PRACTICE AREAS

Expertise

A multidisciplinary approach that integrates the legal, urban planning, corporate and fiscal dimensions — to read each project in its full complexity.

01 Real Estate & Tourism

IMOLEGAL provides comprehensive legal advice on real estate transactions, supporting investors and developers throughout every stage of the investment cycle. 

We act on highly complex transactions, ensuring an integrated approach that combines legal, planning, corporate and tax expertise.

Our services include:

  • Acquisition and disposal of real estate assets and portfolios
  • Transaction structuring (asset deals and share deals)
  • Legal due diligence
  • Negotiation and execution of preliminary documentation (NBOs, MOUs and teasers)
  • Structuring of investment vehicles, real estate investment funds and SICs
  • Establishment of condominium ownership structures
  • Tourism investment projects (hotels, resorts and aparthotels)
  • Sale and purchase agreements, forward purchase agreements and sale and leaseback transactions
  • Operating agreements, business transfer agreements and assignments of business operations
  • Hotel management and operation agreements
  • Real estate leasing, including triple net structures
  • Construction, design and project supervision agreements
  • Real estate finance transactions and related security packages

We advise on projects across a wide range of sectors, including:

  • Residential and tourism developments
  • Urban regeneration projects
  • Office buildings and income-producing assets
  • Shopping centres and retail parks
  • Logistics and industrial parks
  • Student accommodation and senior living developments
  • Co-living and co-working projects

We provide specialised legal advice in planning and land-use law, supporting both public and private clients in the development and implementation of real estate projects.

Our work includes the strategic assessment and legal framework of urban development operations, in close coordination with our other areas of practice.

Our services include:

  • Planning feasibility assessments and development strategy definition
  • Interpretation and application of territorial planning instruments
  • Land subdivision and urban development operations
  • Licensing procedures and prior notification procedures
  • Changes of use and planning parameters
  • Preparation and monitoring of urbanisation plans and detailed plans
  • Liaison with administrative and regulatory authorities
  • Planning due diligence
  • Planning and urban development litigation

IMOLEGAL provides comprehensive legal support for urban development operations, from the planning stage through to implementation.

We work alongside public and private entities, ensuring legal certainty and efficiency throughout administrative procedures.

Our services include:

  • Management and monitoring of planning procedures, including implementation units, detailed plans, subdivision licensing, infrastructure works and construction projects
  • Legal support for the establishment and licensing of tourism developments
  • Interpretation and application of municipal planning and building regulations, municipal master plans and other planning regulations
  • Analysis and assessment of planning fees and charges
  • Preparation of legal opinions on planning and urban development matters
  • Assistance with administrative procedures before the competent authorities

We advise investors and companies on the structuring and implementation of corporate transactions, with a particular focus on real estate projects and structured investments.

We provide legal support throughout the entire corporate lifecycle, adopting a strategic and business-oriented approach.

Our services include:

  • Incorporation and reorganisation of companies
  • Investment structuring and corporate model design
  • Shareholders' agreements and joint ventures
  • Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  • Corporate reorganisations and transformation transactions
  • Corporate governance

In addition, we provide:

  • Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial agreements
  • Ongoing legal support to companies and investors
  • Structuring of growth transactions and investment fundraising processes

IMOLEGAL has a highly specialised tax practice, with a particular focus on the taxation of real estate investments and the structuring of corporate transactions.

Our approach integrates tax, corporate and real estate considerations, ensuring efficient solutions aligned with our Clients’ objectives.

Our services include:

  • Tax structuring of real estate investments
  • Domestic and international tax planning
  • Taxation of real estate funds and investment vehicles
  • Property Transfer Tax (IMT), Municipal Property Tax (IMI), Corporate Income Tax (IRC), VAT and Stamp Duty
  • Tax due diligence

We also advise on tax inspection procedures and tax litigation, representing Clients before the Portuguese Tax Authority, judicial courts and arbitration tribunals.

We provide specialised legal advice on immigration matters in Portugal, supporting individuals and families throughout every stage of the immigration process.

Our work encompasses the legal and strategic framework of immigration procedures, adopting an integrated approach tailored to each Client’s specific needs.

Our services include:

  • Entry visas for Portugal, including Golden Visa, D2, D3, D7, D8 and other visa categories
  • Preparation, submission and monitoring of applications before consular authorities and AIMA
  • Obtaining and renewing residence permits for family, professional or investment purposes
  • Structuring and management of Golden Visa applications
  • Family reunification procedures
  • Acquisition of Portuguese nationality through naturalisation, marriage, ancestry or length of residence
  • Relocation to Portugal, including obtaining a Portuguese Tax Identification Number (NIF), social security registration and lease agreement support
  • Ongoing assistance and regularisation of immigration status