Pedro Franca Pinto

Founding Partner

pfp@francapinto.pt

Tel: (+351) 21 799 25 10 / (dir. 15)

Tlm: (+351) 91 810 08 37

With an Undergraduate Degree from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Lisbon, Pedro took part in a tax specialization programme in 2001 at INDEG/ISCTE and attended a post-graduate programme in real estate management and valuation at ISEG.

 

Pedro began his career in Lisbon in 2001 at Uría & Menéndez in the securities department, having also passed through the litigation, general commercial and real estate departments.

 

In 2006, Pedro sought an insider’s perspective on clients by joining the legal department at Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A., in Porto. While in Porto, he was also a member of the management team of the legal department of Chamartín Retail, SGPS, S.A..

 

In 2008, Pedro returned to Lisbon to be a member of the management team of the legal department of the Imocom Group, where he worked with property development companies, construction companies, industrial companies and companies that operate tourism developments.

 

In 2010, Pedro joined CCA Advogados as head of the Real Estate, Projects and Tourism department, having also been responsible for the monitoring of restructurings and the implementation of recovery plans for various companies.

 

In 2012, he begins this project together with Maria Neuparth.

 

He is a company director and chairman of general shareholder meetings of various companies as well as of owner meetings of tourism developments. 

Pedro Franca Pinto

Founding Partner

With an Undergraduate Degree from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Lisbon, Pedro took part in a tax specialization programme in 2001 at INDEG/ISCTE and attended a post-graduate programme in real estate management and valuation at ISEG.

 

Pedro began his career in Lisbon in 2001 at Uría & Menéndez in the securities department, having also passed through the litigation, general commercial and real estate departments.

 

In 2006, Pedro sought an insider’s perspective on clients by joining the legal department at Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A., in Porto. While in Porto, he was also a member of the management team of the legal department of Chamartín Retail, SGPS, S.A..

 

In 2008, Pedro returned to Lisbon to be a member of the management team of the legal department of the Imocom Group, where he worked with property development companies, construction companies, industrial companies and companies that operate tourism developments.

 

In 2010, Pedro joined CCA Advogados as head of the Real Estate, Projects and Tourism department, having also been responsible for the monitoring of restructurings and the implementation of recovery plans for various companies.

 

In 2012, he begins this project together with Maria Neuparth.

 

He is a company director and chairman of general shareholder meetings of various companies as well as of owner meetings of tourism developments. 

Maria Neuparth

Founding Partner

mn@francapinto.pt

Tel: (+351) 21 799 25 10 / (dir. 12)

Tlm: (+351) 91 417 16 16

Maria completed her Undergraduate Degree from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Lisbon in 2006, having begun her legal studies at Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, where she completed the first two years of her undergraduate studies.

 

Maria began her career at CCA Advogados in 2006 in the real estate department, having later worked in the commercial and companies department and in the litigation department where she focused on issues related with abuse of freedom of press.

 

In 2010, she began her collaboration as a legal advisor with Universidade Católica Portuguesa regarding the drafting of decision proposals for misdemeanor proceedings under the National Authority for Road Safety.

 

In 2012, Maria began, together with Pedro Franca Pinto, the Franca Pinto Advogados project, which gave rise to the founding of Franca Pinto & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. in January 2013.

Maria Neuparth

Founding Partner

Maria completed her Undergraduate Degree from the Law School of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Lisbon in 2006, having begun her legal studies at Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, where she completed the first two years of her undergraduate studies.

 

Maria began her career at CCA Advogados in 2006 in the real estate department, having later worked in the commercial and companies department and in the litigation department where she focused on issues related with abuse of freedom of press.

 

In 2010, she began her collaboration as a legal advisor with Universidade Católica Portuguesa regarding the drafting of decision proposals for misdemeanor proceedings under the National Authority for Road Safety.

 

In 2012, Maria began, together with Pedro Franca Pinto, the Franca Pinto Advogados project, which gave rise to the founding of Franca Pinto & Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. in January 2013.

Inês Antão Afonso

Partner

iaa@francapinto.pt

Tel: (+351) 21 799 25 10

Tlm: (+351) 91 899 40 44

Law degree from Law School of Lisbon University, in 2006, and Master in Law and Management from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in 2011. Post-graduated in Public and Tax Litigation from ICJP / IDEFF, in 2017.

 

Inês began her career in the Tax department of KPMG and worked as a tax consultant between 2007 and 2011. 

 

In 2011, Inês joined Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins - Law Firm as lawyer at the Tax department, until 2015.

 

In October 2015, she began her colaboration with Franca Pinto & Associados as partner.

Inês Antão Afonso

Partner

Law degree from Law School of Lisbon University, in 2006, and Master in Law and Management from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in 2011. Post-graduated in Public and Tax Litigation from ICJP / IDEFF, in 2017.

 

Inês began her career in the Tax department of KPMG and worked as a tax consultant between 2007 and 2011. 

 

In 2011, Inês joined Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins - Law Firm as lawyer at the Tax department, until 2015.

 

In October 2015, she began her colaboration with Franca Pinto & Associados as partner.

Suely Cabaço

Office Manager

fpa@francapinto.pt

Tel: (+351) 21 799 25 10

Tlm: (+351) 92 639 01 82

Suely started her career at Siemens, S.A. in 1992 and then she worked in the administrative departments of several companies from different economic sectors.

 

She began her collaboration with Franca Pinto & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. in October 2014, as an administrative assistant.

 

At present she is the Office Manager at Franca Pinto & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., being responsible for the administrative management of the whole firm and assisting with the financial and accounting matters.

 

Suely Cabaço

Office Manager

Suely started her career at Siemens, S.A. in 1992 and then she worked in the administrative departments of several companies from different economic sectors.

 

She began her collaboration with Franca Pinto & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, R.L. in October 2014, as an administrative assistant.

 

At present she is the Office Manager at Franca Pinto & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, R.L., being responsible for the administrative management of the whole firm and assisting with the financial and accounting matters.