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TFRA provides comprehensive legal advice through compact, multidisciplinary and highly specialised teams tailored to each project. We represent private and corporate clients, guided by a philosophy of direct communication and an unwavering focus on achieving our clients’ objectives.

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Private Clients

By Our Clients’ Side at Life’s Decisive Moments.

We support individual clients and families at key moments in their personal, financial and professional lives. From property acquisitions and tax planning to immigration procedures and employment matters, we provide close, dedicated advice and sound legal solutions at every stage.

Real Estate

For over 30 years, we have provided legal certainty to those buying, selling, leasing or managing property in Portugal.


We advise throughout the entire real estate transaction lifecycle: from identifying an interest in a specific asset and conducting the relevant risk assessment, through legal due diligence, promissory sale and purchase agreements, deeds, financing, urban leases, local accommodation, licensing and real estate litigation.

We protect and optimise personal, family and business portfolios and assets through efficient corporate and tax structures, as well as appropriate tax and residency regimes.

Our objective is simplicity, tax efficiency and continuity across generations.

We handle the entire process required to obtain residence permits, including investment and professional activity routes, family reunification, visas for entrepreneurs, digital nomads and students, as well as any necessary renewals and appeals.

We are your single point of contact, with monitored deadlines and continuous, transparent communication.

We design effective solutions to safeguard the continuity of family wealth and preserve family harmony: wills, succession agreements, gifts, lifetime distributions, the integration of foreign trusts in accordance with the specific requirements of Portuguese law, the choice of matrimonial property regimes and estate administration proceedings.

We provide swift advice on day-to-day employment matters: employment contracts, remote working, fringe benefits, international mobility and expatriates, workplace data protection and dispute resolution.

Our focus is on preventing disputes and ensuring the smooth management of employment relationships.

CORPORATE CLIENTS

The Strategic Partner for the Legal Management of Your Business.

Our multidisciplinary team understands the challenges businesses face. We take a proactive approach to managing risk and maximising value, whether in the execution of real estate projects, M&A transactions, the protection of intangible assets or navigating the complexities of public procurement.

Real Estate Projects

We advise our clients on real estate projects from risk assessment, due diligence and acquisition of the property asset through to financing, construction, licensing, commercialisation and operation. We specialise in special-purpose vehicles, construction agreements and dispute resolution, including the tax structuring of transactions.

We advise on transactions at every stage: due diligence, share purchase agreements, joint ventures, restructurings, acquisition financing, regulatory approvals and post-closing integration, while ensuring the appropriate tax structuring of the transaction and its treatment for corporate income tax and capital gains purposes.

We provide comprehensive tax advice to Portuguese and international companies and corporate groups, including the tax planning and structuring of transactions and investments, Corporate Income Tax, VAT and the taxation of business assets, transfer pricing, investment tax incentives, tax-neutral reorganisations, tax due diligence, tax compliance obligations and tax litigation.

We strengthen intangible assets that create value and protect innovation through trademark, patent and software registration, domestic and international licensing, and market monitoring to prevent and address infringements of intellectual property rights.

We advise artists, authors, musicians and creators, as well as producers, publishers and promoters, on the protection and exploitation of copyright, related rights, image rights and trademarks, including publishing, phonogram and licensing agreements.

We provide ongoing support to Human Resources departments and Boards of Directors, including the review of internal policies, compliance audits, incentive plans, disciplinary proceedings, restructuring and training.

Our experience enables us to strike an effective balance between operational efficiency and legal compliance.

We implement comprehensive GDPR programmes, including data mapping, DPIAs, data processing agreements, cookie policies, incident management and liaison with the CNPD.

Our approach is tailored to each client’s profile and proportionate to the actual risks faced by the business.

We advise contracting authorities and bidders on the analysis and review of procurement documentation, legal support in preparing tenders, challenges, contract performance, renegotiations and administrative litigation.

BUSINESS SECTORS

Specialised Legal Expertise for Every Business Sector.

We work across a range of sectors with dedicated teams and tailored approaches, from growing start-ups to major real estate transactions, from agribusiness to the public sector, and from technology to retail. We understand the specific characteristics of each market and anticipate legal challenges before they become obstacles to your business.

Start-ups & Scale-ups

Working alongside external service providers, we speak the language of founders and investors, from incorporation through to advanced Series C funding rounds: corporate structures, investments, IP protection and compliance.

We manage contractual risk from the design stage through to construction and favour alternative dispute resolution methods to minimise delays and adverse legal consequences.

Long development cycles and capital-intensive projects require rigorous planning.

We advise on the legal structuring of partnerships, coordinate bank and private equity financing, support off-plan sales and advise on condominium management and operations through to the final delivery of projects.

We provide legal advice on the development of commercial strategies and the implementation of franchising arrangements.

We draft and renegotiate distribution agreements, protect trademarks and ensure compliance with the GDPR.

Sustainability and European funding are driving modernisation.

We conduct land due diligence, advise on facility licensing and long-term supply agreements, and support applications for EU funding and incentives.

Portugal remains a leading destination for hospitality investment. We have proven experience in tourism licensing, hotel management agreements and tourism developments.

Business-owning families require robust and flexible structures. We combine corporate, tax and succession law with family governance to protect and grow our clients’ wealth, working with our international partners to provide comprehensive cross-border advice.

Experience in public tenders, concessions and complex administrative litigation.

AI and cybersecurity create cross-cutting challenges.

Licensing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) agreements, data protection and real-time incident response.

CONSULTING

An Integrated Approach that Goes Beyond Legal Services.

Beyond legal services, we provide consulting services that complement our legal advice through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach.

Strategic Real Estate Consulting

Strategic support for complex real estate decisions, combining legal, economic and technical analysis. Our team includes, among others, an architect consultant with extensive experience in design, valuation and asset management, enabling us to conduct technical inspections, assess asset condition and potential, and provide specialist advice on development, rehabilitation and operational solutions.

Our services also include feasibility and market studies, analysis of investment opportunities, development of business models, asset positioning and value enhancement, and decision-making support throughout every stage of the real estate lifecycle.

Strategic and operational support in data governance and the responsible adoption of AI, including the definition of policies and governance models, impact and risk assessments, compliance with the GDPR and the AI Act, and the implementation of best practices for the use of artificial intelligence systems within organisations.

Business decision-making support from an economic and financial perspective, including valuation and business models, feasibility and profitability analysis, restructuring and process optimisation, support for financing and investment transactions, and strategic management support.