Sofia Galvão took part in the conference “Land on a legal perspective: an utopia?”, organized by the oldest Portuguese environmental NGO, LPN (“Liga para a Protecção da Natureza”), and sponsored  by Caixa Geral de Depósitos, making a presentation on the topic  “New legal perspectives on the Law management – the new Law of the Territorial…

Sofia Galvão was once again selected for the inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Portugal for the practice areas of Real Estate Law and Planning, being additionally appointed as The Best Lawyer 2016 on Planning Law, nomination that distinguishes only one lawyer in Portugal. More info. here and here.

Sofia Galvão Advogados’ partners were both quoted on the Briefing: The Portuguese Real Estate Market. Sofia Galvão mentions that structuring foreign real estate investments is currently one of the biggest opportunities for law firms. In this context, Hugo Nunes states that also new rules on available public funds in Portugal mean there is demand for…

Sofia Galvão wrote an opinion piece in the no. 13 of the “Magazine Imobiliário” September/October 2015 regarding the positive signs of the Portuguese real estate market development.           The article can also be read online here, pages 32 and 33.

Sofia Galvão spoke on the seminar “Sines and the Opportunities on the Economy of the Sea” organized by Aicep Global Parques and hosted by the Centro de Negócios da Zona Industrial e Logística de Sines (Business Centre of the Industrial and Logistic Zone of a Sines).     The seminar took place today in Sines.…

Sofia Galvão was invited to speak on the “major changes of the territorial planning and management instruments” at the conference “Review of the legal framework of the territorial planning and management instruments” hosted by the Instituto de Ciências Jurídico-Políticas da Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa (School of Law of Lisbon’s Legal and Politics Institute) on the 1st…

Sofia Galvão spoke on the seminar “Contributions for reforming the State”, promoted by the the Associação para a Promoção e Desenvolvimento da Sociedade da Informação (Association for Promoting and Developing the Information Society), on May 29th, 2015 hosted at Culturgest, Lisbon. Program: 15h30 – President of of APDSI, Raul Mascarenhas 15h45 – Presentation of the…

Sofia Galvão was chosen as head of the work group on the Renovation of the State Functions paper. The group was in charge of filling the Portuguese Industrial Association’s request for a project on “Ideas to Portugal” which was presented on May 28th, 2015 in Lisbon. 

Sofia Galvão Advogados was recently listed in the Chambers & Partner’s rankings, in the practice of Planning.   According to Clients, “the lawyers’ knowledge is very solid and broad; they know exactly what they are talking about in urbanism and environment. They are also able to distinguish between what the law says, what the client…

Sofia Galvão Advogados was recently listed in the LEGAL500 EMEA 2015 rankings, in the practice of Real Estate and Construction.   With less than one year from its opening, the LEGAL 500 emphasizes that SGA is receiving a growing number of instructions.   Sofia Galvão is reccomended by producing “smart and effective strategies”. Pedro Amaral…