TIMOR-LESTE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: João Afonso Fialho, Tomás Cabral Anunciação and Teófilo de Jesus VdA
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João Afonso Fialho joined VdA in 2015. He is a partner and head of the oil and gas and natural resources practice. In the last 25 years, João has been involved in a variety of natural
Tomás Cabral Anunciação worked at VdA in 2022 as an associate in the public law area of practice, where he was actively involved in several transactions. He rejoined VdA in
resources projects and transactions in jurisdictions such as Timor-Leste, Mozambique, Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Portugal, Republic of Congo, the DRC and Guinea Bissau. In the mining sector, João has advised foreign investors in the negotiation of exploration and mining agreements, JV agreements, legal due diligences, farm-in and farm-out agreements, royalties and streaming agreements, etc. João has also advised state entities and international mining companies in the drafting and discussion of legal statutes and ancillary regulations.
2023 as local director of the firm’s office in Timor-Leste and has been admitted to the Timor-Leste Bar Association. He has a law degree from the University of Lisbon Law School and a master’s in law from the Catholic University of Lisbon Law School. He also attended the Professional Development Programme for Lawyers at the IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Tomás is also a Professor of Comparative and Administrative Law at the National University of Timor Lorosa’e.
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