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1050-119 Lisboa
Portugal
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Rúben Brigolas
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Work Department
Corporate M&A
Position
Senior Counsel
Career
Rúben is a senior counsel in the Corporate M&A practice. He has over 13 years’ experience in the Angolan jurisdiction in M&A transactions, structuring joint ventures, managing investment projects, financing, commercial contracts, and regulatory matters.
Rúben has acted for international groups in multi-jurisdiction projects and transactions, with a special focus on Africa. He provides day-today advice and support in investment project management in Angola in a range of sectors, primarily oil and gas, mining, finance and retail.
He has an LL.M. in international business law from King’s College London and completed a postgraduate courses in environmental law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and in corporate law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica.
Ruben writes regularly for Angolan newspapers on various subjects and teaches modules in post-graduate courses including company law and joint ventures.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
American Arbitration Association. ICDR Young & International
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
Portuguese Bar Association
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2006
Postgraduate in environmental law from the University of Lisbon, 2007
LL.M – International Business Law, King’s College London, 2010
Course on International Oil & Gas Law, Contracts and Negotiations, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Rocky Mountain Mineral
Law Foundation and Institute for Energy Law of the Center for American and International Law, Houston, 2013
Lawyer Rankings
Angola > Foreign firms
(Rising stars)PLMJ is experienced in advising clients across a variety of sectors, including banking, energy, oil and gas, and sports. Inês Pinto da Costa and Gonçalo dos Reis Martins oversee the practice, and Pinto da Costa boasts deep-rooted experience in infrastructure, energy, and project development. dos Reis Martins often advises both international and local banks, financial entities and asset managers, on debt capital markets. Additionally, Ruben Brigolas is knowledgeable of foreign investment, corporate, and natural resources matters.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Planning law
- Projects and project finance