Real Estate 2026

PORTUGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: João Gonçalo Galvão, Carolina Cardoso Alves, Miguel Paquete and Mafalda Oliveira Cordeiro, CS’Associados

CS’Associados is a top-tier Lisbon-based firm with a reputation built on quality legal services and estab - lishing close professional relationships with clients. Its real estate practice embraces constant partner involvement and permanent access to top senior ad - vice, with a highly experienced real estate team com - bining competencies spanning corporate law, urban planning, tax, finance and M&A. The firm has a very thorough approach to all real estate matters, encom - passing assistance from start to finish on all projects

and deals, covering not only asset acquisition but also (re)development, (re)financing and subsequent sale and/or operation. The real estate practice com - prises one fully dedicated partner, a managing as - sociate, three counsels and a senior associate. The authors would like to thank António Rocha Mendes, João Ferreira do Amaral, Pedro Duro, Joana Avelino Gomes, André Salgado Matos, José Luís Queiró, An - dré Fernandes Bento and Filipa Cristóvão Ferreira for their contributions.

Authors

João Gonçalo Galvão is a partner at CS’Associados and heads up the real estate practice. He also has experience in M&A and private equity practice. With more than 15 years’ experience, João is a transactional

Miguel Paquete is a counsel in the real estate practice at CS’Associados. He has been advising on real estate

transactions in the residential and commercial domain, supporting the development of agricultural projects and renewable energy projects, as well as advising and accompanying banking institutions on transactions for the purchase and sale of real estate portfolios.

lawyer who provides advice on domestic and cross-border real estate M&A deals and other real estate matters to corporate clients, investment funds and real estate developers and investors. He also advises on sales and leasebacks, complex lease and property use arrangements, and development/construction agreements.

Mafalda Oliveira Cordeiro is a senior associate in the real estate practice at CS’Associados. She has regularly advised national and international clients on real estate transactions involving the purchase, sale and

Carolina Cardoso Alves is a managing associate in the real estate practice at CS’Associados. She provides legal advice to local and cross-border clients on all real estate-related matters. Carolina has

leasing of real estate, as well as the promotion of projects in the retail, logistics, residential, office and shopping centre sectors.

comprehensive knowledge of urban planning regulations and other relevant regulatory matters in transaction structuring and real estate development operations.

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