Originated from a partnership between the recent graduate Manuel Alceu Affonso Ferreira and Professor José Frederico Marques, the firm went through some modifications which were brought to the current shareholding composition, derived from the hiring of graduate lawyers from its trainee staff. It has been consolidated as a firm specialized in litigation, civil, commercial, administrative, family and successions law, with expertise in media, commercial concessions of vehicles, telecommunication, banking law and public bidding sectors. The firm, which acts in various litigious areas, is known by the individual handling, exhaustive follow-up and immediate information of any relevant ongoing proceedings. Regarding the court proceedings in collegiate bodies, the firm also stands out for the constant presentation of specific petitions for every hypothesis and relating to the features of each judge, presenting oral arguments whose requirement and opportunity are concretely analyzed.