José Miguel Oliveira > VdA > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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1200-151 Lisboa
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José Miguel Oliveira
Work Department
Oil & Gas
Position
Partner
Career
José Miguel Oliveira joined VdA in 2015. He is Partner of the Oil&Gas practice, where he applies over 10 years of international experience in African jurisdictions, notably in Angola and Mozambique, to offer tailored advice in such diverse areas as regulatory, corporate & commercial, M&A, FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), forex, and shipping & maritime. In addition, he has been actively involved in several transactions in those jurisdictions, advising all industry players in sectors running the gamut from energy, infrastructures, distribution/wholesale, retail services and transportation (shipping and ports).
Languages
English, French
Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Admitted to the Angolan Bar Association.
Admitted to the Timor-Leste Bar Association.
Education
Law degree, University of Coimbra Faculty of Law.
Post-graduation in Companies Law, University of Coimbra Faculty of Law.
Post-graduation in Employment Law, University of Coimbra Faculty of Law.
LL.M in Commercial and Financial Law, King’s College London Faculty of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Transport
(Next Generation Partners)Bringing together expertise in project finance, regulatory issues, PPP and dispute resolution, VdA offers a comprehensive service offering to clients operating in the shipping, aviation, rail and road sectors. At the helm of the practice, Paulo de Barros Baptista focuses on infrastructure and mobility matters, playing a key role in transactions involving the road segment. Specialised in public law, Catarina Pinto Correia is noted for her expertise in procurement, PPPs and concessions in the transport sector. José Miguel Oliveira leverages deep maritime industry expertise, particularly in African markets, to assist shipowners, brokers, and operators with various wet and dry shipping matters.
Mozambique > Foreign law firms
With an ‘exceptional combination of legal expertise and cultural fluency’, VdA’s Mozambique practice specialises in the areas of oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, and banking. Collaborating closely with its local partner firm GDA Advogados, the group provides wide-ranging legal expertise, spanning regulatory, corporate, tax, licensing, and employment issues. Teresa Empis Falcão concentrates on infrastructure and mobility matters, with a robust background in national and international project finance and capital markets transactions. She leads the team with José Miguel Oliveira, who is highly experienced in the transport, oil and gas, and energy spaces.
Angola > Foreign firms
(Next Generation Partners)VdA offers expertise across a spectrum of sectors, notably in oil and gas, mining, banking, and finance, as well as telecoms and agriculture. The firm’s experience in Angola further extends to competition and anti-trust, public law, insurance, and construction. João Afonso Fialho, José Miguel Oliveira, and Paulo Trindade Costa lead the practice, while Fialho heads the firm’s oil and gas practice group, with knowledge of the mining and shipping sectors. Oliveira specialises in corporate M&A, oil and gas, and transport, while Costa focuses on corporate restructuring, and finance transactions.
Angola > Local firms
ASP Advogados specialises in the oil and gas, mining, agriculture, banking, and telecommunications sectors, and is led by António Sousa Penelas. Sousa Penelas has notable expertise in corporate, commercial and labour matters across the energy, mining, and shipping sectors. José Miguel Oliveira is experienced in corporate, M&A, energy, and transportation, notably in restructuring assignments.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fraud and white-collar crime
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property
- Porto: Leading commercial firms
- Projects and project finance
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
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