Filipa Cansado Carvalho

PLMJ is Portugals largest and most senior law firm with 290 lawyers, including 58 partners. With 50 years of history and experience, PLMJ stands out as a full-service firm that offers a high degree of specialisation gained from working across industries, sectors and countries. The firm is recognised for its unparalleled quality in advising Portuguese, international and foreign investment clients on a wide range of matters. Through its solid network, PLMJ has established itself as a benchmark for legal services outside Portugal, thanks to its partnerships with local, independent firms in Angola, Mozambique, China, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Brazil and Cape Verde. PLMJ also has specialised desks for France, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Benelux, Scandinavia and Italy, to cover the key markets for outbound and inbound investment in Portuguese-speaking countries. Working with PLMJ Network, clients have access to multidisciplinary teams of lawyers who provide high quality cross-border services enhanced by deep knowledge of the local markets and legal systems where we work. This approach guarantees the day-to-day provision of integrated legal services throughout our network. Clients benefit not only from the contacts and the immediate response, but also the security the network affords while maintaining the same coordinating partner who manages the work of all teams involved.

We are a newly founded law firm based on the timeless values of the legal profession. We are committed to giving independent legal advice and we understand the importance of developing loyalty and trust between ourselves and our clients. We are prepared to make the necessary choices. We believe in the essentiality of education and knowledge for a rigorous and responsible work. All members of our team are recognized for their skills and experience in their respective areas of practice, their enjoyment of the legal profession and their relentless commitment to understanding and fulfilling clients’ needs and expectations. We are not, nor are we willing to be, a full service law firm. We focus on those areas in which we know we are able to provide an excellent service to our clients. Whenever a matter requires expertise outside our areas of practice, our knowledge of the legal market allow us to identify other leading lawyers to work in conjunction with us. This ensures that our clients are always provided with the best legal advice and representation. We are not, nor are we willing to be, a law firm known for any dimension or financial criteria. We seek to be recognized for our human and professional qualities and for the value we deliver to our clients when they make their most important decisions and embark on their most significant projects. This is what motivates us and is the reason why we continuously invest in our lawyers’ training and professional development. Our foremost goal is to provide services that fulfil our aims and that our clients rank as excellent.