Local firms

Dentons LEAD

Client Satisfaction

The team at Dentons LEAD leverages its ‘extensive international experience’ and is equipped to assist with the gamut of matters in Angola, regularly advising major multinational financial institutions, administrative authorities and corporations. Djamila Pinto de Andrade leads the corporate and banking teams and is experienced in handling complex financial transactions, while Emanuela Vunge runs the administrative and tax practice. António Caxito Marques is qualified as both a litigator and arbitrator and has experience working for public and private sector clients. Raquel Lourenço is experienced at handling commercial matters and is very active in the real estate sector. Together alongside employment law specialist João Manuel Lourenço they form the firm’s leadership structure.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'The partners are all very assertive, available and quick to respond.'
'The partners are excellent lawyers. We recognise them for their technical competence and commercial sensitivity.'
'The partners manage to pass on all their expertise to the younger lawyers.'
'The team have extensive international experience and detailed knowledge.'
'It is looking to recruit young lawyers with a solid background and an appetite for international law, to whom they provide with appropriate training, particularly through the opportunities made available by their partnership with Dentons.'

Key clients

Africa Finance Corporation
Sonangol Group
Ministério das Finanças de Angola
UNITEL
ETU ENERGIAS, S.A. (former SOMOIL)
Standard Chartered Bank
Azule Energy
Interoil International DMCC
Banco Económico
Hemera Capital Partners
Paratus Angola
UKEF – United Kingdom Export Finance
MASDAR Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar (Masdar)
IVANHOE MINES
HSBC Bank
ETG - HOLDCO INPUTS LTD
ERICSSON
OMATAPALO

Work highlights

Acting as a local counsel for Africa Finance Corporation, advising on the Lobito II project, a rail initiative aimed at connecting north-western Zambia with the Lobito railway in Angola.
Assisting CACIB and UKEF regarding a facility agreement with the Republic of Angola, represented by its Ministry of Finance.
Acting as local counsel for MASDAR Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, conducting negotiations with main local regulators for the conclusion of a concession agreement for the construction and operation of a solar power plant in the Huila Province and a PPA.