Teresa Teixeira Mota

Managing Associate Tax

Teresa Teixeira Mota

Teresa Teixeira Mota joined VdA in 2012.

Managing Associate at the Tax practice area, where she has worked primarily in the areas of tax litigation (including administrative, judicial and arbitration dispute resolution), indirect taxation, mainly focused on charges and contributions, and corporate taxation.

'Tax Rising Star', Women In Business Law Awards 2023

LL.M. Digitalization and Tax Law, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna, Austria.

Post-graduation in Tax Law, Portuguese Catholic University – Law School, Lisbon, Portugal.

LL.M. Máster en Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas – Instituto de Empresa (IE) – exchange student, Madrid, Spain.

Post-graduation in Civil and Business Law, Portuguese Catholic University – Law School, Lisbon, Portugal.

Law Degree, Portuguese Catholic University – Law School, Lisbon, Portugal.

Invited Lecturer at Nova Law School on Interdisciplinary Legal Practice (2018).

Teaching Assistant at the Portuguese Catholic University (Law School) on Labour Law (2011-2012).

Author/co-author of various articles namely:

  • US pillar two stance: tax competitiveness challenges for Portugal and the EU, ITR (International Tax Review), April 2025 (Co-author)
  • Navigating pillar two in Portugal: overcoming challenges with technological solutions, ITR (International Tax Review), November 2024 (Co-author)
  • Portugal: An Introduction to Tax, Chambers & Partners Europe 2024: Practice Area Overview (Co-author)
  • ‘Digital taxation reshaping cross-border dispute resolution’, Digitalization and Tax Law 2023, Mendling/Risse/Rust (Eds.), Linde, 2023
  • Country Comparative Guides: Tax (Portugal), The Legal 500 (Legalease), October 2021 (Co-author)
  • ‘Netflix tax’ is coming to Portugal, ITR (International Tax Review), January 2021 (Co-author)

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.

Member of the Portuguese Fiscal Association (IFA Portugal).

English, Spanish.