Espanha e Associados

Mónica is a Lawyer and member of the coordination department. She has worked in several areas of civil law, mainly Tort law and contract law, but also family law and succession law. As civil law is a bedrock for the other branches of law, her support for the other departments is one of the key points of her work at Espanha e Associados. As to litigation, she has worked essentially in civil, corporate and insurance litigation.

Catarina works with Espanha e Associados since 2022 and is a member of Commercial and Corporate Law Department coordinated by Rita Beirôco. Catarina is a member of Portuguese and Angolan Bar Association, having extensive experience in the national and Angolan market. Catarina works with national and international clientes advising them in matters of corporate law, banking, finance and insurance. Catarina has developed her experience in the Angolan market, having advised foreign companies in their implementation in that market, foreign and national financial and banking entities, and insurance companies.

Head of Tax and Founding Partner

Filipa has been working at Espanha e Associados since 2019 as a member of the labour law and civil law team. She has experience in the areas of labour law, labour litigation, collective bargaining, social security law, civil law and civil litigation. She has been working in the areas of employment law and has advised the human resources departments of national and international clients on a daily basis in sectors like fitness, food and beverage, tourism, medical services and technology.

Filipe has been working in Espanha e Associados since september 2021, as a member of Financial Law Department. Filipe devotes much of his time to regulatory aspects of the banking and financial sectors, such as the regular monitoring of clients with national and foreign regulators in the context of the development of his activities in Portugal and abroad, having also experience (i) in the drafting and negotiation of IT contracts; (ii) on regulatory matters related to payment services, issuance of electronic money and of new technologies within the banking and financial sector and (iii) regulatory issues in the scope of insurance and insurance distribution activities.  

Partner and Coordinator of the Labour Law and Civil Law Departments. Luís has experience in the areas of labour law, labour litigation, collective bargaining, social security law, real estate, civil law and civil litigation. He has been working in the areas of employment law and has advised the human resources departments of national and international clients on a daily basis in sectors like fitness, food and beverage, tourism, medical services and technology.

Associate

Marisa is a lawyer of the Civil and Labour Law department, and has been working with Espanha e Associados since 2019. Marisa has developed her practice in several areas of Civil and Labour Law. In the area of Civil Law, her practice focuses on contracts and Tort law, Family and Succession law and Litigation. In the area of Labour Law, she provides employment advice to companies, supporting them in contract negotiation and revocation processes, advising companies on collective bargaining, social security and other day-to-day employment matters, as well as handling disciplinary procedures and employment litigation.

Ricardo is a Senior Lawyer and a member of the coordination team. Ricardo’s work consists of providing tax advice to individual and corporate investors. He has worked in the area of income taxes and social security, providing support for non-habitual residents and seconded workers, analysing income and taxes on income, tax benefits, conflicts of laws and application of double tax treaties, among others. His work also involves tax litigation where he represents clients in administrative, judicial and arbitration proceedings on a very broad range of substantive issues.

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