Proença de Carvalho

Proença de Carvalho is a full-service Portuguese law firm founded in 2025, advising businesses and private clients across a broad range of legal matters. The firm carries forward one of the most respected names in Portuguese law while combining that tradition with a forward-looking approach and tailored legal advice designed around each client’s objectives and circumstances.

Its team of 25 lawyers, including 10 partners, brings together experienced professionals committed to technical precision, ethical practice and close client relationships. The firm advises across corporate, commercial and M&A, private equity and venture capital, tax law and restructuring, employment law, dispute resolution, white-collar crime, real estate and urban planning, private clients, data, digital and artificial intelligence, corporate governance, compliance and ESG, public law and energy.

Proença de Carvalho’s approach is based on a close understanding of each client and on combining expertise across practice areas in a coordinated way. The firm continuously monitors clients’ evolving needs and adapts its advice to changes in the legal and business environment. Trust, courage, vision, precision and proximity are the five values that guide its work and underpin its commitment to long-term professional relationships and rigorous legal advice.

By bringing together different areas of expertise, the firm offers an integrated perspective on legal issues, supporting clients in managing their businesses, pursuing new opportunities, protecting their interests and addressing sensitive personal or family matters. Through its international network of independent law firms and trusted local counsel, Proença de Carvalho also coordinates legal support across jurisdictions, ensuring a consistent approach to cross-border matters.

The firm is also committed to high professional and ethical standards, treating clients, professional partners and third parties with courtesy, loyalty and respect, while promoting equality, respect for human rights and engagement with the communities in which it operates.