About
Tiago Arouca Mendes is Managing Partner at MDR Advogados in Mozambique; he joined the firm in 2014 and became a partner in 2021, advising mainly foreign clients on restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financing operations, foreign investment, corporate lifecycle matters and insolvency. He is admitted to the Mozambique and Portuguese Bars, is an Accredited Industrial Property Agent (AOPI), is registered as an arbitrator with CACM, and regularly publishes and speaks on energy, infrastructure/PPP and foreign investment.
Practice areas
Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceRestructuring & InsolvencyInternational ArbitrationIntellectual PropertyEnergy & Natural ResourcesReal Estate
Office
Expertise
BankingEnergy (Renewable & Non-Renewable)Extractive IndustryInsuranceReal EstateConstructionRetailInfrastructure / PPPForeign InvestmentIndustrial Property
Education
- Law Degree, Nova Law School (2013)
- LL.M. in International Business Law, Católica Global School of Law (2019)
- Master's Degree in Transnational Law, Católica Global School of Law (2021)
Admissions
- Mozambique Bar Association (admitted 2016)
- Portuguese Bar Association (admitted 2017)
- Accredited Industrial Property Agent (AOPI)
- Registered Arbitrator, Centre for Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation (CACM) (registered 2020)
- Member, Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)
- International Distribution Institute (IDI) – Country Expert for Mozambique
Languages
PortugueseEnglish