João Riscado Rapoula
João Riscado Rapoula joined VdA in 2007. He is Partner at the Tax area of practice where he has been actively involved in several corporate transactions, namely in international tax structuring and tax litigation, as well as in EU law and social security matters.
João has also been providing tax and legal assistance in numerous private wealth transactions and private client planning.
Law Degree, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.
Degree in Tax Law, Overgest/ ISCTE Business School.
Post-Graduate Studies in Tax Law, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Lisbon.
Master in Advanced Studies (Adv LLM) in International Tax Law, International Tax Center University of Leiden.
Author of various books and articles, namely:
- “As Taxas de Regulação Económica no Sector das Comunicações Eletrónicas”, As Taxas de Regulação Económica em Portugal, Almedina, 2008 (co-autored with Conceição Gamito)
- “Portugal – The Atlantic Land of Opportunity”, Terralex, 2014
- “Portugal: Taxation of image rights”, Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports, 2016 (co-authored with Francisco Cabral Matos)
- “Portugal: International transfers of professional football players”, Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports, 2018
- “Private Client law in Portugal: Overview”, Practical Law, Global Guide 2019, Private Client (co-authored with Tiago Marreiros Moreira)
- “Why Portugal is now even more attractive to business investment”, The Lawyer, 2019 (co-authored with Tiago Marreiros Moreira)
- “Private Client law in Portugal: Overview”, Practical Law, Global Guide 2020, Private Client (co-authored with Tiago Marreiros Moreira)
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
English, French, Spanish.
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International Tax Review
World Tax | Tax Controversy 2025 - Tier 1
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International Tax Review
World Tax | Tax Controversy 2023 - Tier 1
WT - Highly Regarded
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International Tax Review
World Tax | Tax Controversy 2022 - Tier 1
EG Tax Leading Advisor, WT - Highly Regarded
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International Tax Review
World Tax | Tax Controversy 2021 - Tier 1
Highly Regarded
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International Tax Review
World Tax | Tax Controversy 2020 - Tier 1
Highly Regarded