List of Lawyers in Portugal

Last updated 4 November 2026

There are 2,077 lawyers in Portugal, one in every 411 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 2 firms employ 50 people or more. Three in five of all law firms are based in Lisboa, Porto, Coimbra, Braga and Matosinhos. Below you find the largest law firms in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

2,077 companies indexed · Data counted on 4 November 2026

Companies2,0771 in411 Portuguese companiesCities151Largest cityLisboa 816Employees1-4 (97%)Revenue< $100K (82%)Email38%Phone74%Website52%

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Plmj Advogados, Sociedade Multidisciplinar, Sp, RLPlmj Advogados, Sociedade Multidisciplinar, Sp, RL

	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Plmj Advogados, Sociedade Multidisciplinar, Sp, RL	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 43	Lisboa	1050-119	*****.com	1990	$38,383,504	3	Partnership of unknown type	3	502289929
2	Garrigues Portugal, S.L.P. - Sucursal	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da República, 25 1º	Lisboa	1050-186	*****.com	2004	$29,284,134	19	Foreign company	2	980303974
3	Antas Da Cunha, Ecija & Associados, Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Carlos Alberto Da Mota Pinto, 17 2º	Lisboa	1070-313	*****.pt	2015	$22,756,928	11	Partnership of unknown type	3	513631984
4	Sérvulo & Associados - Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Garrett, 64	Lisboa	1200-204	*****.com	1999	$18,467,227	46	Corporation	N/A	504344285
5	Pra - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Conde de Valbom, 96-98	Lisboa	1050-070	*****.pt	2001	$17,348,435	56	Corporation	7	505253739
6	Deloitte Legal Telles - Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, Rl, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, 7 Piso 0	Lisboa	1070-100	*****.pt	2003	$8,279,918	7	Corporation	2	506593428
7	Andersen Tax & Legal Iberia, Slp - Sucursal Em Portugal	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Alexandre Herculano, 38 3º	Lisboa	1250-011	*****.com	2021	$7,782,151	9	Foreign company	N/A	980729181
8	Pares Advogados, Sp, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Alexandre Herculano, 23 2º	Lisboa	1250-008	*****.com	2011	$6,407,526	8	Corporation	N/A	510002374
9	Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares Da Silva & Associados - Sociedade De Advogados E Consultores, Sp, RL	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 165	Lisboa	1070-050	*****.pt	1993	$5,674,227	24	Partnership of unknown type	4	503095303
10	Inventa International, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Alameda Dos Oceanos, 41k 21	Lisboa	1990-203	*****.com	1971	$5,507,485	40	Corporation	N/A	500140979
11	1 - Exequator Slp - Sucursal Em Portugal	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, Torre 2 8º Sala 3	Lisboa	1070-102	N/A	2014	$5,267,101	4	Foreign company	N/A	980671159
12	Clarke, Modet & Companhia, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Casal Ribeiro, 50 3º	Lisboa	1000-093	*****.com	1965	$3,850,650	23	Corporation	2	500517746
13	Patentree, Lda	Portugal	Porto	Rua Salazares, 842	Porto	4149-002	*****.eu	2013	$3,556,748	24	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	510638490
14	Ana Bruno & Associados - Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco, 19 1º	Lisboa	1070-100	*****.com	2004	$3,404,052	9	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	506875164
15	Ey Law, Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da Índia, 10 Piso 0	Lisboa	1349-066	*****.com	2024	$3,121,076	1	Corporation	N/A	517925770
16	Jorge Calvete - Saj, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, 35 17ºa/b	Lisboa	1050-118	N/A	2023	$3,119,653	1	Corporation	N/A	517613786
17	Pedro Queirós, Nuno Mota Campos, Miguel Almeida Fernandes & Associados, Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, Rl, A.C..E.	Portugal	Lisboa	Campo Pequeno, 48 2ºesq.	Lisboa	1000-081	*****.pt	2009	$2,473,381	3	Partnership of unknown type	4	509027792
18	Teresa Patrício & Associados - Sociedade De Advogados E Consultores, Sp, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho, 96	Lisboa	1700-031	*****.pt	2005	$1,848,751	5	Partnership of unknown type	2	507505670
19	Gastão Da Cunha Ferreira, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Dos Bacalhoeiros, 4	Lisboa	1100-070	*****.com	1976	$1,657,718	15	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	500645302
20	Francisco Duarte - Sai, Unipessoal, Lda	Portugal	Barcelos	Praceta Escultor Esteves, 71	Braga	4750-285	N/A	2011	$1,620,584	9	Corporation	N/A	509671462
21	Valadas Coriel, Martins Braz & Associados - Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, RL	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Tierno Galvan, 10 Torre 3 16º	Lisboa	1070-274	*****.com	2001	$1,447,643	4	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	505580179
22	Lexa Advogados - Sociedade Multidisciplinar, Sp, Lda	Portugal	Torres Vedras	Rua 1º de Dezembro, 22	Lisboa	2560-300	*****.pt	2020	$1,443,894	12	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	515826383
23	David Roque & Associados - Sociedade De Agentes De Execucão,sp, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Braamcamp, 52 5º	Lisboa	1250-051	N/A	2016	$1,357,232	20	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	514121807
24	Havenstone - Advogados & Consultores Financeiros, Sociedade Multidisciplinar, Sp, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Rua Castilho, 39 9ºg	Lisboa	1250-068	*****.com	2024	$1,279,691	8	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	518447901
25	Castanheira, Almeida, Pereira, Mateus Ferreira & Associados - Sociedade De Advogados, Sp, Rl, Lda	Portugal	Coimbra	Rua João de Ruão, 12 1º Piso Escritórios 5/6	Coimbra	3000-229	*****.com	1992	$1,186,880	6	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502737808

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How many lawyers are there in Portugal?

Lawyers and law firms in Portugal

2,077

4 November 2026

There are 2,077 lawyers and law firms in Portugal in our data (4 November 2026). That is one in every 411 Portuguese companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every week this year (59 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,685 81%
Head offices: 167
Branch offices: 225

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 code 6910. Our platform filter is SIC 8111.

192 of the 2,077 are Lda and S.A. (9%); 0 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest law firms in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Lisboa. Click a name for the record.

Uría Menéndez Abogados SLP - Sucursal em Portugal is the largest law firm in Portugal by headcount. 2 firms employ 50 people or more; 1 employ 100 or more.

1LisboaForeign company161 staff
2Lisboa56 staff
3Lisboa46 staff
4Lisboa40 staff
5Lisboa24 staff
6Porto24 staff
7Lisboa20 staff
8Lisboa15 staff
9LisboaForeign company12 staff
10Torres Vedras12 staff

By employee size · 1,937 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,887	97%
5-9	38	2%
10-19	5	0.3%
20-49	5	0.3%
50-99	1	<0.1%
100-199	1	<0.1%
200-499	0	0%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

97% have 1 to 4 people; 5 have 20 to 49; 2 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	1,501	82%
$100K-$500K	283	15%
$500K-$1M	25	1%
$1M-$5M	16	0.9%
$5M-$10M	6	0.3%
$10M-$50M	5	0.3%

82% under $100,000; 16 between $1M and $5M; 11 above $5M.

Where in Portugal?

Lisboa has the most lawyers in Portugal (816), ahead of Porto (284), Coimbra (52), Braga (40) and Matosinhos (37). Together the five hold three in five of them.

Cities by number of firms

151 Portuguese cities have at least one law firm; 30 have ten or more; 43 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 1,937 Portuguese law firms with a known headcount, 1,887 (97%) have one to four people, 38 have five to nine, 10 have ten to 49 and 2 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (1,501, 82%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 101,925 99%
Small 10 to 4910 0.5%
Medium 50 to 2492 0.1%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 5 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Law firms in Lisboa

Lisboa has 816 lawyers and law firms, 0.9% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 258% above the national share. Nearly all Lisboa firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 16 new firms were entered in 2026, 19 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 747 · 96%
5-9: 19 · 2%
10-19: 4 · 0.5%
20-49: 4 · 0.5%
50+: 2 · 0.3%

Legal form

Sole traders: 0 · 0%
Partnerships: 705 · 86%
Lda and S.A.: 48 · 6%
Other or none: 63 · 8%

Of the Portuguese total: 39.3%
Of all Lisboa companies: 0.9%
Against the national share: 3.6×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 16
Entered 2025: 42
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 27.1%

Old

Before 1990: 19 · 2%
1990 or later: 797 · 98%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 38.8%

Reachable

Email: 393 · 48%
Phone: 666 · 82%
Website: 541 · 66%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 628 · 82%
$100K-$500K: 110 · 14%
$500K-$1M: 6 · 0.8%
$1M and more: 23 · 3%

Largest

1Foreign company161
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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 11 consulting companies for every law firm in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Consulting Companies	22,620	13%	89%
Accounting Companies	11,025	35%	75%
Cleaning Companies	4,207	20%	71%
Lawyers	2,077	52%	91%
Pr Companies	640	16%	89%
Security Companies	236	43%	32%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	713,664	11.2
Brazil	204,117	7.1
France	157,345	10.9
Germany	82,407	12.1
Poland	74,084	11.7
Portugal	2,077	2.4

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Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

59 law firms were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about one per week, after 141 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

592022
512023
962024
1412025
592026 so far

23 of this year's 59 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lisboa4 staff
2Lisboa3 staff
3Porto3 staff
4Estarreja2 staff
5Santa Comba Dão2 staff

Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

Only one firm in eleven is a Lda or S.A..

Partnerships1,63379%
Lda and S.A.1929%
No form on record or other25212%

Single-site: 81%
Head offices: 167
Branches: 225

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese law firms from before 1900, 1 from before 1950 and 49 from before 1990.

1911
1. Vila Do Porto
1965
1. Lisboa
1969
1. Loures
1971
1. Lisboa
1975
1. Porto
1976
1. Lisboa

Fewer than five firms date from before 1950, so the timeline starts with the oldest firms before 1990.

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How reachable are they?

Law firms are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 74% list a phone number and 52% a website.

Email788 38%
Phone1,546 74%
Website1,088 52%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many lawyers are there in Portugal?

There are 2,077 lawyers and law firms in Portugal in our data, counted on 4 November 2026. That is one in every 411 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest law firm in Portugal?

Uría Menéndez Abogados SLP - Sucursal em Portugal in Lisboa, with 161 staff. By revenue Sérvulo & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, SP, S.A. in Lisboa leads with $18.5 million a year.

Which Portuguese city has the most lawyers?

Lisboa, with 816, ahead of Porto (284), Coimbra (52), Braga (40) and Matosinhos (37).

How many law firms are there in Lisboa?

816, which is 0.9% of all 93,657 Lisboa companies and 258% above the national share.

How big is a typical law firm?

Small. 97% of the 1,937 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 2 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese lawyers sole traders or companies?

None (0) are sole traders, 79% are partnerships and 9% (192) are Lda and S.A..

How many law firms started in 2026?

59 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 141 in 2025. 23 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest law firm in Portugal?

Registo Civil, Predial e Notariado de Vila do Porto in Vila Do Porto, 1911, followed by Clarke, Modet & Companhia, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda in Lisboa (1965) and Agência de Leilões Xira, Lda in Loures (1969). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers lawyers?

Portuguese lawyers are classified under NACE Rev. 2 code 6910. Our platform filters them on SIC 8111 (legal services).

Can I download the full list?

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