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Fernando Messias Advogados is a law firm with its offices in Lisbon and Faro, Portugal. Fernando Messias is a law and management office which mainly aims to provide personalised assistance to national and international company leaders. It provides a wide range of consultancy: from the legal and economic information to communication and image, as well as the elaboration of economic and strategic studies; it provides clients with permanent coaching, establishing a solid partnership environment, especially regarding lobbying actions.

The firm do legal, business and management consulting as constitutional matters, changes and liquidation of commercial companies; legal management, management of knowledge, creation of image and identity; trademarks for commercial companies; legal opinions concerning the various areas of the law, the economics, management, strategic planning and leadership; lobbying.

History
Fernando Messias Advogados’ formation is directly link with the conclusion of the law licence of the founder, Dr. Fernando Messias.

The Fernando Messias Advogados was established in 1998 in Faro by the attorney Fernando Messias. In the final, mid, initial of the .... decade, Fernando Messias Advogados invest in the expansion of law activity, opening an office in Lisbon. Getting together the expansion’s ambition and an innovating vision, Fernando Messias choose Lisbon office as head office.

Dr. Fernando Messias
Given the academic background and professional practice of Attorney, Fernando Messias – Intellectual Property Law, European Consumer Law and litigation associated with Property Rights and Temporary Housing, Public Economy and Public, Administrative and Local Autarchy Law, Organizational and Strategic Behaviour of Companies – this office naturally developed a specialty in Tourism Law, more precisely in the area that is the object of scientific study of Tourism, Small and Medium-sized Companies in the Tourism, Hotel and Tourism Development sectors.

The Fernando Messias Advogados, places the touchstone its service in preventive Law as well as intransigent professional care in the interest of its clients. The law office was founded in 1998 by the lawyer Dr. Fernando Messias, later evolved to developing the activity of managing and leadership consultant to several enterprises. Fernando Messias is lawyer since 1998. He was legal consultant Advisor of the Agriculture Regional Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (2002/05); Member of the Portuguese Association of Young Entrepreneurs in Portugal (2008/10); Member of the International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates (USA, San Francisco, 2008); Member of the Belgium–Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (2008/10); Member of the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce (2008/10). He attended a Master Course in Regional Economy and Local Development at the School of Economics of the Algarve University (Portugal, 2000/03); an Intensive Course in Intellectual Property Law (England/United Kingdom, 2005); a Training Course on European Consumer Law (Brussels, 2006); a Training Course on Public Relations and Lobbying (Brussels, 2007). He is Facilitator on Creative Problem Solving Method – The Simplex System (Basadur Applied Creativity) (2008/10). 09). He is postgraduate at the School of Law at the University of Lisbon with emphasis on tourism law (2008-2009) and Ph.D in Tourism at the School of Economics of the University of the Algarve with an emphasis on tourism, organizational leadership and wellbeing (Portugal, 2007-2010).

Awards & Nominations
Fernando Messias Advogados was present in the prestigious journal selection of offices and law firms, Legal 500.

Network
Fernando Messias Advogados has built a network of partners and provide legal advice without borders in Spain, Germany, Brasil, Japan, Israel and United States of America.