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Insolvency and Financial Recovery

In the field of insolvency, our firm offers specialized legal services focused on resolving insolvency situations for both individuals and companies. With a strategic and personalized approach, we develop solutions aimed at financial recovery or the efficient management of insolvency proceedings whether definitive, imminent, or by agreement. Our team combines technical rigor and practical experience to protect our clients’ interests and achieve effective outcomes with legal certainty.

Practice Areas

Personal and Corporate Insolvency

  • Representation in insolvency proceedings for individuals and companies, acting in Portuguese courts and cross-border proceedings, including jurisdiction and coordination issues.

  • Preventive advice in imminent or definitive insolvency situations, analyzing restructuring and/or insolvency plans to avoid declaration of insolvency or mitigate its effects.

  • Opposition to qualification of insolvency as culpable or fortuitous, including analysis of directors’ or managers’ liability for mismanagement.

  • Support throughout the entire insolvency process, from cessation of payments until closure, including discharge of remaining liabilities.

Special Recovery Proceedings

  • Special Payment Agreement Procedure (PEAP): Assistance to individuals in negotiating agreements with creditors, including debt restructuring strategies and debt forgiveness plans to provide a fresh start.

  • Special Revitalization Procedure (PER): Advisory to companies on drafting and implementing revitalization plans, ensuring business continuity and creditor protection in line with EU preventive restructuring frameworks.

  • ​Recovery Plans: Structuring of financial and operational restructuring strategies, including liability renegotiation and business model redesign for viable companies.

  • Court representation to obtain judicial approval of recovery plans.

Credit and Liability Management

  • Subsequent verification of claims in insolvency proceedings, both national and transnational

  • Negotiation of tax and social security debts to reduce liabilities and ensure financial sustainability.

  • Discharge of remaining liabilities for individuals, enabling economic fresh start.

  • Negotiation of redemption rights over assets seized into the insolvent estate, including in cross-border contexts.

  • Applications for exemption from liquidation of seized movable assets essential for the debtor’s recovery.

Litigation and Negotiation in Insolvency

  • Opposition to declarations of insolvency.

  • Challenges to wrongful attachments of assets or salaries, including European account preservation orders.

  • Negotiation of payment agreements with employees in restructuring plans, ensuring protection of employment credits.

  • Representation at creditors’ meetings to maximize voting rights and protect creditor interests.

  • Alternative dispute resolution in insolvency matters through mediation in civil and commercial cases, achieving faster and more cost-effective outcomes.

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