2001 until September 2002


2000 | Degree in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

Areas of activity:
Public Law
Public Procurement
Administrative Regimes

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Crisis Management and Litigation, Compliance
Litigation and Arbitration
Financial Restructuring, Special Revitalization Process (PER), Extrajudicial Business Recovery Regime (FLY) and Labor Insolvencies, Work Accidents
Mergers, Splits and Acquisitions (Mergers & Acquisitions – M&A)

Languages: English and French.


Email: susana.mpereira@npcf.pt

Joana Errada
Lawyer
2019 | Master in Law and Management at the Catholic University

2015 | Postgraduate in Corporate Finance, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

2015 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Areas of activity:
Public Law
Administrative Regimes
Criminal Law
Impugnation Litigation and Procedure
Administrative

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Corporate
Family, Parental Responsibilities, Largest Accompanied

Languages: English and French.

Email: joana.errada@npcf.pt
Pedro Bocarro Ribeiro
Lawyer
2022 | Postgraduate in Sports Law, from the Lisbon School of the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University

2020 | Postgraduate in Tax Law, by the Institute of Economic Law, Financial and Tax (IDEAFF) from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

2018 | Master in Business Law from the Lisbon School of the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University

2016 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Areas of activity:
Public Law
planning, Territorial Management and Licensing Instruments
Regulatory Law, Capital Markets, Competition Law, Regulation of Civil Aviation and Civil Protection
Administrative Regimes
Administrative Law

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Strategic Litigation and Compliance Management
Litigation and Arbitration
Corporate
Family, Parental Responsibilities and Adult Accompaniment
Financial Restructuring, Special Revitalization Process (PER), Extrajudicial Business Recovery Regime (FLY) and Insolvencies
Real Estate One Stop Shop Concept
Corporate Top Down
Mergers, Splits and Acquisitions (Mergers & Acquisitions – M&A)

Languages: English.

Email: pedro.bocarro.ribeiro@npcf.pt
Diogo Furtado Amorim
Lawyer
2020 | Master in Financial Markets Law from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa


2017 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Areas of activity:
Public Law
Public Procurement Defense, Aeronautical Sector, Air Transport and Air Work
planning, Territorial Management and Licensing Instruments
Regulatory Law, Capital Markets, Competition Law, Regulation of Civil Aviation and Civil Protection
Administrative Regimes
Criminal Law
Administrative Law

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Strategic Litigation and Compliance Management
Litigation and Arbitration
Private Investment and Venture Capital

Languages: English.

Email: diogo.furtado.amorim@npcf.pt
Maria Carolina Patinhas
Lawyer
2024 I Master in Law and Legal Practice with a specialty in International Law and International Relations from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

2023 | Research scholarship at the Lisbon Public Law Research Center of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.

2022 I Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Areas of activity:
Public Law
Public Procurement
Administrative Regimes
Criminal Law
Impugnation Litigation and Administrative Procedure
Administrative Law

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Litigation and Arbitration
Family, Parental Responsibilities and Adult Accompaniment
Labor, Work Accidents
Third Sector and Social Economy

Languages: English and German.

Email: maria.carolina.patinhas@npcf.pt
Lucas Caetano
Trainee Lawyer
Languages: English and Spanish.

Email: lucas.caetano@npcf.pt
Maria Teresa Ascensão
Lawyer-Intern
Languages: English

Email: teresa.ascensao@npcf.pt
Raquel Bennesby Caetano
Lawyer-Intern

Languages: English

Email: raquel.caetano@npcf.pt

Matilde Vila Verde Ruas
Lawyer-Intern
Languages: English

Email: matilde.ruas@npcf.pt
Graça Tomás
Head of the Treasury and Accounting Department

Email: graca.tomas@npcf.pt

Sofia Rocha
Responsible for the Administrative Support Department

Email: sofia.rocha@npcf.pt

Guiomar do Carmo
Administrative Support Department Assistant

Email: guiomar.carmo@npcf.pt

Susana Marques Pereira
Lawyer
2011 | Short postgraduate course in Pharmacy and Medicines Law taught by the Biomedical Law Center of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

2010-2011 | Postgraduate Courses in Informed Consent, Medical Secret and Clinical Process and Clinical Responsibility taught by the Biomedical Law Center of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra

2004 | Postgraduate in Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University 2003-2025 | Law practice in a law firm in the district of São Paulo, in the area of ​​litigation

2001 | Trainer of the Maritime Law discipline at the Institute of Nautical Technologies, September of 2001 until September 2002

2000 | Degree in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon
Areas of activity:
Public Law
Public Procurement
Administrative Regimes

Private Law
Preventive Contract Law, Corporate and Individuals
Crisis Management and Litigation, Compliance
Litigation and Arbitration
Financial Restructuring, Special Revitalization Process (PER), Extrajudicial Business Recovery Regime (FLY) and Insolvencies Labor, Work Accidents
Mergers, Splits and Acquisitions (Mergers & Acquisitions – M&A)

Languages: English and French.

Email: susana.mpereira@npcf.pt
Spontaneous Application
John Lazarus

2004 | Postgraduate in Victim-Aggressor Mediation and Restorative Justice, Higher Institute of Education and Sciences

1993 | Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon

Languages: English and French.

Email: joao.lazaro@npcf.pt