Transportation: Shipping: Portugal

This prestigious shipping boutique has built a solid grounding in the market across the years, and is commended by peers for its specialisation and visibility. The team represents national and international clients on wet and dry shipping matters. Pedro Andrade Dias is one of the firm’s lead partners and identified as one of the leading exponents in the field.

One of the country’s most  active boutiques, this firm is involved in wet and dry shipping, and is especially noted for its disputes work. Market sources agree that it houses a team of highly reputed and dedicated practitioners, and highlight Ana Cristina Pimentel and Armando Henriques as leading shipping specialists.

This dedicated transport group of six practitioners covers all areas of transportation but is above all recognised for its shipping work. Its big-ticket work includes advising banks on ship finance and shipowners on international arrests. Sources also value the group's ability to act on cross-border transactions, and its overall high-level service and great knowledge of the market. The lawyers “know their way around the authorities and have an idea of what is best in this difficult environment.” Manuel Barrocas is well reputed for his long-standing experience of the sector and for his good connections. Young partner Carlos Costa e Silva is recommended for being “quick and to the point, without losing time on useless details – a characteristic he maintains in court.”

This large firm has a 12-strong specialised maritime and transportation working group with an office in Madeira. The outfit advises on wet and dry shipping, ship finance and other matters connected to shipping infrastructure and waterways. Part of the firm’s added value is its size and the resources it can pool from its other disciplines, such as environment law and tax. Guilherme Santos Silva is recognised as a well-known name in the market and the group’s first contact.

The shipping practice at this Portuguese powerhouse is spread across offices in Lisbon, Porto and Madeira. It primarily handles ship registration and assists banks with finance, as well as the management of shipping companies based in Madeira. Funchal-based associate Cátia Henriques Fernandes is recommended for her shipping knowledge.

This firm covers all aspects of transportation, including a focus on shipping. It advises on yacht imports and advises Lisbon public transport operator OTLIS on its activities, which include the ferry crossings over the River Tagus. Young lawyer Miguel Castro has notable transportation experience.

This small Porto-based team acts as an outpost for the firm’s Spanish practice. It handles shipping finance and litigation, and has a strong practice in port infrastructure-related work. The team recently assisted Barclays Bank with two vessel arrests. João Anacoreta Correia is the main contact for shipping matters.