Raquel Simões Mendes joined VdA in 2025. She is a Trainee in the Banking & Finance practice.
Law degree from the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University – Lisbon School.
Currently enrolled in a Master’s in Business Law at the Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University – Lisbon School.
Before joining the firm she completed a summer internship at VdA, in the Corporate and M&A area of practice, and undertook an extracurricular internship at Garrigues, in the Technology, Communications and Digital area of practice, both during 2025. In 2024, she also completed a legal clinic at Gama Glória, in the Corporate and M&A area of practice, as well as Labour Law.
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association as a Trainee Lawyer.
English, Spanish.