About

Provided by AVM Advogados

AVM Advogados was founded by António Vicente Marques in 2003. The firm originally began assisting clients as a full-service law firm operating through its various offices in Africa and Europe with an integrated team. Today, AVM has expanded and become one of the most modern and internationally respected law offices operating in Angola, Portugal, and Mozambique. The firm delivers corporate and business services to international and local clients in all of these Portuguese speaking countries. AVM is a full-service law firm with market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate, immigration, tax and technology sectors

AVM Advogados offers clients specialized advice on all aspects of corporate and commercial transactions frequently with a cross-border perspective. AVM provides to its corporate clients advice and support in various areas: including Corporate Restructuring, Company Law, corporate governance and other legal and regulatory requirements. 

AVM Advogados is particularly experienced in advising all types of investors in respect of the structuring, global planning and implementation of foreign investment projects in markets in which it has offices, in order to minimizing the impact of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable in different jurisdictions. In the oil and gas sector, we have represented governments’ sponsors, and investors in large complex projects.

 

Chambers Review

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General Business Law - Angola

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What the Team is Known For

AVM Advogados is an esteemed law firm that is well equipped to assist companies with a broad range of commercial matters, as well as dispute resolution. The Luanda-based team has a strong track record of acting on finance, telecommunications and corporate mandates, including the structuring of new business operations in Angola. The firm advises an impressive client portfolio that includes domestic and foreign players from the banking, energy and natural resources sectors.

Work Highlights

Provided by AVM Advogados

  • AVM Advogados assisted Knauf with a mining project in Benguela, Angola, including with regard to mining title issues and contractual requirements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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António Vicente Marques
Head of General Business Law
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Band 1

António Vicente Marques is well placed to act on a broad range of matters including banking, corporate and contentious mandates in a variety of sectors including telecommunications, natural resources and infrastructure. He enjoys a solid reputation in the market for his long-standing expertise and depth of knowledge in Angola.

The level of trust and comfort is such that he is considered and treated like in-house counsel rather than external counsel and his opinion is often sought on a variety of matters.

António Vicente Marques provides clear advice on all relevant commercial issues.

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António Vicente Marques
Head of General Business Law
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Members

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António Vicente Marques

Head of Department