Filipa Tavares Lima

Filipa has developed her professional life mainly in the areas of Corporate Law, Real Estate and Employment Law, namely participating in the acquisition and sale of companies, corporate restructuring at national and international level and advising national and international investors in the various sectors of activity.

Filipa has recently developed the Employment practice area having worked with Fortune Global 500 companies on the full range of labour issues, as well as medium and small companies starting their first international ventures in Angola, as well as those that are expand its operations abroad.

Filipa has extensive experience in providing daily advice in different areas of activity to national and international companies.

Author of the Oil & Gas do Getting the Deal Through Angola in 2017 and 2018. Author of the Labour and Employment do Getting the Deal Through Angola in 2022.
“She is highly qualified and very dynamic.” “She has a very solid technical knowledge and a great local and practical knowledge of the inner workings of institutions in Angola.” – Chambers 2022

Academic Qualifications

Law Degree – Law School of the University of Lisbon

LLM in International Business Law – Law School Portuguese Catholic University (Lisbon)

Afilliations

Portuguese Bar Association

Angolan Bar Association

Miguel Carvalho Brito

Miguel Carvalho Brito has developed his professional life mainly in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Commercial Law, namely participating in processes of acquisition and sale of companies, corporate restructuring at national and international level and consultancy to national and international investors.

In this context, he has advised large and medium-sized national and international clients in the planning, execution, implementation and monitoring of current company transactions and operations, as well as non-current transactions (M&A and restructuring).

Miguel has relevant experience in drafting and reviewing standard commercial contracts (distribution, leasing, franchising, confidentiality agreement, terms and conditions of sale and purchase and sale of goods and services, etc.), as well as preparing, reviewing, translating and negotiation of non-typical commercial contracts.

With significant in-house experience, he provided support in the review, drafting and implementation of internal compliance policies of companies and in the liaison with public authorities.

Recently, he has supported clients in several public law issues related to the renewable energy sector.

Academic qualifications

Law Degree – Law School of the University of Lisbon
Postgraduation in Commercial Law – Law School of the Portuguese Catholic University (Lisbon)

Andreia Massocolo

Andreia has developed her professional life mainly in the areas of Employment Law, Litigation and Commercial Law, namely in providing legal assistance and consultancy in monitoring disciplinary proceedings, drafting contracts, and labour matters.

Habilitações Académicas

Law Degree – Faculty of Law of Universidade Lusíada de Angola

Afilliations

Angolan Bar Association

Caliana Coelho

Caliana Coelho works in the areas of Tax, Employment, Corporate and Commercial Law.

With experience working in Portugal for two years, Caliana has been a member of FTL Advogados since 2021.

Academic Qualifications

Law Degree – Faculty of Law of the Portuguese Catholic University (Lisbon)

Master in Financial and Tax Law – Law School of the University of Lisbon

Affiliations

Portuguese Bar Association

Angolan Bar Association

Manuel António

Manuel António works on Corporate, Finance and Lititgation matters.

Academic Qualifications

Law Degree – Law School of the Agostinho Neto University

Post Graduation on Financial Markets – Law School of the Agostinho Neto University

Post Graduation on Corporate Law – Law School of the University of Lisbon

Master degree on Businss Law – Law School of the Agostinho Neto University (Ongoing)

Affiliations

Angolan Bar Association

Érica Palhares

Érica Palhares develops her activity in the areas of Commercial and Employment Law and has joined FTL Advogados in 2021. 

Academic Qualifications

Degree in Law – Faculty of Law of the Lusíada University of Angola

Postgraduate in Banking and Securities Law – Law School of the Catholic University of Porto

Master in Law and Legal Practice – Specialization in Legal-Forensic Sciences – Law School of the University of Lisbon

Affiliations

Angolan Bar Association

Celso Pedro

FTL team member that is responsible for the coordination and execution of outdoor work and point of contact of the vast majority of public authorities that the firm and our clients deal with.   

Académic Qualifications

Degree in Law – Faculty of Law of Agostinho Neto University (ongoing)