PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados — Portugal

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Firm overview: PLMJ is a law firm based in Portugal that combines a full service with bespoke legal craftsmanship. For more than 50 years, the firm has been shaping bold and creative solutions to defend its clients’ interests effectively. The firm supports clients in all areas of the law, often with multidisciplinary teams, and always acting as a business partner in the most strategic decision-making processes. PLMJ has specialist lawyers that know the sectors and markets they work in well, and they maintain close contact with the regulators for each sector. PLMJ’s services are divided into areas of practice, sectors and desks, all with specialist teams dedicated to different areas of the law that work together seamlessly. PLMJ Colab: With the aim of being close to its clients, the firm created PLMJ Colab, its collaborative network of law firms spread across Portugal and other countries with which it has cultural and strategic ties. PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a concerted response to the international challenges of its clients, wherever they are. The national partnerships allow the firm to extend PLMJ’s presence from Lisbon, Porto and Faro. International collaboration is ensured through firms specialising in the legal systems and local cultures of Angola and Mozambique: Angola: From Angola, for Angola and for the world. PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados is a member of PLMJ Colab. This partnership is based on close cooperation between the team of lawyers at the Angolan firm and the specialised teams of PLMJ, which are made up of more than 300 lawyers. The teams ensure specialist legal advice with high added value and exceptional technical quality by always working in close cooperation and constant communication. The lawyers of PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados also have a unique capacity to provide legal assistance in all areas of the law and all economic sectors, and they respond directly to their clients’ needs with the highest legal and ethical standards. Mozambique: Mozambique is strategically located in Africa, with enormous potential for economic growth and deep-rooted ties with Portugal. PLMJ Colab – PLMJ's network of offices – has a local presence in the country through PLMJ Colab Mozambique – NMP Advogados, which is part of PLMJ Colab and allows us to work closely with our clients operating in Mozambique. Through PLMJ Colab Mozambique – NMP Advogados, our clients have access to the expertise, talent and in-depth knowledge of the law and business sectors of more than 300 lawyers based in Portugal, combined with the local knowledge of our team. ### Main areas of practice - ■ Banking and finance - ■ Capital markets - ■ Corporate M&A - ■ Defence - ■ Dispute resolution - ■ Employment and labour - ■ EU and competition law - ■ Healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals - ■ Intellectual property - ■ Planning and Land Use - ■ Projects and energy - ■ Public law - ■ Real estate and tourism - ■ Responsible business - ■ Tax - ■ Technology, media and telecommunications ### Sectors - ■ Agribusiness - ■ Banking and financial institutions - ■ Distribution and retail - ■ Education - ■ Energy and natural resources - ■ Government and public sector - ■ Healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals - ■ Infrastructure - ■ Insurance and pension funds - ■ Manufacturing - ■ Mobility, transport and logistics - ■ Planning and land use - ■ Real estate and construction - ■ Social Economy - ■ Tourism and leisure Social impact: The firm’s approach to social and environmental problems is inseparable from the firm’s professional work as lawyers. PLMJ want to help solve social and environmental problems in the community and the firm believes it is possible to add value back into society in parallel with the financial return for the firm’s work. PLMJ’s social impact strategy seeks to expand its tradition of social intervention by giving it the greater consistency that comes from applying impact metrics and considering the external aspect of the firm’s actions. PLMJ’s focus is on the well-being of its employees and on controlling the social impact generated by the firm’s activity. ### Languages - English - Portuguese - French - German - Italian - Spanish ### Staffing Figures - 40 Partners

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Abel de Barbosa Mendonça

Senior Counsel · Real Estate

Alexander Ehlert

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Alexandra Dias Henriques

Senior Counsel · Competition / Antitrust

Ana Raquel Frada

Managing Associate · Dispute Resolution

Andreia Candeias Mousinho

Partner · Public Law

Anja Noack

Managing Associate · Corporate / M&A

Benedita Cunha Pinto

Senior associate · Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Benedita Lacerda

Senior Counsel · Public Law

Bruno Ferreira

Managing Partner · Banking & Finance

Bárbara Godinho Correia

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Camila Pinto de Lima

Senior Counsel · Dispute Resolution

Carla F. Machado

Managing Associate · Public Law

Carla Góis Coelho

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Carmen Baptista Rosa

Partner · Real Estate

Dinis Tracana

Partner · Tax

Diogo Duarte Campos

Partner · Public Law

Diogo Marques Carreira

Of Counsel · Public Law

Eduardo Nogueira Pinto

Partner · Healthcare

Eliana Bernardo

Senior counsel · Healthcare

Elsa Pizarro Pardal

Senior Counsel · Corporate / M&A

Filipe Avides Moreira

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Francisco Lino Dias

Partner · Real Estate

Gonçalo dos Reis Martins

Partner · Banking & Finance

Inês Gomes da Cruz

Managing Associate · Dispute Resolution

Isaque Ramos

Partner · Tax

Joana Brandão

Partner · Public Law

Joana Marques dos Reis

Senior counsel · Banking & Finance

Joao Dias Lopes

Partner · Banking & Finance

José Pedro Anacoreta

Partner · Employment & Labour

João Rodrigues Duarte

Managing Associate · Tax

Luis Miguel Vasconcelos

Managing Associate · Banking & Finance

Luís Sáragga Leal

Honorary Partner · Corporate / M&A

Madalena Perestrelo de Oliveira

Senior Counsel · Banking & Finance

Manuel Sequeira

Managing Associate · Corporate / M&A

Manuela Tavares Morais

Senior Counsel · Dispute Resolution

Marco Ramalheiro

Senior Counsel · Employment & Labour

Margarida Rodrigues Caldeira

Senior associate · Litigation

Maria Zagallo

Partner · Public Law

Martim Valente

Senior Counsel · Competition / Antitrust

Nuno Ferreira Morgado

Partner · Employment & Labour

Nuno Líbano Monteiro

Senior Partner · Litigation

Nuno Serrão Faria

Senior Counsel · Corporate / M&A

Paulo Farinha Alves

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Pedro Caetano Nunes

Partner · Litigation

Pedro Lomba

Partner · Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Pedro Siza Vieira

Partner · Banking & Finance

Raquel Azevedo

Partner · Banking & Finance

Raquel Freitas

Senior Counsel · Public Law

Renata Valenti

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Rita Aleixo Gregório

Partner · Competition / Antitrust

Rita Almeida

Senior counsel · Banking & Finance

Rita Folhadela

Managing Associate · Dispute Resolution

Rita Samoreno Gomes

Partner · Litigation

Rute Alves

Senior Counsel · Dispute Resolution

Rúben Brigolas

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Samantha Zürn

Senior counsel · Corporate / M&A

Telma Pires de Lima

Senior Counsel · Dispute Resolution

Tiago Cortes

Partner · Employment & Labour

Tiago Duarte

Partner · Public Law

Vasco de Ataíde Marques

Partner · Corporate / M&A