Claudia Santos Cruz
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Transportation: Shipping
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+351 213 817436Share profile
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About
Provided by Claudia Santos Cruz
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance; Projects; Oil & Gas; Mining; Corporate M&A; Infrastructure; Ports, Shipping.
Career
LLB University of Southampton, England, 1993; LPC College of Law Guildford, England, 1994; Post Graduate courses in Banking and Finance, Corporate, Oil & Gas; International Petroleum Transactions module of LMM, Lisbon, 2017; Previously at DLA Piper and Watson Farley & Williams in London, London, 1994-2005; IBA Oil & Gas Committee Officer, 2021.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to practice: Law Society of England and Wales (1996); Portuguese Bar Association (2005); Mozambique Bar Association (2018); International Bar Association Officer (2007-2022).
Personal
Claudia Santos Cruz advises clients on the international and cross border aspects of their investments in Portugal and Lusophone Africa. She is co-head of the Lusophone Africa practice team at Morais Leitão which is dedicated to transactions and advising international clients investing in these markets. Claudia works on a daily basis with ML Legal Circle integrated law firms in Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde and she is herself a member of the MDR Advogados team in Mozambique. Claudia coordinates the international Oil & Gas team and Shipping practice at ML and is also a member of the international Banking & Finance department.
Chambers Review
Europe
Claudia Santos Cruz regularly acts for international banks and maritime companies, assisting with regulatory, tax and vessel finance-related issues.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Claudia Santos Cruz is one of the best shipping experts, having a great knowledge of the industry and being capable of handling any matter related to shipping."
"I am happy with the assistance provided by Claudia."
"Claudia Santos Cruz is one of the best shipping experts, having a great knowledge of the industry and being capable of handling any matter related to shipping."
"I am happy with the assistance provided by Claudia."
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