Belim Castilho

Income taxes, Property Taxes and other Direct Taxes

Founding Partner | Tax, Income taxes, Property Taxes and other Direct Taxes

Luís Castilho has been a lawyer since 2009, having worked in Tier 1 firms for almost 10 years.

In late 2021 he co-founded the law firm BELIM CASTILHO with Catarina Belim. At the firm, Luís specializes in direct tax matters (nationally and internationally), both from a personal and corporate side perspectives, helping clients (RNHs and private clients) navigating the Portuguese tax framework and reach their investment goals.

Luís first started out as a Tax Lawyer in 2009, working as an Associate Lawyer in PLMJ for around 6 years and then as a Senior Consultant and later Manager at Deloitte Portugal (Tax - Financial Services Industry) for close to 4 years.

Between 2019 and 2021, Luís was an Assistant to the Secretary of State for Tax Affairs in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments of Portugal.

During this period Luís Castilho was responsible for coordinating working groups that were behind some major tax reforms, namely the latest revision of the nonhabitual residents regime, the new cash-pooling stamp duty exemption, the new aviation tax, the new takeaway single use packaging tax, the new requirements fort he attribution of licenses in Madeira’s Free Trade Zone, the new post-WLTP automobile taxation reform, among others.

Senior Tax Researcher of NOVA Tax Research Lab.

IBA National Reporter Portugal for 2024.

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Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2013). AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers (member).

Law Degree (NOVA School of Law, 2007). Master's Degree in Law and Management, Accounting and Finance  (Portuguese Catholic University Law School, 2009). Course on Negotiation, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (ESADE Business School, 2009).

Luís is an incurable bookworm (look him up on Goodreads) and an insatiable music lover, so don’t be surprised if you find him walking around Lisbon with his head stuck in a book and headphones in his ears.