Sérvulo & Associados

SÉRVULO has a wealth of experience advising corporate clients, undertaking compliance and risk analysis on the preventative side, negotiating deals at the national and international level on the transactional side, and providing day-to-day counsel to clients at all stages of the company life cycle. The firm’s corporate division prides itself on adopting an integrated, multi-disciplined approach, combining total command of what have become increasingly complex legislative frameworks, with sector-specific knowledge earned through years of experience.

Mergers and Acquisitions

SÉRVULO’s corporate partners and associates have vast experience in all aspects of M&A deal making, for both publicly listed and private companies, having handled a multitude of transactions at both domestic and international levels. The team has most commonly been called upon to assist, in various areas and industries, with:

• Establishment of joint-ventures of any type;
• Purchase and/or sale of companies and/or shareholdings;
• Asset deals;
• Merger of companies.

The team’s expertise spans all areas, including the selection of transactional models and structures, transactions preparatory acts (MoUs, NDAs, etc.), due diligence and the negotiation of the corresponding contracts.

SÉRVULO has a highly-experienced employment law team furnished with an especially diverse range of skills. The department advises on the consultancy and litigation sides, acting for clients across all sectors and in all spheres of economic activity, be they in the public or private domain.

Labour Relations

SÉRVULO provides comprehensive regular counsel to clients in regards to managing labour relations. The team covers the entire cycle, from selecting contract models at the recruitment stage to day-to-day labour management issues such as the structuring of working hours, to remuneration policies and guidelines on disciplinary procedures. The team also intervenes should employments need to be terminated, advising on labour negotiations, individual dismissals and collective redundancies.

SÉRVULO holds a team of lawyers with more than twenty years of solid experience in Intellectual Property, a particularly relevant area in the current context of the company's overall legal practice. Industrial Property (trademarks, patents, utility models, designs and models and logos) and Copyright, as well as legal representation in disputes in these areas stand out. Also worthy of note is the legal advice provided on issues related to Cybercrime and Digital Evidence.

Industrial Property

SÉRVULO regularly provides legal assistance in trademarks, patents, industrial models and unfair competition, including evaluation of trademarks and patents (national and European) in order to assess its validity and / or infringement and the strategy to be carried out before a possible lawsuit.
The firm advises several international clients holding reference brands in the automotive, catering and clothing sectors, providing legal assistance in the preparation, analysis and follow-up of negotiations regarding agency, distribution and franchise contracts.

SÉRVULO has broad experience spanning all areas of real estate, tourism and urban planning law. The department is particularly strong advising on high-end real estate transactions, real estate projects and day to day advice to its clients in all matters related to tourism and real estate procedures and urban planning matter. 

The team is likewise very strong in advising real estate investment funds and property development and tourism companies regarding the construction, licensing, exploitation and marketing of the real estate and/or tourism assets, as well as providing them with daily counselling.

In terms of urban planning law, the team is well-practised in providing zoning advice to clients and counselling on the administration of urban real estate transactions, related commercial activities, expropriation procedures and the demarcation, development and deployment of assets in the public domain.

Real Estate

SÉRVULO’s real estate department comprises a multi-disciplined team used to handling high-end real estate transactions. The firm is well-practised at providing legal advice on urban planning procedures and in developing corporate frameworks to suit particular real estate investment transactions (e.g. real estate companies or real estate investment funds). The team also takes a hands-on role in counselling clients on the development of tourism, residential, accommodation, commercial and industrial projects.

The real estate team thus advises on matters as diverse as the negotiation and execution of real estate agreements (reservation contracts, promissory sale and purchase and sale and purchase deeds, etc.), leasing and rental agreements, retail contracts in shopping centres, construction work contracts, the regularisation of property registration, lotting, parcelling and reparcelling procedures, horizontal property deeds and condominium regulations.

The team stands out on both domestic and cross border real estate finance transactions.

SÉRVULO draws on its comprehensive knowledge of all areas of business and economic activity to provide clients with specialised counsel in dispute resolution cases, be they in the public or private sector, or at the national or international level.

The firm prides itself on acting with thoroughness and rigour, to which end the disputes team works in constant consultation with lawyers who are specialised in the specific sectors of the case. SÉRVULO prioritises litigation prevention by identifying risk and implementing protection strategies, but always defends the client’s interests whenever litigation cases arise.