SRS Legal has once again been recognised in the international directory The Legal 500 EMEA 2026, reinforcing its position among the leading law firms in Portugal, with rankings improvements, new practice areas recognised and an increase in individual mentions.
Among the main highlights of this edition, SRS Legal achieves ranking improvements in two areas: TMT to Tier 1, and Tax to Tier 2. The firm is also recognised as a Firm to Watch in the areas of Fraud/White Collar Crime and Porto: Leading Commercial Firms.
The firm is ranked in Tier 1, the highest category, in Employment, EU and Competition and TMT.
Individually, the 2026 edition reflects further growth, with 23 individual mentions. SRS Legal maintains three lawyers in the Hall of Fame category and strengthens its presence across the remaining categories, with 10 Leading Partners, three Next Generation Partners and four Leading Associates.
Among the individual highlights, it is worth noting the entry of Paulo de Sá e Cunha as a Leading Partner in the Fraud/White Collar Crime category and Vasco Moura Ramos as a Next Generation Partner in the Porto: Leading Commercial Firms and Public Law categories. Also noteworthy are the promotions to Leading Partner of Alexandre Roque, in Planning Law, and Luís Neto Galvão, in TMT.
SRS Legal is also now represented in the Leading Associate category, with Mónica Azevedo (Porto: Leading Commercial Firms), Duarte Pirra Xarepe (EU/Competition), Sara Milheiro Tavares (Employment) and António Pape (Banking & Finance).
This recognition reinforces SRS Legal’s consistency in the legal market, highlighting the strength of its teams and its ability to grow in strategic areas, while maintaining a positioning grounded in technical excellence, client proximity and a commitment to excellence.
SRS Legal full results in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026:
Tier 1: Employment, EU and Competition and TMT.
Tier 2: Banking and Finance, Commercial Corporate and M&A, Data Privacy and Data Protection, Energy and Natural Resources, Projects and Project Finance, Transport and Tax.
Tier 3: Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Restructuring, Planning Law, Public Law, Real Estate and Construction.
Tier 4: Intellectual Property.
Firm to Watch: Fraud/White Collar Crime and Porto: Leading Commercial Firms.
Full individual results:
Hall of Fame: César Sá Esteves (Employment), Gonçalo Anastácio (EU and Competition) and Octávio Castelo Paulo (TMT).
Leading Partners: Alexandra Valente (Banking and Finance), Alexandre Roque (Planning Law), Ana Luísa Beirão (Employment), Gonçalo Anastácio (Energy and Natural Resources), José Luís Moreira da Silva (Projects and Project Finance as well as Transport), Luís Neto Galvão (Data Privacy and Data Protection), Mariana Caldeira Sarávia (Employment), Neuza Pereira de Campos (Real Estate), Paulo de Sá e Cunha (Fraud/White Collar Crime) and Sara Estima Martins (EU and Competition).
Next Generation Partners: Nuno Calaim Lourenço (EU and Competition), João Santos Carvalho (Banking and Finance) and Vasco Moura Ramos (Porto: Leading Commercial Firms and Public Law).
Leading Associates: António Pape (Banking & Finance), Duarte Pirra Xarepe (EU/Competition), Mónica Azevedo (Porto: Leading Commercial Firms) and Sara Milheiro Tavares (Employment).
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