Profile

Bárbara is a partner in the Corporate M&A practice and has more than 25 years’ experience in corporate M&A, corporate law and private equity.

She is known for her work on the most important corporate deals taking place in Portugal in recent years, including major merger and acquisition and privatisation operations.

Bárbara has taken three postgraduate courses: in commercial law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in media law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and in corporate finance law at the same university.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association since 1997.

Education
Law degree from Universidade Internacional de Lisboa, 1995
Lecturing assistant at Universidade Internacional de Lisboa, 2001
Postgraduate in Corporate Law, the Faculty of Law of Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, 1998
Postgraduate in Social Communication Law, the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2004

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate M&A

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Other Awards
2024 - Bárbara Godinho Correia Best Female Lawyer in Private Equity-Advisory
2024 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Excellent Leaders League - Private Equity
2024 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Leading Leaders League - Corporate / M&A
2023 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Excellent Leaders League - Private Equity
2023 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Leading Leaders League - Corporate / M&A
2022 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Leading Leaders League - Corporate / M&A
2022 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Excellent Leaders League - Private Equity
2021 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Leading Leaders League - Corporate / M&A
2021 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Excellent Leaders League - Private Equity
2020 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Women Lawyers Leading Change Iberian Lawyer - Inspira Law
The Legal 500
2023 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Recommended Corporate / M&A
2022 - Bárbara Godinho Correia Corporate / M&A
2021 - Bárbara Godinho Correia Corporate / M&A
IFLR1000
2023 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable practitioner Corporate and M&A
2023 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable practitioner Corporate and M&A: Private Equity
2022 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable practitioner Corporate and M&A: Private Equity
2022 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable practitioner Corporate and M&A
2021 - Bárbara Godinho Correia Corporate / M&A
2021 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable practitioner Corporate / M&A (Private Equity)
2020 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable Practitioner Corporate / M&A
2019 - Bárbara Godinho Correia Corporate / M&A
2019 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable Practitioner Corporate / M&A (Private Equity)
2018 - Bárbara Godinho Correia, Notable Practitioner Corporate / M&A

Professional Associations
  • AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers

Professional Activities and Experience
Partner at PLMJ since 2013

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