Tax Law

Managing Associate

Maria is an experienced and motivated tax lawyer/adviser. Skilled in Portuguese and international taxation, used to working with clients of different jurisdictions and lines of business. She has been based in Portugal (Lisbon) and provides legal advice not only to English speakers, but also to French and Spanish clients.

Maria provides tax advice on companies’ restructuring and real estate transactions, cross-border transactions, setting up of the clients’ activities in different jurisdictions and often represents clients in court (including arbitral court).

Maria often participates in training sessions, both internal and external.

Managing Associate at PARES ADVOGADOS since 2023

Associate Lawyer of PARES ADVOGADOS since 2018

Associate Lawyer at Teixeira de Freitas, Rodrigues & Associados (2017-2018)

Tax Consultant at KPMG Portugal, Department of Indirect Taxes - VAT and Real Estate (2015-2017)

Associate Lawyer at PLMJ - A. M. Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice & Associados (2014-2015)

Trainee Lawyer at PLMJ - A. M. Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice & Associados (2011-2014)

Portuguese, English

Registered in the Portuguese Bar Association

Member of the Portuguese Tax Association

Member of the International Tax Association

Accounting for legal experts course by INEDEM - Instituto de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento Empresarial (2021)

Seminars “Corporate Income Tax arbitral case law” and “Tax proceedings” provided by ALMEDINA (2018)

Advanced post-graduate course in Tax Law (VAT, IEC’s and others) at Instituto de Direito Económico Financeiro e Fiscal of the Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa (2016)

OECD Global Forum on Tax Treaties and Transfer Pricing, Paris, (2009)

LL.M. Masters of Law – Law in a European and Global Context (2011-2012)

Degree in Law by the Portuguese Catholic University (2011)