Cuatrecasas’ Portuguese arm, Goncalves Pereira Castelo Branco & Associados (GPCB), is in merger talks with local firm Luiz Gomes & Associados to create a 100-lawyer practice in the latest combination in the consolidating Iberian market.

The 85-lawyer GPCB is currently in discussions with 16-lawyer Luiz Gomes, which specialises in dispute resolution and works from a single base in Lisbon.