Ricardo Andrade Amaro joined Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados in 2002 and became partner in 2015, currently heading a corporate team. With over 20 years of experience in M&A, corporate law, and capital markets, Ricardo is one of Portugal’s leading advisers in high-profile transactions at both domestic and international level. Ricardo has been involved in most of the high-profile transactions advised by his firm over the last 15+ years, both at a domestic and international level, advising top domestic and international clients. He has acted as legal advisor in several mergers, restructuring, acquisitions and sales of companies, including the acquisition and sale of companies with head offices in Portugal, Spain, the United States and Latin America. Ricardo has also recently led the largest public offering of securities in Portugal in 2020 and an innovative accelerated bookbuilding process in 2021.

Ricardo Andrade Amaro joined Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados in 2002 and became partner in 2015, currently heading a corporate team. With over 20 years of experience in M&A, corporate law, and capital markets, Ricardo is one of Portugal’s leading advisers in high-profile transactions at both domestic and international level. Ricardo has been involved in most of the high-profile transactions advised by his firm over the last 15+ years, both at a domestic and international level, advising top domestic and international clients. He has acted as legal advisor in several m...

Publications

Corporate Governance Law Guide

Co-author of the Portugal - Market Insights chapter in the Corporate Governance Law Guide , published 25 August 2026 , alongside Helena de Sousa Abreu .