PORTUGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Francisco Cabral Matos, Rita Pereira de Abreu and Margarida Campelo, VdA
VdA is a leading international law firm with more than 50 years of history, recognised for its impressive track record and innovative approach in corporate le - gal services. The excellence of its highly specialised legal services, covering several industries and prac - tice areas, enables VdA to overcome the increasingly complex challenges faced by its clients. Recognition of the excellence of its work is shared by the entire team, as well as by clients and stakeholders, and is acknowledged by leading professional associa -
tions, legal publications, and academic entities. VdA has been consistently recognised for its outstanding and innovative services, having received the most prestigious international accolades and awards of the legal industry. Through the VdA Legal Partners network, clients have access to eight jurisdictions (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome & Principe, Spain, and Timor-Leste), with a broad sectoral coverage in all Portuguese-speaking countries.
Authors
Francisco Cabral Matos joined VdA in 2007. He is the head partner of the firm’s Tax practice where he has been involved in several corporate transactions, namely in corporate restructuring, banking and finance,
Rita Pereira de Abreu joined VdA in 2016. She is a senior associate in the firm’s Tax practice, where she devotes most of her practice to tax planning of financial transactions and products and tax litigation matters, where she
international tax planning and tax litigation. Francisco has also provided tax and legal assistance in numerous private wealth transactions and private client planning. Before joining the firm, he worked at the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union (2007) as liaison officer of the Portuguese Government.
has been involved in several cases involving the breach of European Union law and other tax disputes before judicial and arbitral courts.
Margarida Campelo joined VdA in 2020 and is an associate in the Tax practice. She holds a Law degree and a postgraduate course in Tax Law from the Portuguese Catholic University. Margarida focuses her
practice primarily on tax matters related to international M&A transactions, corporate restructuring, real estate taxation and tax litigation matters.
VdA Rua Luís I, 28 1200-151 Lisbon Portugal
Tel: +351 2261 65407 Email: lisboa@vda.pt Web: www.vda.pt
479 CHAMBERS.COM
Powered by FlippingBook