António Rocha Mendes
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Tax
Band 2
About
Provided by António Rocha Mendes
Practice Areas
António Rocha Mendes is a Partner in the Tax practice. He advises on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, including reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs and financial instruments. He has been the leading tax lawyer on a large number of domestic and cross-border reorganizations in a wide range of industry sectors. He is also a guest lecturer at the Catholic University, where he teaches the Corporate Income Tax Class in its Master's Program and a specialized seminar on Corporate Reorganizations. He is a regular speaker in domestic and international conferences on corporate tax and international taxation.
Career
Lisbon Law School, Catholic University, 1993. Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1993. Post-graduate degree in Tax, ISG, 1995. LL.M. in International Tax, Boston University School of Law, 1999. Associate at Arthur Andersen, 1993-94. Associate at Gonçalves Pereira, Castelo Branco & Associados, 1994-97. Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (New York), 1998-2001. Senior Associate at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira (Barcelona, Madrid, São Paulo and Lisbon), 2001-06. Partner at Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira (London), 2007-09. Head of Tax at CS'Associados, 2010. Partner at CS'Associados, 2011.
Professional Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
Personal
Languages - English and Spanish
Chambers Review
Europe
António Rocha Mendes is adept at assisting clients with the tax structuring of real estate acquisitions and complex cross-border corporate transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"António Rocha Mendes is very in tune with the market and offers exceptional levels of attention. Antonio is also able to deftly balance caution and prudence with commercial advantage and creativity."
"António Rocha Mendes is very in tune with the market and offers exceptional levels of attention. Antonio is also able to deftly balance caution and prudence with commercial advantage and creativity."
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