Luís Maria joined VdA in 2023. He is a Consultant at the Tax area of practice where he has been actively involved in several transactions, namely in in the field of tax consulting and tax planning, as well as national and international taxation, namely in transactions involving double taxation, Personal Income Tax and Corporate Income Tax issues. His activity has a particular focus on matters of personal and corporate income taxation. He has been simultaneously dedicated to assisting High-Net-Worth Individuals providing legal and tax advice in private wealth management and asset restructuring transactions.
With dual nationality, Portuguese and Angolan, he has relevant experience in the Angolan market advising clients in this market, namely in banking and finance, real estate, industry and services, corporate and M&A, national and foreign private investment, foreign exchange and tax law. He is involved in several transactions in these areas and provides legal advice on international transactions and investments in and out of the Angolan jurisdiction to national and international clients.
Law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University Law School.
Advanced Post-graduation in Banking Law at the University of Lisbon (ongoing).
Before joining the firm he worked as a Junior Lawyer at the firm Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados and as a Consultant at the exclusive member firm in Angola of the Morais Leitão Legal Circle network, ALC Advogados & Associados, between 2018 and 2022.
English, French and Spanish.