Rúben is a senior counsel in the Corporate M&A practice. He has over 13 years’ experience in the Angolan jurisdiction in M&A transactions, structuring joint ventures, managing investment projects, financing, commercial contracts, and regulatory matters.

Rúben has acted for international groups in multi-jurisdiction projects and transactions, with a special focus on Africa. He provides day-today advice and support in investment project management in Angola in a range of sectors, primarily oil and gas, mining, finance and retail.

He has an LL.M. in international business law from King's College London and completed a postgraduate courses in environmental law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, and in corporate law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Católica.

Ruben writes regularly for Angolan newspapers on various subjects and teaches modules in post-graduate courses including company law and joint ventures.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 2009

Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon, 2006
Postgraduate in environmental law from the University of Lisbon, 2007
LL.M - International Business Law, King's College London, 2010
President of the Students Association of the LL.M of King's College London, 2010
Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy (CEPMLP), Annual Mining Seminar, Dundee, 2011
Course on International Oil & Gas Law, Contracts and Negotiations, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and Institute for Energy Law of the Center for American and International Law, Houston, 2013

Significant Accomplishments
Chambers Global
2024 - Rúben Brigolas, Foreign expertise based abroad in Portugal Angola General Business Law: International Firms
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, expertise based abroad Angola General Business Law: International Firms
2022 - Rúben Brigolas, Associates to Watch Angola - General Business Law / Expertise based Abroad
2020 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising Star Angola - General Business Law
"He comes recommended by sources for his "helpfulness, fast responses, deep knowledge and assertiveness." He assists clients with tax, finance and oil and gas issues."

2019 - Rúben Brigolas, Expertise based abroad in Portugal Angola - General Business Law
"He garners good comments from clients, who say he masters all relevant information and is diligent."

The Legal 500
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Recommended Energy and Natural Resources
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising stars Angola Desk
2022 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising stars Angola Desk
2022 - Rúben Brigolas Energy and Natural Resources
2021 - Rúben Brigolas Angola Desk
2020 - Rúben Brigolas Angola Desk
IFLR1000
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Notable practitioner Banking and Finance: Project Development
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Notable practitioner Project Development
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Notable practioner Angola Energy and Infrastructure
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Notble practitioner Angola Oil & Gas
2023 - Rúben Brigolas, Notable practitioner Angola Project Development
2022 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising star Angola Project Development
2022 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising star Project Development
2021 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising star Project Development
2021 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising star Angola Project Development
2020 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising Star Project Development
2020 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising Star Project Development
2019 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising Star Corporate / M&A (Project Development)
2019 - Rúben Brigolas angola - Project Development
2018 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising Star Corporate / M&A (Project Development)
2018 - Rúben Brigolas, Rising Star angola - Project Development

Professional Associations

• Association of International Petroleum Negotiators

American Arbitration Association's ICDR Young & International, 2010

• Angola New rules applicable to capital operations

  By Ruben Brigolas, Renata Valente |July 2022