Lawyer · Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Legal counsel for companies and individuals.

Corporate, employment, contracts, real estate, inheritance and registration matters in Portugal. A lawyer since 2006, including fourteen years heading a company's legal department.

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2006Admitted to the Portuguese Bar

14 yearsHeading a company's legal department

PT · EN · ESWorking languages

Practice areas

For your business and your personal affairs.

Corporate

Company formation, amendments to articles of association, minutes and resolutions, shareholders' agreements, transfers of shares and quotas, acquisitions and restructurings, corporate governance.

Employment

Employment contracts, disciplinary procedures, terminations and working time arrangements. Support for companies in day-to-day human resources matters and for employees in protecting their rights.

Contracts

Drafting, review and negotiation of contracts: supply, distribution, services, technology and software, confidentiality, and general terms and conditions. For individuals, review of contracts before signing.

Real estate

Purchase and sale of homes or commercial property, promissory agreements, residential and commercial leases, legal review of properties, deeds and licensing.

Inheritance

Establishing who the heirs are, division of estates, inventory proceedings, advice on wills and gifts, and handling the related tax and registration formalities.

Registrations and documents

Land, commercial and vehicle registration in Portugal. Authentication of private documents, certification of signatures, certified copies and certified translations.

I also assist with compliance, data protection (GDPR), debt recovery and administrative offence proceedings.

How I work

Understand first, advise second.

Ongoing counsel

For companies without their own legal department: regular support to management and teams, in the way an in-house lawyer would provide it.

One-off matters

A contract to negotiate, a home purchase, a restructuring or an employment matter, with scope and deadlines agreed at the outset.

Direct contact

You always work with the same lawyer. Written advice in plain language, focused on the decision you have to make.

About

Hugo Vieira Alves

I have been a lawyer since 2006, admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) through its Porto Regional Council. I practise on my own, for companies and individuals.

From 2009 to 2023 I headed the legal department of Saint-Gobain Sekurit Service Portugal (Glassdrive, Saint-Gobain Group), where I was responsible for corporate, employment, contractual, data protection and regulatory compliance matters. Over the same period I was lawyer to Eprogil, a real estate projects and management company.

That experience inside companies shapes how I work today: understanding the client's situation before giving an opinion on it.

Career

2023 – todaySole practice, for companies and individuals
2009 – 2023Head of legal at Saint-Gobain Sekurit Service Portugal, S.A. (Glassdrive, Saint-Gobain Group)
2009 – 2023Lawyer to Eprogil – Sociedade de Projectos e Gestão Imobiliária, S.A.
2008 – 2009Lawyer at the law firm Sandra Tavares Nogueira e Miguel Azevedo Brandão
2007Lawyer at Grupo Américo Amorim: real estate, construction and energy

Education

2025Advanced Course in Compliance, CRIAP
2010Postgraduate specialisation in Business Law, Universidade Lusófona
2003Law degree, Universidade Portucalense

Contact

Tell me about your matter.

Describe the matter at hand in a few lines. I will reply by email or phone to arrange a first conversation.

Send an email

Email: hugovieiraalves-11783p@adv.oa.pt
Phone: +351 910 604 111
Address: Rua General Humberto Delgado, 194, 4410-061 Serzedo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. Meetings in person or by video call.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hugo-vieira-alves