Listen and frame
Understand the facts, available documents, the client's priorities and what is genuinely at stake.
Independent legal practice · PortoPortugal / 2026
Rigour that protects the client.
Strategy that makes the difference.
Direct, personal legal support in matters that require a clear decision, careful negotiation or court action in Portugal.
01 / Profile
The law, with rigour.
People, at the centre.
Luis Oliveira Leite practises independently, providing each client with direct and personal support. Whenever the nature or complexity of a matter requires it, he coordinates the involvement of lawyers and other external professionals with complementary expertise, selected for the specific needs of the case, while retaining coordination and responsibility for the legal advice.
02 / Approach
Clarity to understand.
Judgement to decide.
Analyse and define
Separate viable options from risks, explain the alternatives and select a legally supported course of action.
Act and follow through
Carry out the agreed steps and communicate clearly about developments, decisions and key moments.
03 / Practice areasSelected areas
Specific legal problems require a strategy of their own.
The practice is organised around concrete problems and objectives: building and investing, preventing risk, resolving disputes, recovering debts or finding a new legal balance.
Commercial Law and Business
From launch to business continuity
BUILD · CONTRACT · INVEST
Companies, Commercial Agreements and Investment
Company formation and ongoing advice; domestic and international commercial agreements; investment projects; establishment of businesses in Portugal and structuring entry into the European Union market from Portugal.
RESTRUCTURE · RECOVER · PROTECT
Restructuring and Insolvency
Negotiations with creditors; debt restructuring; business recovery; Portuguese Special Revitalisation Proceedings (PER); corporate insolvency; defence and recovery of debts.
Enforcement and Personal Insolvency
Individuals · Creditors and debtors
RECOVER · DEFEND · START AGAIN
Every situation is assessed individually.
Support for creditors in debt collection and recovery and in bringing enforcement proceedings; defence of debtors in enforcement proceedings, debt negotiation, personal insolvency and discharge of residual debt.
Civil Law, Contracts and Real Estate
Prevent, contract and resolve
From the first document to the resolution of a dispute, every contract or real estate transaction calls for clarity, prevention and an appropriate legal response.
CONTRACT · PREVENT · RESOLVE
Contracts and Consumer Relations
Drafting, analysis and review of contracts; breach, termination and expiry; civil liability and compensation claims; consumer disputes between individuals and businesses; protection in relation to defective goods or services.
BUY · LEASE · PROTECT
Real Estate, Tenancy and Condominiums
Promissory agreements, property acquisitions and sales and legal review of documentation; residential and commercial leases; landlord and tenant disputes; eviction; horizontal property, condominiums and liability for building works or defects.
Preparation, authentication and filing of authenticated private documents (DPA), at the office or, where necessary, in coordination with duly qualified external professionals.
Family and Succession Law
Personal decisions with legal protection
PROTECT · REGULATE · START AGAIN
Family
Divorce and separation; parental responsibilities; residence and contact arrangements; maintenance; division of common assets; child protection and support in particularly sensitive family situations.
PLAN · TRANSFER · RESOLVE
Succession
Succession planning; wills and gifts; acceptance or disclaimer of inheritance; estate inventory and division; support and resolution of disputes between heirs.
Rights, Inclusion and Neurodivergence
RIGHTS · INCLUSION · AUTONOMY
Legal support for children, adults and families in relation to inclusive education, access to benefits and social support, reasonable adjustments, discrimination, accessibility, supported decision-making and dealings with public or private bodies.
A cross-cutting approach to neurodivergence and disability, including autism, ADHD, intellectual disability and other conditions or specific needs.
Personal experience of parenting in the context of neurodivergence provides a practical understanding of the barriers faced by children, adults and their families.
Criminal Law
ANALYSE · DEFEND · SUPPORT
Representation in criminal proceedings, with rigorous analysis of the facts, evidence and procedural safeguards. Support for defendants, private prosecutors and victims during investigation, pre-trial proceedings, trial and appeal, including criminal complaints, coercive measures and the enforcement of sentences.
04 / Technology & AITechnology businesses
Portugal and the European Union
Artificial Intelligence, Data, Cloud and Legaltech
Legal support for Portuguese and international businesses developing, procuring or using technology, with close attention to European regulation, data protection, employment, intellectual property, technology suppliers and market entry.
05 / Portugal and the European Union
International clients
Entry and business activity in Portugal and the European Union.
Support for individuals, investors and international businesses looking to establish, contract, invest or operate in Portugal and access the European Union market from Portugal.
Dedicated support for technology businesses structuring products, suppliers, data and operations within the European regulatory framework.
Communication is available in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French, using terminology suited to the client's context.
06 / Contact
Initial contact
Let us begin by understanding the matter.
The initial contact helps frame the matter and identify its urgency.
- In-person appointments
- In Porto, by appointment
- Remote appointments
- Available by appointment
- Telephone and WhatsApp
- +351 930 592 906
Sending a message does not, by itself, create a lawyer-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information before representation has been confirmed.