The firm positions itself as a true Boutique Law Firm®, operating through a network of specialized lawyers. Following a wallet share approach, we are fully focused on the Client and their needs, striving at all times to be the natural choice for comprehensive, cross-disciplinary legal solutions.
The Tax Practice Area is dedicated to providing practical and effective solutions to tax and fiscal matters. Our services include Tax Litigation, Tax and Financial Auditing, and Advisory.
DLAS works with several of its Clients on a retainer basis and dedicates part of its activity to litigation.
The lawyers responsible for litigation have extensive experience both in drafting procedural documents and in trial hearings, ensuring that at every stage of the process, the Client’s specific needs and concerns are addressed while complying with legal requirements.
The litigation department provides Client support both in person and, upon request, remotely.
The firm provides general and strategic legal advice to corporate management, as well as legal support in the context of different legal frameworks for company and asset acquisitions.
Our services cover the entire transaction lifecycle — from the legal structuring of the deal, including the drafting of initial documents (such as confidentiality and exclusivity agreements, memoranda of understanding, non-binding offers, etc.), to the execution of legal due diligence, preparation and negotiation of acquisition agreements and ancillary contracts, and handling of all legal formalities required to complete the transaction, including post-closing integration steps.
We assist in structuring and preparing mergers, acquisitions and the setup of partnerships and joint ventures.
The firm is particularly focused on handling matters related to corporate restructurings, as well as advising on and drafting commercial contracts. This includes the preparation and negotiation of commercial agreements such as agency, distribution, franchising, supply, and service contracts of all kinds.
We also assist in the structuring, negotiation, and execution of association agreements, partnerships, and joint ventures, as well as in the incorporation, reorganization, and restructuring of companies, capital increases, and company dissolution and liquidation processes.
The Labour Law practice provides services in the areas of employment contracts, collective bargaining and labour relations, disciplinary procedures and dismissals, arbitration, administrative offence, and litigation before the labour courts.
The firm also offers services in Labour Litigation and provides legal support before Regulatory Authorities, including the Labour Conditions Authority and Social Security.
Advisory services related to dismissals and corporate restructurings are provided in coordination with the Restructuring and Insolvency Department.
In the Family and Succession Law area, the firm provides legal advice to Clients and assists in matters such as divorce proceedings, parental responsibility arrangements, post-divorce asset division, enforcement of maintenance obligations, inheritance and succession matters, as well as the drafting of all related legal documentation.
The firm handles a wide range of real estate transactions, including preliminary sale and purchase agreements, deeds of sale, loans, mortgages, and related matters.
DLAS also provides all services falling under the notarial functions assigned by Decree-Law No. 76-A/2006 of 29 March, within the scope of its legally recognized powers.
The firm has a multidisciplinary team dedicated to handling a wide range of matters related to restructuring and insolvency.
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The firm provides legal support in matters related to Urban Planning and Land Use, particularly in procedures involving the approval of urban development operations and commercial licensing. It also offers services in urban planning litigation.
