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Sara Soares

Professional Partner · Abreu Advogados

PortugalTax, Tax LitigationPortuguese, English, Spanish

About

Professional Partner at Abreu Advogados based in Portugal, with a primary focus on tax advice and tax litigation. She has extensive experience in VAT matters (including exemptions for healthcare, sports, education and real estate), VAT on imports and intra‑EU transactions, public‑sector related operations, oil & gas distribution implementations, and tax litigation on matters such as CESE, corporate tax and excise duties; she has also worked on investment projects in Mozambique concerning direct taxation and stamp duty and has been with the firm since 2008.

Practice areas

TaxTax LitigationCustomsValue Added Tax (VAT)

Office

Expertise

HealthcareSportsEducationReal EstateOil & GasPublic SectorEnergy sector taxationCross‑border / EU transactionsExcise dutiesStamp dutyCorporate tax

Education

  • Law degree, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2008)
  • Masters in Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2011)
  • Postgraduate diploma in Tax Law, IDEFF - Instituto de Direito Económico, Financeiro e Fiscal da Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa (2014)
  • Postgraduate diploma in International Customs Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2021)

Admissions

  • Portuguese Bar Association
  • International Bar Association (member)

Languages

PortugueseEnglishSpanish