Practice Expertise

  • Real Estate and Tourism
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Areas of Practice

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Profile

Sofia is a senior professional support lawyer in the Real Estate and Tourism practice, and she has around 10 years’ experience in legal practice. She specialises in residential and commercial leases, retail, and buying and selling property.

Sofia has helped private and institutional clients to structure and develop real estate projects, and she has experience in dealing with the sale and purchase of both urban and rural property. She also has experience in sale and lease back transactions, and has managed and handled the marketing and operation of shopping centres and retail parks, and due diligence processes for large real estate portfolios.

Sofia completed a postgraduate course in commercial law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon. She has also completed the curricular part of the master’s in litigation at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association since 2010

Education
Law degree from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2007
Postgraduate in commercial law from Universidade Catolica, Lisbon, 2009
Attended master's course in judicial and legal sciences law at Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Areas of Practice

  • Real Estate and Tourism

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
The Legal 500
2023 - Sofia Coutinho Real Estate and Construction
2022 - Sofia Coutinho Real Estate and Construction


Professional Activities and Experience
Professional Suport Lawyer since 2022 at PLMJ
Managing associate, 2020-2022 at PLMJ

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