{"id":36199,"date":"2023-06-20T18:10:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T18:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lamarescapela.pt\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T17:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:33:41","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lamarescapela.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36199\" class=\"elementor elementor-36199 elementor-34942\" 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data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db245f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db245f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7738a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7738a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond Borders<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e216f4d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e216f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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After deepening their expertise and gaining experience, primarily in the fields of Immigration and Citizenship,\u00a0<strong>both decided to found LACA and pursue their mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>team brings together lawyers internationally renowned for their expertise<\/strong>, as well as professionals from other areas meticulously and carefully chosen, to ensure that the team is in line with a rigorous personal and professional ethos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We stand for diversity, equality<\/strong>\u00a0and non-discrimination, and treat colleagues, clients, partners and stakeholders with tolerance, respect, as well as fairness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are committed to the community, through the provision of pro-bono legal support and the dissemination of social projects, as well as to the planet<\/strong>, favouring the provision of services by digital means and striving for efficiency and saving water and energy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f66db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74f66db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb6d21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eb6d21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51875e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c51875e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Do<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326d06d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"326d06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d23ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d23ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We work with commitment and accuracy in order to exceed our clients\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n<p>We foster and promote a\u00a0<strong>solid and lasting relationship with our clients, so that they can count on true and reliable partners<\/strong>\u00a0in Portugal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f8428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f8428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we fulfil our obligations<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa549b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fa549b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43032d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43032d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Being close to the client<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 to satisfy their needs, we seek to know the client\u2019s and their family\u2019s expectations and ambitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personalising<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 each client is unique \u2013 we do not repeat the same formula and we offer complementary services and support that often goes beyond legal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Being creative with an innovative and practical approach<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 because we know more than the wording of the law. 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