At LRNA we focus on prevention and responsibility in order to avoid possible litigation proceedings.

Nevertheless, when litigation is unavoidable, we ensure professionalism and dedication whenever undertaking litigation proceedings in any area of law: civil, administrative and tax, criminal, constitutional and others.

At LRNA we have professional experts who are familiarised with different court procedures and have a deep understanding of the different steps of litigation proceedings. As such, we are able to ensure our clients’ rights in all different courts and tribunals.

At LRNA we support our clients by meticulously redacting contracts in order to ensure the safeguarding of their best interest, whether in a business context, or in any other deals or conflict resolution proceedings.

We sync up each contractual clause to the overall aim of the client, defining strategies, anticipating problems, reducing risks, avoiding litigations, forestalling compensations and ensuring our clients’ contractual standing is upkept.

The global economy created new issues and dilemmas for every businessperson.

As such, at LRNA , we ensure a careful and continuous monitoring of businesses and companies in order to ensure the optimisation of these organisations.

We operate in very diverse areas of law, such as labour and tax, for example.

We are able to examine and supervise all acts related to companies’ day-to-day, from its inception to its cessation, including possible transformations and business restructurings (increase in capital, mergers and acquisitions or others).

We also elaborate different commercial contracts such as contracts for joint ventures, distribution, agency, location, leasing and others. Simultaneously, we are able to attend to any formalities necessary to the creation, transformation or dissolution of any commercial entity, as well as to any further necessary contractual obligations throughout the period of business activity.

In this extremely sensitive and generally complex area of law, we seek to find a balance between fair and humane solutions, and logic and coherence.

We ensure an effective, diligent and permanent oversight of any divorce or custody proceedings (with or without agreement) or any issues related to asset divisions and allocations, wills and probate or family successions and underlying disputes.

The ever-changing nature of the tax legislation requires experience and permanent monitoring as to ensure current knowledge on the impact of tax measures in businesses’ and individuals’ lives.

At LRNA, we ensure a diligent and effective approach to tax law, always representing our clients’ interests.

We undertake any kind of tax litigation procedures, while also supporting our clients navigate the different tax obligations such as the CIT, PIT,VAT, Real Estate Tax and others.

We are able to analyse and investigate the fiscal impacts of different courses of action, and advise our clients on the most appropriate solution for each situation.

We work with highly specialised real estate managers in order to provide our clients with the best advice and risk analysis in the area of real estate law. This includes, and is not limited to, property registers, property management and administration and owning or letting of accommodation as ‘Alojamento Local’.

We also assist in matters related to building sites and licensing (commercial, propriety or environmental).

At LRNA we have a long-running experience in criminal proceedings, whether for individuals or collective beings, ensuring a personalised and specialised service.

Our team has unparalleled knowledge on the different stages of criminal proceedings, along with a significant understanding of the technical nature of different crimes, whether against individuals, estate, society or the State.

This dynamic area of law calls for a particular oversight of change and evolution to the regulatory guidelines.

At LRNA we ensure the protection of our clients’ creations, whether it be publications, brands, patents, drawings or models. We preserve the respect for copyrights and industrial property.

Data protection, privacy policies and exclusivity are cornerstones of our legal practice. We support our clients in the completion of the required registries and defend their interests while overseeing all relevant processes until completion.

The relationship with the State and Public Bodies is more present than ever in both companies’ and individuals’ daily lives. At LRNA we advise on any administrative proceeding whether related to the environment, public works, energy or public services.

We ensure that all procedural questions relating to government contracts are attended to.

We also assist clients on all stages of administrative proceedings, as well as representing businesses’ or individual interests related to public bodies in the administrative tribunal, when necessary.

Considering the possibility of hardship and moments of crisis, we have an experienced and knowledgeable team which, along with our tax team, ensures an adaptable and expedient service, catered to each individual client’s needs.

A company’s restructuring can come as a consequence of an insolvency proceeding, a recovery plan or as a preventive strategy to optimise resources. At LRNA, we devise business recovery plans, consult and advise on investments, negotiate with debtors and creditors, redefine strategies and reorganise structures, in order to optimise our clients’ resources.

We are able to represent management bodies or creditors.

At LRNA we are able to attend to any formality requirements related to registries or certificate obtention in the relevant registry office . This includes civil registry, land registry or vehicle registry.

Since the enactment of Law n.º 76-A/2006 on the 29th March, Portuguese lawyers now have specific competencies relating to notary affairs. Consequently, we are able to practice a wide variety of notary jobs such as signature verifications, certified copies and documents, certified translations or any authentication of documents.

Enacted in 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European regulation regarding privacy and individual data protection which is applicable to all companies working within the European Economic Area.

At LRNA, we help companies adopt the necessary measures of compliance regarding the GDPR rules, including data protection, communication, consent, storage of data, in an attempt to minimize non-compliance penalties.

At LRNA we aim to attend to the different players involved in labour relationships.

We are able to provide specialised legal counselling in the different areas of employment law, such as in drawing up or terminating contracts, dismissals, negotiations, conflict management, disciplinary proceedings, furlough or any other issue.

We will also participate in any litigation proceedings relating to employment and labour law.

At LRNA we have a specialised team working to help our clients obtain Residence permits for investment purposes, also known as Golden Visas.

We are familiarised with the various stages of the process (requirements, documentation, family regrouping, added fees, deadlines) and we guarantee a complete and effective monitoring of the whole proceedings, from beginning to end.