Hugo Alves Leonardo

Senior Associate Tax

Hugo Alves Leonardo

Hugo Alves Leonardo joined VdA in 2022. Senior Associate in the Tax practice, he has been mainly focused on tax advisory to national and foreign entities, with special focus on the areas of indirect taxation.

Law degree at Universidade de Lisboa.

Masters in Tax Law at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Legal Advisor to the Minister of the Presidency in the XXIV Constitutional Government (2023-2024).

Prior joining the firm, Hugo worked as a Senior Consultant at PwC, where he participated in strategic projects focused on the implementation of tax optimization structures and maximizing VAT recovery, with extensive experience in the real estate, banking, and retail sectors (2019-2022).

He was a trainee lawyer in the tax department of Espanha e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados SP RL, now Unit Legal, Sociedade de Advogados SP RL (2017-2019).

 

  • Co-author of the article "Reforma da tributação do consumo" in "Uma Reforma Fiscal para o Século XXI" (2021);
  • Co-author of the article “O Acórdão Danske Bank e o impacto nos sujeitos passivos em Portugal (The Danske Bank Ruling and its Impact on Taxpayers in Portugal)”, in "Cadernos do IVA 2022".

 

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

English.