General Business Law
Global Guide 2024 : Timor-Leste
Band 2
Email address
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(+351) 21 723 18 00About
Provided by Abreu Advogados
In 2012 Abreu Advogados and C&C Advogados (both leading law firms in Portugal and Macau) entered into a partnership and cooperation agreement. As part of this partnership, Abreu Advogados and C&C Advogados have opened a Law Firm in Timor-Leste, which was named “Abreu e C&C Advogados – Timor-Leste, Lda.”. The Firm has a resident team of lawyers in Díli who provide legal services to national and international Clients with business interests in Timor-Leste, with a particular emphasis in the areas of Corporate; Banking and Finance; Energy and Oil; Natural Resources; Public and Administrative; Procurement, Immigration, Employment and Litigation. The firm operates under the name Abreu e C&C Advogados – Timor-Leste and is led by the Local Partner Elisa Pereira, Manuel Andrade Neves and Inês Sequeira Mendes from Abreu Advogados and Nuno Sardinha da Mata from C&C Advogados. The overriding purpose of Abreu e C&C Advogados Timor-Leste is to participate and contribute towards sustainable growth in Timor-Leste by providing services to its Clients with business interests in this country, whilst maintaining the high standard of technical quality they have become accustomed to.
Abreu Advogados’ experience in Portuguese-speaking international markets on matters regarding energy and natural resources, coupled with the strong historical ties between C&C Advogados and the Timor-Leste market, have proved to be the right “ingredients” for the success of the project.
Chambers Review
Abreu Advogados is an acclaimed Timor-Leste practice, established through a joint venture between Abreu Advogados in Portugal and C&C Advogados in Macau. It offers a substantially international clientele a wide scope of expertise across corporate, tax, employment and intellectual property law, augmenting established strengths in the energy and resources and infrastructure spheres. The firm also provides a comprehensive litigation practice, with experience in both civil and criminal matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are prompt in responding and suggest solutions to issues."
"They are always timely in response and provide very sound advice in complex and sophisticated matters like international development practices and framework versus national applicable legislation."
"They are prompt in responding and suggest solutions to issues."
"They are always timely in response and provide very sound advice in complex and sophisticated matters like international development practices and framework versus national applicable legislation."
Notable Practitioners
Elisa Pereira co-heads the Timor-Leste practice, operating personally across a broad range of practice areas, including the general corporate, employment and foreign investment spheres.
"She is available and knowledgeable. Her wealth of corporate knowledge and her ability to go from jurisdiction to jurisdiction is second to none."