The law firm Durham Agrellos announced the reinforcement of its team with the arrival of Rita Lobo Xavier as Of Counsel, betting on the growth of its Family Governance and Succession Planning practice. Miguel Durham Agrellos, managing partner of the firm, stated that the integration of Rita Lobo Xavier constitutes an extraordinary reinforcement for the firm and a relevant benefit for clients, corresponding to the natural development of a successful professional relationship of several years.
Rita Lobo Xavier is described as one of the leading Portuguese specialists in Family Law and Succession Law, being a Full Professor at the Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University. She coordinates the pioneering and only curricular unit on Matrimonial Property Regimes and Succession Planning in Portugal and was responsible for the design and creation of the first Portuguese postgraduate program in Family Governance, which she continues to coordinate.
Rita Lobo Xavier graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra in 1984, obtained her Master's and Doctorate degrees from the same university, and received her Habilitation (Agregada) from the Portuguese Catholic University in 2016. She is also Director of the Journal of Law and Social Studies, a member of the International Association of Family Law Jurists and the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, as well as a national expert for Portugal in the "Women, Business and the Law" project of the World Bank.
Durham Agrellos, with offices in Porto and Lisbon, operates in the areas of tax law, private wealth, family governance, corporate law, and tax and asset litigation. This year, the firm was distinguished with "Band 1" by Chambers and Partners HNW in the Private Wealth area and by the International Tax Review | World Tax in the private clients area, having also been shortlisted by the International Tax Review for best law firm for private clients in 2026.
