1. Introduction Transmission services used in the provision of M2M services are growing in importance. As a result, in May 2019 ANACOM (the Portuguese communications regulatory authority) launched a public consultation1 to collect input on the possible creation of a specific range in the national numbering plan (plano nacional de numeração - PNN) to accommodate these services. According to ANACOM, the aim of opening this range would be to respond to the significant increase in demand for numbers for machine-to-machine (M2M) services...
PLMJ
Offices
Overview
Transformative Legal Experts.
PLMJ is a law firm based in Portugal that combines a full service with bespoke legal craftsmanship. For more than 50 years, the firm has taken an innovative and creative approach to produced tailor-made solutions to effectively defend the interests of its clients.
The firm supports its clients in all areas of the law, often with multidisciplinary teams, and always acting as a business partner in the most strategic decision-making processes.
With the aim of being close to its clients, the firm created PLMJ Colab, its collaborative network of law firms spread across Portugal and other countries with which it has cultural and strategic ties. PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a concerted response to the international challenges of its clients, wherever they are.
The national partnerships allow the firm to extend PLMJ's presence from Lisbon, Porto and Faro to the Azores, Coimbra, Guimaraes and Madeira. International collaboration is ensured through firms specialising in the legal systems and local cultures of Angola, China/Macao, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste.
Year this Office was Established: 1967
Lawyers Worldwide: 290
Languages: PLMJ Lawyers are able to provide services in various foreign languages, in particular English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners

Teresa Madeira Afonso
Partner
Rita Aleixo Gregório
Partner
Paulo Farinha Alves
Partner
Raquel Azevedo
Partner
Andreia Candeias Mousinho
Partner
Carla Gois Coelho
Partner
Bárbara Godinho Correia
Partner
Tiago Cortes
Partner
Pedro Metello de Napoles
Partner
Francisco de Oliveira Martins
Partner
João Dias Lopes
Partner
Bruno Ferreira
Managing Partner
Andre Figueiredo
Partner
Rita Samoreno Gomes
Partner
Luis Saragga Leal
Partner
Francisco Lino Dias
Partner
Pedro Lomba
Partner
Vasco Ataíde Marques
Partner
Joao Marques Mendes
Partner
Goncalo Dos Reis Martins
Partner
Abel Mesquita
Partner
Luís Moitinho de Almeida
Partner
Nuno Libano Monteiro
Partners
Hugo Monteiro de Queirós
Partner
João Tiago Morais Antunes
Partner
Nuno Ferreira Morgado
Partner
Pedro Caetano Nunes
Partner
Ricardo Oliveira
Partner
Diogo Perestrelo
Partner
Eduardo Nogueira Pinto
Partner
Isaque Ramos
Partner
Ricardo Reigada Pereira
Partner
Tomás Almeida Ribeiro
Partner
Duarte Schmidt Lino
Partner
Joaquim Shearman de Macedo
Partner
Pedro Siza Vieira
Partners
Maria Zagallo
PartnersOf Counsel

Rute Alves
Senior Counsel
Eliana Bernardo
Senior Counsel
Ruben Brigolas
Senior Counsel
Inês Gomes da Cruz
Of Counsel
Alexandra Dias Henriques
Of Counsel
Tiago Duarte
Of Counsel
Alexander Ehlert
Senior Counsel
Saul Fonseca
Senior Counsel
Célia Vieira de Freitas
Of Counsel
Sofia Galvão
Senior Counsel
Maria Goreti Rebêlo
Of Counsel
Telma Pires de Lima
Of Counsel
Manuela Tavares Morais
Of Counsel
Madalena Perestrelo de Oliveira
Of Counsel
Camila Pinto de Lima
Of Counsel
Elsa Pizarro Pardal
Of Counsel
Marco Ramalheiro
Of Counsel
Nádia Ribeiro
Of Counsel
Vítor Madeiras Rodrigues
Of Counsel
Leonardo Scolari
Of Counsel
Ricardo Silva Pereira
Of Counsel
Ana Teresa Tiago
Of Counsel
Martim Valente
Of Counsel
Nuno Guedes Vaz
Of CounselSenior Associates

Sofia Coutinho
Senior Professional Support Lawyer
Bárbara de Bastos Viegas
Managing Associate
Inês Dias Pinheiro
Managing Associate
Luís Miguel Vasconcelos
Managing Associate
Hélder Santos Correira
Managing AssociateAssociates

André Abrantes
Managing Associate
Joana Cardoso
Strategy & Business Development Manager
Petra Carreira
Managing associate
Cristiano Dias
Managing Associate
Nuno Serrão Faria
Managing associate
Micaela Giestas Salvador
Managing Associate
Rute Marques
Managing associate
Anja Noack
Managing associate
Mariana Paiva
Managing associate
Pedro Rosa
Managing Associate
Luís Salema
Managing Associate
Manuel Sequeira
Managing Associate
Sérgio Teixeira
Managing associate
Dinis Tracana
Managing associate
Samantha Zurn
Managing associateArticles
Rent update coefficient and extraordinary lease support
RENT UPDATE COEFFICIENT FOR 2023 Law no. 19/2022 was published in Diário da República (Official Journal) on 21 October 2022 and, among other measures, it establishes the rent update coefficient for the calendar year of 2023. During the next year, the annual update coefficient for rents of the several types of leases, both urban and rural, established in article 24 of Law no. 6/2006 of 27 February, which approved the New Urban Lease Regime (NRAU), will not apply. Conversely, the coefficient of 1.02 (2%) will apply, unless otherwise stipulated by the parties. This coefficient of 1...
Press
PLMJ Advises Castellana Properties on its First Investment in Portugal with a €176 million Deal
Castellana Properites, Socimi of the South African fund Vukile Properties, is to make its first acquisition in Portugal with the purchase of three shopping centres from Harbert European Real Estate.PLMJ advised Castellana Properties throughout the negotiation process and tax structuring of the transaction, which will be completed in October. The binding sale and purchase agreement between the two parties was signed last week.The transaction is valued at €176.5 million and includes the acquisition of Loures Shopping, Rio Sul Shopping and the 8ª Avenida shopping centre...
PLMJ advises TCC on purchase of CIMPOR
12/12/2023PLMJ advised TCC (Taiwan Cement Corporation) on the acquisition of 60% of CIMPOR for €480 million.The deal was led by Diogo Perestrelo, partner and co-head of the Corporate M&A practice, and included João Regadas, managing associate, Ânia Cruz, João Trindade da Silva, Beatriz Veiga Santos, Carolina Inverno Branco, Inês Cruz Rodrigues, associates, and Maria Brasileiro de Mello, trainee...