Practice Areas

Litigation and Arbitration
Wide experience on the pragmatic resolution of conflicts of civil nature, whether through negotiation, mediation and arbitration, or through litigation in courts. Sérgio Mota & Associates supports their clients on declarative cases, including Injunctions and executives cases, works towards the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions, protective orders, insolvencies and restructuring cases, as well as all types of arbitration.

 

Banking
Sérgio Mota & Associates provides legal advice to national and international banks. Our Law firm provides consultancy in all sorts of credit operations.

 

Criminal
Juridical-legal assistance on the criminal and other administrative offences.

 

Labour & Social Security
Sérgio Mota & Associates sets up all types of labour agreements for companies, represents in collective negotiations, provides consulting on disciplinary procedures, ensures labour litigation, including Social Security, for companies and employees, restructures staff establishment plans and guarantees all types of labour negotiations.

 

Commercial and Corporate
Counselling in all sorts of relevant contracts for commercial companies, of any legal form.

 

Tax
Sérgio Mota & Associates provides fiscal monitoring, whether for companies or individuals, including international tax planning and tributary litigation.

 

Telecommunications
Elaboration of licensing agreements, international investment support and negotiations with the competent authorities.

 

Public, Constitutional, Administrative and Environmental
Sérgio Mota & Associates provides advisement on public contracting (at the central, regional and local levels), in regulated sectors, administrative and public works contracts. Our firm gives special emphasis to the monitoring of administrative offenses and environmental law, more specifically in public tenders and other public contracting procedures, in administrative procedures, in supervision and environmental responsibility and in land an environment planning. With the collaboration of eminent legal counsellors and law professors, our firm ensures constitutional litigation and offers advice on the constitutional compliance of any law or administrative measure. Counselling on urban licensing, expropriations and interconnected environmental issues.

 

EU and Competition
Consulting in institutional and competition litigation issues related with the free movement of goods, companies, services and capitals, as well as any matter referring to the harmonization of the national legislations. We support our clients in what concerns to european funds. Insurance Juridical advice in all branches of insurance, either being insurance activity, mediation or pension funds.

 

Family and Minors
Elaboration of divorces whether by mutual agreement or litigation, parental responsibility, allotments and alimony executions.


Foreign and Nationality Law
Legal advice on issues related to obtaining and extending visas, residence permits, as well as issues related to obtaining Portuguese nationality for foreigners.
 

Foundations and Other Non-Profit Organizations
Constitution, regulation and assistance to many national Foundations, Federations and Associations, and other aspects related with the third sector.

Ecclesiastical Law and Religious Freedom
Constitution of churches and other religious legal persons, prevention and monitoring of disputes from civil, administrative, labor and others, involving all religions and churches as well as other issues relating to religious freedom (organization, expression, meeting, worship, etc.).