Sousa Machado, Ferreira da Costa & Associados

Sousa Machado, Ferreira da Costa & Associados (SMFC) is a Lisbon law firm with offices in the Edifício Heron Castilho on Rua Braamcamp. It was established in 1991 by four partners: Alexandre de Sousa Machado, Manuel Ferreira da Costa, Jaime Dória Cortesão and João Carlos Ferreira de Lima. The firm says it has grown organically by integrating trainees, forming international alliances and partnerships, and hiring specialised lawyers, and it names ethics, excellence, trust and commitment to the client as its values. Its listed partners are Manuel Ferreira da Costa, Alexandre Sousa Machado, Jaime Dória Cortesão, Mafalda Vaz Pinto, Martim Pita Negrão and André Oliveira Costa.

The firm's practice areas cover administrative and public law; commercial, corporate and M&A; litigation and arbitration; family and probate; tax; real estate; labour and social security; data protection; intellectual property; debt recovery and insolvency; residence, nationality and foreign investment; and technology, media and telecommunications. It forms multidisciplinary teams for each case under the supervision of an experienced partner or associate. SMFC represents companies in industries including mobile communications, IT, insurance, automobile, real estate, chemicals and agri-food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, as well as private clients. It is a member of the E-IURE network of law firms.