13 Jul 2026
Sérvulo & Associados adds nine associates
"Sérvulo & Associados has hired nine associates to reinforce its teams in tax, public, commercial/corporate & M&A, European & competition, financial & governance, real estate and banking & finance."
Gonçalo Grade joins Sérvulo’s tax and public departments as an associate. He specializes in Customs, Tax, Export Controls and Restrictive Measures law and brings six years of experience as a Technical Adviser at Portugal’s Permanent Representation to the European Union (2020–2026), where he represented national interests in European legislative processes and negotiations. He previously served as an aide in the Cabinet of the Minister of Finance (2017–2020).
Gustavo de Almeida Neves joins the public law department as an associate, moving from DLA Piper. He has served as a guest teaching assistant at the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Law since 2020 and is an Integrated Assistant Researcher at the Lisbon Public Law Research Centre. Between 2023 and 2025 he was a consultant on a legistics research project for Portugal’s Institute of Registries and Notaries.
Sara Marques de Lemos joins the public law department as an associate, moving from BAS where she had worked since 2022. She holds a law degree and a master’s in Law and Legal Science specializing in Administrative Law from the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Law.
Mariana Brazão joins the commercial, corporate & M&A department as an associate from Cuatrecasas. She brings more than eight years of experience advising domestic and international clients in the food and beverage, agri‑food, healthcare and tourism sectors. She previously worked as a guest assistant professor at the University of Lisbon and holds a postgraduate degree in Insolvency Law.
Inês Delgado Martins joins the European & competition department as an associate from PLMJ, where she practised since 2023 in Portuguese and European competition law and in Portuguese‑speaking African jurisdictions, covering litigation, regulatory matters, compliance programmes, training and internal audits.
Nadine Gomes returns to Sérvulo to join the tax department as an associate. She trained at Sérvulo in 2019 and moves from Vieira de Almeida, where she worked since 2023 advising on tax matters related to financial‑sector transactions and products, as well as tax litigation involving investment funds in EU law disputes and indirect taxation. She holds a law degree and a master’s in Tax Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Constança Ferreira Lourenço joins the financial & governance department as an associate, moving from Vieira de Almeida, where she worked in Infrastructure, Banking and Finance with a focus on Fintech and Project Finance. She holds a law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a master’s in International Commercial Law from Tilburg University.
Carlota Januário joins the real estate department as an associate from Cuatrecasas, where she worked since 2023. She holds a law degree and a postgraduate degree in Real Estate Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
João Diogo Correia joins the banking & finance department as an associate, moving from Eversheds Sutherland Portugal. He holds a master’s in Business Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and a postgraduate degree in Securities Law from the University of Lisbon.
Manuel Magalhães, managing partner, said that following the recent addition of three new partners these hires confirm the consistent growth trajectory the firm has been building. “Beyond numbers, each talent joining Sérvulo reinforces the solidity of a project we believe in and our ability to continue responding to clients with high standards of quality and speed.”