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PLMJ has welcomed 22 new associates after they completed their training at the firm and were admitted the Portuguese Bar Association. "We are extremely proud to have this group of lawyers who have stood out throughout their training period at PLMJ. When we are choosing our trainee lawyers, we usually say that we are potentially choosing the future partners of this firm. We are sure potential and talent will not be lacking ...

PLMJ advised Helexia on the acquisition of Ewen Energy. Helexia is a French company operating in Portugal since 2016 in the devlopment of self-consumption solutions. The French company has acquired 60% of the Porto-based consultancy Ewen Energy and this is its first acquisition in the Portuguese market ...

PLMJ advised Principal Real Estate on the acquisition of Quartztown, owner of the Dom Luís I building, from the TransEuropean VI fund managed by Patrizia AG. The Dom Luís I building is located on the riverfront of the capital and has a total area of 10,300 m2: 8,100 m2 of offices and 2,200 m2 for retail and leisure ...

PLMJ, together with Allen & Overy, is advising A.P. Møller Holding A/S (A.P. Moller Holding) on the purchase of Unilabs. On the buyer's side, the operation is coordinated by Allen & Overy and PLMJ is providing legal advice in Portugal through a multidisciplinary team made up of 30 lawyers ...

PLMJ advised the listed German utility company RWE AG, one of the European leaders in the renewable energy industry, on the sale of several hydroelectric and wind power assets in Portugal to KELAG-Kärtner Elektrizitäts-AG. This transaction was part of a long process of disinvestment by RWE in various European jurisdictions (including France and Spain) via a share deal, in which PLMJ advised in close cooperation with Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf) ...

PLMJ advised EuroBic on the sale of a portfolio of around €1.2 billion of residential mortgage credit, the bank's first Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) securitisation. The PLMJ team that advised on this securitisation was led by Gonçalo dos Reis Martins, a partner from the Capital Markets and Banking and Finance practices. The team also included Kathleen Hoffmann Barley and Carolina Antunes ...

PLMJ lawyers Isaque Ramos and Eliana Bernardo have been named among the 40 best lawyers on the Iberian Peninsula under the age of 40 in the categories of best lawyers of the year in tax and life sciences respectively. PLMJ has also received two awards for best team in the areas of M&A and Insurance. With these results, PLMJ has achieved the highest number of awards from Iberian Lawyer in this year's edition. The firm was also in the top five of votes in 18 other individual and team categories ...

PLMJ has just signed the Mindful Business Charter, which is an international movement of organisations which together promote better working practices for mental health and well-being ...

PLMJ advised SIT, a multinational listed on the Italian stock exchange, in the purchase of the Portuguese company Janz - Contagem e Gestão de Fluídos. SIT specialises in intelligent meters for heating and gas, and with this acquisition the multinational intends to extend its operations to the water sector. The PLMJ team was led by Diogo Perestrelo, the partner who heads the Corporate M&A practice ...

Eco Wave Power was founded in Tel Aviv Israel in 2011 and it is listed on Nasdaq First North Stockholm. The company produces energy through waves and recently opened a subsidiary in Porto. This decision was announced as a strategic one by the company. It will allow Eco Wave Power to begin official licensing procedures for its innovative wave energy project (for 20MW) designed for Portugal, and which is provided for in the concession contract signed with the Leixões Port Authority, APDL ...

PLMJ advised Crédit Agricole Assurances, a business of the French group Crédit Agricole, on the acquisition from Novo Banco of 25% of the insurance company GNB Seguros and on the conclusion of a non-life insurance distribution contract between GNB Seguros and Novo Banco for a period of 22 years. On completion of the operation, Crédit Agricole Assurances now holds 100% of the share capital of GNB Seguros, thus strengthening its presence in the Portuguese insurance market ...

For the first time, Iberian Lawyer has drawn up a ranking of the 50 best lawyers on the Iberian Peninsula and the directory included senior partner Nuno Líbano Monteiro and Joaquim Shearman de Macedo, the partner who heads PLMJ’s Dispute Resolution practice among these leaders ...

PLMJ hosted the conference on the Nudge principle – the architecture of choice, a theory which explores our economic and social decisions, and which is arousing interest in governments around the world. It is three days and three topics in an initiative organised by portuguese newspapper Expresso, PLMJ, Auchan Retail Portugal and Nudge Portugal ...

Bruno Ferreira, PLMJ's managing partner, is the only Portuguese lawyer among the six most innovative leaders in Europe recognised by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers. This is one of the most prestigious awards for the legal sector and, every year, it highlights the most innovative and pioneering achievements. PLMJ has been recognised by the Financial Times every year since the beginning of FT Innovative Lawyers Europe ...

João Marques Mendes is PLMJ's newest partner. With more than 10 years’ experience in energy law, João’s arrival consolidates the firm's focus on this sector. At the law firm CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut since 2009, João’s main areas of practice have been administrative law, energy law and litigation, including projects and infrastructure matters ...

Joaquim Shearman de Macedo is a new partner and co-head of PLMJ’s dispute resolution practice. Ten years after leaving PLMJ, where he started his career, Shearman de Macedo has re-joined the firm in the new cycle that began at the end of 2018. He comes in as co-head of the team together with Rita Samoreno Gomes and Pedro Metello de Nápoles ...

Isaque Ramos joins PLMJ from McKinsey, where he was responsible for the tax and legal management of projects in Portugal and Africa. Ramos focuses providing consultancy services in Portugal and in international markets. He has previously worked at EY and in the corporate and international tax department of KPMG ...

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of six new managing associates. These appointments reflect PLMJ’s clear commitment to a policy of organic growth and to recognizing the technical and human qualities and professional merit of its lawyers ...