Lisbon, October 26, 2022. Cuatrecasas and SLCM - Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados have agreed to integrate their teams and operate under the Cuatrecasas structure and brand. The agreement will enable the two firms to harness the capacities of their teams, as well as reinforcing Cuatrecasas’ positioning in the Portuguese legal market, which is anchored in its highly professionalized structure, its excellent reputation on the market, its use of cutting-edge technological processes and resources, and its work culture focused on knowledge and innovation.

When the integration is implemented - planned for January 1, 2023 - Cuatrecasas will have a structure of 250 professionals in Portugal, including partners, counsel, associates and support staff, and Luís Cortes Martins, up until now managing partner of SLCM, will become senior partner of Cuatrecasas in Portugal, and a member of the firm’s board of directors.

“The agreement between the two organizations is a new milestone in the consolidation of the Portuguese legal market involving law firms focusing on added value services, particularly in business law, committed to excellence, young talent and international expansion as growth levers. The integration of the two teams will enable us to expand on and be more efficient in the provision of services to our clients, while maintaining the characteristic distinction of both firms of having built two of the most respected and renowned legal practices in Portugal.”

Luís Cortes Martins