Portuguese law firm Giambrone & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL (NIPC 516 410 733), with Porto office at Rua de Sá da Bandeira 182. This Portugal listing is legally separate from the UK LLP and other network firms.
Checked 2026-09-10. Gabriele: BSB Practising Employed + Call Oct 2021; Findings 183696 and 183697 (09/12/2024), Final reprimand and £25,000 each, disclosed when discussing E&W status.
This Golden Visa Lawyers listing covers Giambrone & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL, a Portuguese sociedade de advogados (NIPC 516 410 733), with Porto office at Rua de Sá da Bandeira 182, 1º andar, 4000-428 Porto (phone +351 221 451 016; email porto@giambronelaw.com). The international Giambrone brand comprises legally separate member firms. Related, not this listing's Portuguese licence: Giambrone & Partners LLP (England & Wales OC427538; BSB entity reference 185788, London); Italian Studio Legale Associato; Spanish SLP. Network About materials date founding to 2005 as a network narrative, not PT SP RL incorporation. Firm pages market Portuguese Golden Visa, residence and immigration services. On this listing, Associate Rute Vaz Lourenço (cédula 63461P) is the Porto immigration and nationality lead. Gabriele Giambrone is Global Managing Partner with England & Wales barrister practising status, not the Porto Golden Visa lead. When discussing his E&W status, disclose BSB Findings 183696 and 183697 dated 09/12/2024: Final reprimand and £25,000 sanction each.
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Gabriele Giambrone is listed on the Bar Standards Board register as Practising (Employed; Call October 2021). The register records Disciplinary Findings — December 2024 (Findings 183696 and 183697, Final). See full disclosure on profile.
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Mário Pinheiro Torres is an advogado enrolled with the Ordem dos Advogados (Porto), cédula 48588P (Activo; inscrição 10 May 2010). Practice address matches Giambrone & Associados Porto HQ.
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Rute Vaz Lourenço is an associate based in the Porto office of Giambrone. She has been registered with the Ordem dos Advogados since 2021 (cédula 63461P, Porto regional council). She holds a master’s degree in Private Law from the Catholic University of Porto and a postgraduate degree in data protection. Her profile says she specialises in Portuguese immigration and nationality law, advising on citizenship applications based on marriage, descent, former Portuguese territories and long-term residence. She also has experience assisting clients with Portuguese visa and residency applications, including the Portuguese Golden Visa programme. She additionally advises on corporate and commercial non-contentious matters and has experience drafting cross-border contracts. She also advises on Portuguese succession and assists with cross-border inheritance disputes.
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Tânia Pereira Teixeira is an advogada enrolled with the Ordem dos Advogados (Porto), cédula 61595P (Activo; inscrição 20 September 2019). Practice address matches Giambrone & Associados Porto HQ.
View the record→No current Portuguese-immigration fee schedule, universal free consultation or response-time commitment was published on the sources checked on 23 August 2026. Confirm the scope, fee basis, taxes and third-party costs with the Porto office in writing.
Pricing checked 23 Aug 2026; confirm the current scope in writing.
The Giambrone brand is an international network of legally separate member firms and affiliates. In Portugal, the relevant entity is Giambrone & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL, a Portuguese law firm registered with the Ordem dos Advogados under society number 32/21.
No global headquarters was stated in the checked first-party sources. Porto is the headquarters of the Portuguese member firm. The global website lists 19 office destinations and says the member firms are legally separate and independently regulated.
Rute Vaz Lourenço is the Porto-based associate whose current biography covers Portuguese immigration, nationality, residence applications and Golden Visa work. Gabriele Giambrone is global managing partner and a disputes specialist, not the featured Portuguese immigration lawyer.
Yes, through the qualifying activities currently published by AIMA. These include job creation, qualifying scientific research, cultural support, qualifying non-real-estate collective investments and qualifying company capitalisation linked to employment conditions. Residential property is not a current qualifying route.
Do not assume a five-year route. Organic Law 1/2026 changed the residence periods and other requirements for new naturalisation applications from 19 May 2026. The Ministry of Justice states seven years for nationals of Portuguese-speaking countries or EU Member States and ten years for nationals of other states. Pending applications remain under the prior wording.
The exact Porto Google listing for Giambrone & Associados showed 2.0/5 from four reviews on 23 August 2026. The exact-domain Trustpilot profile showed 3.9/5 from 421 reviews on the same date, but it is tied to the global domain and London contact details and is not a Porto-only aggregate.
No current Portuguese-immigration source was found for those promises. Ask the Porto office to confirm consultation terms, response expectations, the fee basis, taxes and third-party costs in writing before engaging.
Rute Vaz Lourenço’s current profile publishes Portuguese and English. The wider network is multilingual, but language support should be confirmed with the lawyer or team assigned to the matter.
These links show where the profile's material facts came from and when each source was last checked. Firm-published information is identified separately from official records and external review data.
Supports the 2005 founding year, international network description and current office footprint.
Supports the Portuguese member firm address, Porto office status, phone, email and map coordinates.
First-party evidence that the Portugal practice advises on the Golden Visa and related immigration work.
Supports Rute’s Porto role, immigration and nationality scope, 2021 admission statement, education, languages, email and portrait.
Supports Gabriele’s global managing-partner role, Milan office, disputes focus, education, firm-published admissions, languages and portrait.
Current Ordem material lists Rute Vaz Lourenço in Porto under lawyer number 63461P.
Official current source for Portugal’s qualifying investor-residence activities and the exclusion of residential-property acquisition.
Official summary of nationality-law changes effective 19 May 2026, including residence periods and treatment of pending applications.
Exact Porto business listing matched by name, address, phone and official domain; 2.0/5 from four reviews on 23 August 2026.
Exact-domain global review profile; 3.9/5 from 421 reviews on 23 August 2026. The profile uses London contact details and is not Porto-only.
Supports the exact Portuguese legal entity, NIPC 516 410 733, Ordem society registration 32/21, Porto headquarters and separate-member-firm boundary.
Official BSB record confirms employed practising status, call in October 2021, current practising certificate to 30 April 2027, and two final disciplinary findings dated 9 December 2024.
Porto, Portugal
Verified against the official Portuguese regulatory and Porto office pages and current Ordem dos Advogados material. The scope covers Giambrone & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP, RL, society registration 32/21, NIPC 516 410 733, Porto contact details and Rute Vaz Lourenço's OA number 63461P. It does not verify insurance, fees, outcomes or the international network as one legal entity.
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| Firm | Verified | Founded | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giambrone & Partners — PortugalThis firm | Verified | 2005 | Golden Visa, Residency by Investment +2 |
| AGPC - Almeida Garrett, Pinto de Carvalho, Sociedade de Advogados | Listed | 2021 | Golden Visa, D7 Visa +3 |
| Antas da Cunha ECIJA | Verified | 2015 | Golden Visa |
| Arton Capital | Listed | 2006 | Golden Visa, Citizenship by Investment +3 |
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