— Established 1972 · Lisbon · Porto · London

Clarity in complex
matters.

Strategic counsel for decisions that carry weight. Five decades of institutional practice, one uncompromising working principle.

54
years
148
attorneys
03
offices
Chambers
band 1
Crown & Vale offices
Expertise · Six practices

Institutional practice with the intimacy of a boutique.

01

Corporate

M&A, joint ventures, restructurings, governance.

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02

Commercial

Contracts, distribution, competition, technology.

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03

Litigation

Complex commercial disputes and arbitration.

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04

Real Estate

Acquisitions, hospitality, urban development.

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05

Private Clients

Estate planning, family governance, philanthropy.

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06

International

Cross-border advisory across EU, UK and Brazil.

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Selected matter
Selected matter · Confidential

Represented a listed European bank in a € 4.2 billion cross-border restructuring.

Eleven jurisdictions, sixteen banking counterparties, one nine-month timeline. Led jointly by our corporate and litigation partners in Lisbon and London.

€4.2B
transaction value
11
jurisdictions
09 mo
closing
The attorneys · Managing partners

Counsel, by name.

Adão Crown
Adão Crown
Founding partner · Corporate
42 yrs · Universidade de Lisboa · Harvard LLM
Constança Vale
Constança Vale
Managing partner · Litigation
28 yrs · UCP Lisboa · Cambridge LLM
Rafael Mendes-Pinto
Rafael Mendes-Pinto
Partner · International
22 yrs · Coimbra · Sciences Po Paris
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