Smart Capital 2016

Global Partner                                                                  
 


Orrick is a leading global law firm with a particular focus on serving companies in the technology, energy and financial sectors. We are recognized worldwide for delivering the highest-quality, commercially-oriented legal advice and for our culture of innovation and collaboration. Founded in San Francisco a century and a half ago, Orrick today is named by Law360 as one of the "Global 20" leading firms. Our platform offers clients a distinctive combination of local insight and global reach across 25 offices. Orrick practices in five core areas: Corporate, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, Intellectual Property and Litigation. Known for our work in the technology sector, we act for many of the world’s top public companies as well as more than 1,200 start-ups.
 

Gold Partner 

  
Caixa Capital is the Venture Capital and Private Equity arm of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Portugal's largest banking group with assets above 120 billion Euros. Caixa Capital is currently one of the main operators in the Portuguese market and has the capacity to intervene in all stages of the companies life cycle. Acting as the management company of five venture capital and private equity funds, with a capital of over 700 million and a portfolio of more than 80 investments, between direct investments and fund of funds activity, Caixa Capital is a reference in this area with special ties to the respective European sector associations. Caixa Capital is active at both the seed and start-up phases, in partnership with incubators, accelerators and business angels, and also participates in follow-on investment opportunities alongside major international venture funds in order to ensure adequate returns relative to the risk of its investments, contributing to the sustainable development of the Portuguese business environment. The team aims to support the global expansion of Portugal related entrepreneurs and companies and has a dedicated investment team focused on Enterprise IT, Web & Mobile , Healthtech, and Industrial & Clean Technologies.

Bronze Partner

Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira is a leading law firm in Portugal and Spain. It represents most of the largest listed Portuguese and Spanish companies, and advises on strategic transactions and foreign investments in the Iberian market. With 25 offices worldwide, the firm’s headquarters are located in Lisbon, Barcelona and Madrid.Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has international offices in the largest financial centres, Latin America, Asia and Africa. The firm has relationships and experience with leading law firms worldwide, so it can meet clients’ legal needs anywhere. With over 900 lawyers the firm advises on all areas of business law, including 18 practice areas and 15 industry-specific knowledge groups.

 

  
The Municipal Assembly is the deliberative organ of the municipalities in Portugal, and its functions, powers and form of election are set out in Law No. 169/99 of 18 September.
This body is composed of members elected directly every four years, simultaneously with the elections to the city council (except in the case of mid-term elections) in number more than the parish council chairpersons (which are part of the Municipal Assembly ex officio) and three times the number of members of the respective municipal council. The board of the municipal council consists of a chairman and two secretaries elected by secret ballot by the municipal assembly.Get to know the members of the Cascais municipal council for the term 2013-2017.