Corporate, Tax, Real Estate, Intellectual Property and Litigation Law Firm in Maputo, Mozambique

MGRA & Associados Law Firm

Rua Mateus Sansão Muthemba, 74, R/C
Bairro da Polana-Cimento
Maputo 3236
Mozambique

+258 21 493592

www.mgra.pt/firm.html

Contact Dr. Tiago Dias José

Law Firm Overview

MGRA & Associados Law Firm is an international law firm representing individuals and companies in particular areas of practice: corporate & finance, tax, real estate, intellectual property, administrative & EU, employment, litigation & insolvency, public and private law aiming at adding value and optimizing the legal efficiency of their businesses. Our lawyers advise clients for their benefit and development of their tax and legal obligations.

MGRA & Associados Law Firm is a full-service law firm aiming for excellence in all the services rendered by our professional and experienced lawyers. The combined knowledge and legal extensive training of our lawyers understand clients' commercial operations providing appropriate legal actions for the benefit of individuals.

Our firm renders its services to clients internationally with an office located in Maputo, Mozambique. MGRA partners have assisted until today some of the major Portuguese and international commercial enterprises, accumulating years of professional experience in the fundamental industries and in the essential business areas of economy. Our multilingual lawyers fluent and expert in several languages such as English, Spanish and French made them proficient in their respective areas of expertise.

MGRA aims to increase the quality of the services rendered with a policy of investment on IT’s, management of knowledge and continuous training of its professionals. Through our pro bono initiatives, constructive charity and a policy of special rates to social projects, all our professionals are encouraged to develop a stronger relationship with the community where they live and these projects are promoted and welcomed.

Year this Office was Established: 2011

Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Public Bids; Tax Litigation; Social Security Litigation.

Areas of Law Description

MGRA & Associados Law Firm represents clients in the following areas of practice:

- Corporate & Finance

The Corporate & Finance division is MGRA largest division and acts in five autonomous areas. On one side it is focused on the daily legal assistance to national and international companies of various industries and, on the other side, it heads the M&A projects, the legal due diligence and all the multiple corporate matters, including group reorganizations and corporate governance.

- Tax

The tax division acts transversally in MGRA’s advisement, corresponding to the needs created by the constant presence of the tax factor. Focused, on one hand, on the day-to-day tax consulting to national and international Clients of various industries, also assumes the planning of complex and innovative tax structures to accommodate the projects of MGRA Clients, always presenting pragmatic and legally integrated solutions.

- Real Estate & Intellectual Property

Real Estate & Intellectual Property division concentrates three fundamental areas where MGRA invests strongly. Firstly, in here is MGRA’s real estate area, where our team is proud of having vast experience gathered on multiple transactions and projects. Real estate investment, reorganization and protection are central issues dealt in this area.

- Administrative & EU

The Administrative & EU division advises in various areas, corresponding to our Clients needs in their relation with the Portuguese State and with the European Union. Counting with an area entirely dedicated to Urban Planning, including urban planning, allotment, licensing, construction and soils, this area also gives support to any real estate project entrusted to MGRA.

- Employment

The Employment division advises on the legal areas of labor law and social security law. Traditionally indispensable to the efficient management of the human resources of the companies, these areas had a strong development due to the successive legislative reorganizations and the opening of the Portuguese economy to a wide and competitive international market.

- Litigation & Insolvency

The Litigation & Insolvency division centralizes the majority of MGRA litigation cases and all massive pre-litigation and litigation procedures, in particular related with Corporate, Commercial and Civil Law.

- P & P (Public & Private)

The Public & Private division advises in some important areas of public and private law not covered by the remaining divisions. The criminal questions, attending its complexity and sensitivity, are assisted by this division. On the other hand, the constitutional law and the fundamental/human rights are here centralized, either complementing the intervention of the remaining divisions, or de per si through civic initiatives and practice of citizenship rights.