Founding partner · Lawyer
Dr. Samuel Benjamim
He has practised law for more than 18 years. Much of his work centres on negotiation, particularly in debt enforcement proceedings, where he has represented both creditors and debtors, experience he also applies to property and commercial law.
- +18Years in practice
- 68139LBar licence number
- PT · ENConsultations in Portuguese and English
Career
On both sides of the table
He works mainly in property law, out-of-court negotiation in debt enforcement cases and commercial and company law. He studied law at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and also qualified as a business organisation technician, so he can read both the contract and the company's accounts.
Because he has acted for creditors and for debtors, he rarely lets an enforcement case go ahead without first checking whether an agreement is possible. He acts for Portuguese and foreign companies, including groups, on their strategy, on the running of their deals and on negotiating the agreements that close them.
He also takes on criminal cases and regulatory offences, and has considerable experience in family law and succession.
“These are the precepts of the law: to live honestly, to harm no one, to give everyone what is theirs.”
Areas
Where he works
The areas with a link have their own page explaining each type of case. The commercial law, company law and criminal law pages are in Portuguese.
Registration
Education and registration
- Education
- Law degreeUniversidade Autónoma de Lisboa
- Additional
- Qualified business organisation technician
- Licence
- No. 68139LPortuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados)
- In practice
- Since 2008Portuguese Bar Association · Lisbon Regional Council
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
Continuing education
- Criminal Law: The Purpose of Punishment (Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa)
- Criminal Law: Limitation Periods in Criminal Matters (Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa)
- Family Law and Succession: the new rules for unmarried couples living together (união de facto)
- The Property Market and the New Urban Lease Regime (NRAU)
- Debt Collection through the Courts vs. Out-of-Court Debt Collection
- Court Conferences (Lisbon Regional Council, Portuguese Bar Association)
- The Portuguese Charter of Human Rights in the Digital Age
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