Luis Sáragga Leal
Bio
Honorary Partner

Luis Sáragga Leal

One of PLMJ’s founding partners.

About Luis

Luis is one of PLMJ’s founding partners. He is a senior partner in the Corporate M&A practice and has 50 years’ experience as a lawyer. Over the years, he has acted in some of the most important legal operations in Portugal and abroad.

Luis specialises in international transactions, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment.

He provides legal support for cross-border transactions and large-scale investment projects involving various countries, including China, Angola, Mozambique and Portugal.

In 1998, he was one of the driving forces behind the setting up of the PLMJ Foundation and he is still involved today in his role as president of its board.

Practice Areas:
Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures

Contacts

Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300*
luis.saraggaleal@plmj.pt

*National landlines call

Languages:
English, French, Spanish

Academic Background
  • Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 1968
  • Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 1970
Professional Background
  • Partner at PLMJ since 1973
  • Vice-President of the General Council of the Bar Association, 1986
  • Portuguese delegate to the CCBE - Consultative Committee of the Bars and Law Societies of the European Community, 1983
Member of
  • Portuguese section of the International Commission of Jurists
  • Honorary member of the Florida Bar Association
  • Lisbon District Council of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1980
  • General Council of the Bar Association, 1983
  • President of the Bar Association’s Institute of Law, 2005
Chambers Global
2022 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate Law / M&A
2021 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate Law / M&A
2020 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statespeople | Corporate Law / M&A
2019 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statespeople | Corporate Law / M&A
2018 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statesmen | Corporate Law / M&A
2017 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statesman | Corporate Law / Merger&Acquisitions
Other Awards
2021 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Leading | Leaders League - Corporate / M&A
Chambers Europe
2020 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statespeople | Corporate Law / M&A
2019 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statespeople | Corporate Law / M&A
2018 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statesman | Corporate Law / Merger&Acquisitions
2017 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Senior Statesman | Corporate Law / Merger&Acquisitions

"He is highly regarded for cross-border operations and investments as the head of the international projects team."

The Legal 500
2023 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate / M&A
2022 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Hall of Fame | Corporate / M&A
2021 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Hall of Fame | Corporate / M&A
2020 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Leading individual | Corporate / M&A
2019 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Leading individual - Hall of fame | Corporate / M&A
2018 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Leading Individual | Corporate / M&A
2017 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Leading Individual | Corporate / M&A
IFLR1000
2025 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A: M&A
2025 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2024 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A
2024 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2023 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2023 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A
2022 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Corporate and M&A
2022 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Banking and Finance: Project Finance
2021 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate / M&A
2021 - Luis Sáragga Leal, Highly regarded | Banking & Finance: Project Finance
2020 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Banking & Finance (Project Finance)
2020 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate / M&A
2019 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate / M&A
2019 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Banking & Finance (Project Finance)
2018 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Corporate / M&A
2018 - Luis Sáragga Leal | Banking & Finance (Project Finance)
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