Alexandre Lucena e Vale & João Gomes da Silva

Have each more than 20 years of experience as internal lawyers for large companies. During the last decade, they held the positions of Board member and General Secretary of two of the largest banks operating in Portugal, in addition to having been responsible for their respective legal, tax, litigation, data protection, compliance or internal governance divisions, always accumulating the functions of general counsel with the business and strategic vision. They supervised, executed and were responsible for several material corporate and financial transactions, in Portugal and outside Portugal, such as purchases and sales of large companies, banks and insurance companies, financing operations of all nature, foreign investments in Portuguese-speaking countries, public offerings, bank resolutions and litigation associated with all these transactions.

In 2022, they decided to join and create a law firm, Lucena e Vale, Gomes da Silva & Associados («LVGS»). They also decided to partner with a reputed firm with main facilities in Porto, Machado, Sarmento and Associados, thus ensuring a more efficient coverage of the Portuguese territory.