2018 Iberian Business Awards 2018

12 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2018 Iberian Business Awards , SCHIAPPA CABRAL & ASSOCIADOS Best Company & Commercial Law Firm 2018 & Award for Excellence in Civil & Contract Law 2018 IBB18002 SCHIAPPA CABRAL & ASSOCIADOS is a law firm focused on providing legal services to companies, investors, investment funds, private equity and family offices. As part of our round-up of a selection of the winners from our Iberian Enterprise Awards, we invited Pedro Schiappa Cabral to tell us more. with a variety of clients, for whom it aims to provide exceptional service and support, as Pedro is keen to showcase in his initial comments. “Here at SCHIAPPA CABRAL & ASSOCIADOS our focus is primarily the provision of legal services in the context of the structuring and setting up of investments businesses and transactions, advisory of private equity funds, corporate Drawing on the expertise of its staff, SCHIAPPA CABRAL & ASSOCIADOS provides its clients with a set of skills and specialized services, enabling them to add value and efficiency to their projects, investments and activities. With a special focus on mergers and acquisitions, the firm works entities and family offices. The main know-how of our team stems from the expertise and extensive experience of its team of professionals, is focused on merger and acquisition transactions, financial and insurance law, commercial law and corporate governance, competition law and real estate law. “It is the inherent competence and innovation that our professionals bring to our clients that sets our practice apart and has led us to the success we now enjoy. The client is in the centre of our strategy and that is why we offer full dedication of our lawyers and tailor-made solutions to meet their individual needs.” It is the firm’s tailored approach to legal services, alongside its dedicated team of lawyers, that marks it out as the best possible option for clients, as Pedro explains. “Acting as a boutique organization with top and specialized lawyers, we believe we have flexibility that the main and large players do not have, due to their dimension and holistic approach. Thus, we differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing tailored solutions to our clients that specifically address each individual situation. “Moreover, we ensure that we have senior and full time allocated teams that our clients know. This allows our lawyers to know deeply the history of our clients, the nature of their business and industries and obviously their legal context. With this dedication, we can anticipate their problems and proactively help them on the most diverse situations.” As he looks to the future, Pedro is excited for the opportunities that the practice has in store as it seeks to build upon its current success and grow even further over the years to come. “Overall, we believe SCHIAPPA CABRAL & ASSOCIADOS has a bright future. Over the past few years we have been dedicated to the office set and start up. We have created our team, our network and won our first big assignments and established the key accounts. “Looking ahead, over the coming years our focus will move to growth. We want to be established as the primary choice when a company is searching for M&A legal services, and as such we have a prosperous and opportunity laden future ahead.”