The recent publication of the annual report on sports arbitration in football by FIFA – the CAS & Football Annual Report 2025 – offers particularly relevant reading for legal practitioners, clubs, agents and other stakeholders in the sports industry. This document, now in its fourth edition, consolidates the growing importance of recourse to the Court...
Football multi-club ownership (“Multi-Club Ownership” or “MCO“) is an increasingly present reality on the international stage. This business model involves a single individual or entity holding stakes in two or more football clubs, whether through direct shareholding or indirect control structures. Indeed, the phenomenon is not unfamiliar in Portugal. Several clubs are currently...
Driven by innovation. Defined by excellence. The results of the Legal 500 EMEA 2026 reflect the path that Antas da Cunha Ecija has been establishing in the market: solid, specialised and forward-looking. The firm strengthens its presence in EU and Competition, Fraud and White-Collar Crime, Tax, Real Estate and Construction, Commercial, Corporate and...
The results of the Chambers Europe Guide 2026 confirm what Antas da Cunha Ecija has been consistently building: a firm with increasingly strong, more specialized teams, better prepared to respond to the core areas of the market. Today, we mark our entry into the Corporate/M&A area as Highly Regarded (Band 3), and we consolidate our...
Antas da Cunha Ecija and ECIJA have been recognised, for the fourth consecutive year, as Best Technology Law Firm in Iberia at the Leaders League Iberian Summit Awards, held on 17 March in Madrid. More than an award, this distinction confirms the strength of a positioning built with consistency: that of a leading...
Antas da Cunha Ecija takes another strategic step in strengthening its management structure with the creation of three new key areas: Business Development, Innovation, AI and Knowledge, and People and Culture. To lead these fundamental pillars, the firm welcomes Maria Clara Brito Goes, Carlota Lima Raposo and Tiago Manuel Moreira — three professionals with...
Antas da Cunha Ecija advised Nolita on the entry of Vieira de Castro into its share capital, in a strategic transaction aimed at strengthening the Portuguese brand’s growth capacity in the food sector. The legal advice was provided by Antas da Cunha Ecija’s Commercial and Corporate team, led by Amílcar Silva, Partner, and composed...
The ordinance that regulates the operating conditions of Local Accommodation establishments was published on the 6th of November, regarding the functioning, cleanliness and security of these establishments and comes into force on the 4th of February 2021. The Legal Regime for Local Accommodation Establishments – “RJEAAL” (Decree-Law No. 128/2014, of 29 August, amended by...
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