Tráfico de influências em Portugal.

'[...] For a new era of openness among Portugal’s law firms to succeed, transparency in the Government and among clients is a must, which will be difficult in a market where a relatively small number of elite families occupy positions of power and authority. Complaints have been raised about those firms with family links to the Government using their connections to win mandates. The tender processes for the building of the new airport for Lisbon and the high-speed TGV rail link between Lisbon and Madrid — valued at E4bn (£2.7bn) and E7.5bn (£5.1bn) respectively — which are set to provide business for the next few years, will offer the opportunity to show whether politics still plays a significant role in the legal market [...]'

Claire RUCKIN, 'Iberia: Talking about a generation', in Legal Week, 11.2.2007