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Profile

João is a managing associate in the Tax practice has more than 10 years' professional experience.

He focuses on tax consultancy and on advising Portuguese and foreign companies in all sectors. In particular, he assists with the tax structuring of Portuguese and international operations, and he provides tax advice on foreign investments in Portugal. He regularly handles acquisitions, restructurings and corporate reorganisations on behalf of his clients.

João also frequently assists Portuguese and foreign clients in diagnosing and identifying areas of opportunity in tax and parafiscal tax matters, and in tax due diligence processes.

Before joining PLMJ, he was a tax lawyer at Garrigues and worked as a consultant at KPMG.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2008

Education
Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2005
Senior International Tax School course at Taxand, 2012
Course in Interpretation and Application of the Tax Treaties and EC Direct Corporate Taxation at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation - IBFD - International Tax Academy, 2010
Course in Finance for Non-Financiers at INEDEM, 2007
Postgraduate course in corporate tax law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, 2007

Areas of Practice

  • Tax

Professional Career


Professional Activities and Experience
Sole practitioner lawyer (2019-2021)
Senior associate at the law firm PLMJ, Advogados, SP, RL, (2017-2019)
Senior consultant at KPMG (2014-2017)
Senior associate at the law firm Garrigues (2006-2014)

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