This year, there has been significant engagement from mid-market law firms in a number of jurisdictions, including Italy and Poland. In Spain, the Corporate/M&A table has been divided into two distinct legal rankings: High-End Capability and Mid-Market. Finally, legal rankings have been added in Austria and Liechtenstein, focusing on the areas of health/life sciences and white-collar crime, while we are expanding our coverage to regions of the French legal market. Chambers Europe is one of Europe`s leading lawyers and law firms and provides valuable market analysis and insights to law firms and lawyers. Chambers Europe 2022 Key Ranking Statistics Find out which law firms have the highest number of department rankings in the 2022 edition of the guide and analyse their legal coverage and ideas. Garrigues provides ongoing and timely legal advice to local companies, multinational corporations and individuals on all aspects of commercial law. The Chambers Europe team provides analysis of the latest legal trends in the Luxembourg market, including the importance of the mutual fund market, regulatory changes and more. Despite uncertainties in other countries, the legal market in Portugal remains relatively stable. With a few exceptions, full-service law firms Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, VdA and PLMJ take the helm of the most complex, large-cap, follow-on corporate and financial transactions. Cuatrecasas, Garrigues and Uría Menéndez – Proença Carvalho are Iberian players well established in the domestic market. A few full-service international companies such as Linklaters, CMS and DLA Piper ABBC are also active in the country. The renowned local law firms Sérvulo & Associados, Abreu Advogados and SRS Advogados are other important names in the Portuguese legal scene. Chambers Profile SuiteAll assessed companies are represented on chambers.com, with dedicated profile and department pages where rankings, previous legal work, and notable achievements can be presented.

Improve your firm`s reputation by creating a profile with Chambers. Chambers Insight ReportFind out what the legal market and previous clients think of your firm and benefit from the huge market feedback Chambers gathered for the Europe 2022 guide. Get an unparalleled view of your business with this personalized report. Chambers PlaqueCelebrate the success of your investment with a stunning crystal or wooden plaque and show off your success in your company`s office. Order your company`s badges here. Chambers Business IntelligenceA powerful data-driven platform that provides companies with on-demand analysis of Chambers` historical rankings and editorial, competitive and peer analysis, as well as a holistic view of the legal market. In this context, the M&A market in Portugal has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in terms of transaction volume. Some sectors performed better than others: sectors such as tourism and hospitality were hit hard, while technology, infrastructure, healthcare and energy were notable positives in M&A activity. While the impact of the unprecedented health crisis has yet to be fully manifested, lawyers predict that the flow of transactional mandates in the aforementioned sectors will make sophisticated legal advice all the more relevant as transactions bring additional complexity. In addition, private equity players continue to support many of the largest commercial deals, a pre-pandemic trend that still prevails in the local market. DLA Piper was ranked number one for M&A deal volume in Europe by Thomson Reuters for the fifth consecutive year in 2017. For the eighth consecutive year, DLA Piper has been ranked as one of the World`s Best Legal Advisors for total M&A transaction volume in 2017, according to Mergermarket`s ranking.

Garrigues has been present in Portugal since 2005 and has offices in Lisbon and Porto. The know-how and values of Garrigues, resulting from more than 75 years of experience, combined with a strong team of distinguished Portuguese professionals, have resulted in a structure that is fully in line with the company`s values and has a strong international orientation. Garrigues has experienced steady and sustainable growth since entering the Portuguese legal market. This provides an easy one-stop shop for business consultants and legal procurement services to gather information about the companies they want to hire. We are organized by departments and industry groups. This dynamic structure allows the firm to bring together a variety of legal experts within a single group, all of whom have relevant industry knowledge and experience. Industry groups have a deep understanding of the areas in which our clients operate and help clients achieve their goals. We know our customers` business and see ourselves as an active and dynamic part of it. By creating a strong network of cross-border relationships, our international presence aims to geographically expand our values and services. Our international relationships allow us to operate in different markets, focusing specifically on the world`s main financial markets and Portuguese-speaking countries. Costa Pinto is a law firm strategically specializing in bespoke and personally provided legal services for corporates and mergers and acquisitions.

Morais Leitão is widely recognized and a reference in various branches and sectors of law at national and international level. The firm`s reputation with colleagues and clients is based on the excellence of the legal services offered. The firm`s work is characterized by unique technical expertise, combined with a distinctive approach and innovative solutions that often challenge some of the more conventional practices.