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Filipe Avides Moreira
Partner

Filipe Avides Moreira

Joined PLMJ in 2019.

Partner in the Corporate M&A practice.

About Filipe

Filipe is a partner in the Corporate M&A practice in the Porto office and has 28 years' experience as a lawyer.

His main areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate governance, public-private partnerships, concessions, and corporate restructuring and reorganisation. He has acted extensively for public authorities, private sponsors and construction companies, particularly in transactions involving concessions and major infrastructure projects.

Filipe is a member of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) and a board member of the Portuguese Committee of the UIA. He is also a member of the Board of the Porto Commercial Association and of the Higher Council of the Administrative and Tax Courts. He has also lectured at the Portuguese Bar Association and at Católica Porto School of Law.

Before joining PLMJ, Filipe worked as a lawyer at Cuatrecasas for 10 years. He has also practised law in Macau.

Filipe holds a law degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra and completed a postgraduate course in European Studies at the same faculty.

Contacts

Office: Porto
(+351) 226 074 700*
filipe.avides.moreira@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English

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Academic Background

  • Law degree from the University of Coimbra, 2015.
  • Course in accounting for lawyers and engineers at Católica Porto School of Law, 1998
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1996
  • Postgraduate course in public law at Católica Porto School of Law, 2003
  • Postgraduate course in the New Public Procurement Code at Católica Porto School of Law, 2010
  • Specialisation course in public procurement and the evaluation of proposals in tender processes at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra (CEDIPRE), 2010
  • Postgraduate course in corporate law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2015

Professional Background

  • Lawyer at the office of Manuela António, Macau,1999-2001
  • Associate at Cerqueira Gomes & Associados, 2001-2009
  • Union lawyer at the Porto Municipal Council, 2003-2004
  • Trainer at the Portuguese Bar Association, Porto District Centre, on the module 'Corporate Law', 2006-2011
  • Trainer expert valuers course organised by the Centre for Legal Studies, 2009 Edition
  • Senior associate at 'Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira & Associados, 2009-2013
  • Trainer at the Católica Porto School of Law in its public law seminars, 2010-2014
  • President of the board of directors of Porto Digital Operador Neutro de Comunicações, S.A., 2011-2014
  • Partner at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, 2014-2019
  • Member of the board of directors of the Institute of Commercial Arbitration
  • Member of the arbitration board of the Commercial Arbitration Centre
  • Member of the supervisory board of Futebol Clube do Porto
  • Member of the supervisory board of PortoComercial, Sociedade de Comercialização, Licenciamento e Sponsorização, S.A.
  • President of the general meeting of the Ach Brito & CA, S.A.
  • President of the general meeting of Saboaria e Perfumaria Confiança, S.A.
  • President of the general meeting of Companhia Portuguesa de Computadores e Sistemas de Informação, S.A.
  • Vice-president of the justice council of the Portuguese Tennis Federation

Member of

  • The Portuguese editorial board for the legal area of the Brazilian publisher Juruá
  • The board of the Porto Commercial Association
  • The UIA - International Association of Lawyers
  • The board of the Portuguese Committee of the UIA

The Legal 500

2026 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Recommended | Corporate / M&A
2026 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading Partners | Oporto Market
2025 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading Partners | Oporto Market
2025 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Recommended | Corporate / M&A
2024 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading Individuals | Oporto Market
2023 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Recommended | Corporate / M&A
2023 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading individuals | Oporto Market
2022 - Filipe Avides Moreira | Corporate / M&A
2022 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading individuals | Oporto Market
2021 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading Individuals | Oporto Market
2021 - Filipe Avides Moreira | Corporate / M&A
2020 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading individual | Oporto Market
2020 - Filipe Avides Moreira | Corporate / M&A

Chambers Europe

2026 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Band 4 | Private Equity

"He combines legal rigour with commercial vision."

2026 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Corporate - Band 2 | Porto

"Filipe Avides Moreira provides unparalleled support, knowledge and availability"

2025 - Filipe Avides Moreira | Private Equity
2025 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Coorporate - Band 2 | Porto
2024 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Corporate - Band 3 | Porto
2023 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Corporate - Band 3 | Porto
2022 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Corporate | Porto
2021 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Public Law - Band 3; Corporate | Porto
2020 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Public law - Band 2 | Porto

IFLR1000

2025 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A: M&A
2024 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A
2023 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A
2022 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A

Other Awards

2024 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Excellent | Leaders League - Private Equity
2023 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Excellent | Leaders League - Private Equity
2022 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Excellent | Leaders League - Private Equity
2021 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Leading | Leaders League - Corporate / M&A
2021 - Filipe Avides Moreira, Excellent | Leaders League - Private Equity
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