Practice Areas

Eight domains of business law.

From company formation to corporate governance, from banking to insurance, from contracts to real estate — technical advice from someone who led the country’s registries and notarial system.

Commercial Law

End-to-end advice on incorporation and the life of the company: transfer and lease of business establishments, commercial contracts in the broad sense, traders’ obligations, negotiable instruments (bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques), and framing in light of the proposed revision of the Angolan Commercial Code. It also includes specialised industrial property advice — registration and protection of trademarks, invention patents, utility models, industrial designs, trade names and business signs — as well as unfair competition, licensing and technology transfer, before the Angolan Industrial Property Institute (IAPI).

How we help

Business establishment
Commercial contracts
Trademarks and patents
Industrial designs
Unfair competition
Negotiable instruments
Commercial registry
Insolvency and recovery

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Corporate Law

Structuring and governance of commercial companies of every type: drafting of articles of association and shareholders’ agreements, organisation of corporate bodies and corporate governance, transfer of quotas and shares, entry and exit of partners, directors’ liability, mergers, demergers and transformations, joint ventures and corporate due diligence, through to dissolution and winding-up.

How we help

Company formation
Shareholders’ agreements
Corporate governance
Transfer of quotas and shares
Directors’ liability
Mergers, demergers and transformations
Shareholder disputes
Dissolution and winding-up

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Banking Law

Support to financial institutions and clients across all banking and finance contracts — accounts, credit, loans, financial leasing and factoring; creation and enforcement of real and personal guarantees (mortgage, pledge, suretyship and autonomous guarantee); structured and syndicated financing; compliance, anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing (AML/CTF) and regulatory framing before the National Bank of Angola.

How we help

Banking contracts
Real and personal guarantees
Credit, loans and leasing
Structured financing
Compliance and AML/CTF
Regulation (BNA)
Credit recovery

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Insurance Law

Review and drafting of life and non-life insurance contracts; framing of the civil liability of insurer, broker and policyholder; reinsurance; claims handling and litigation; and the regulatory framing of insurance and brokerage activity before the supervisory authority (ARSEG).

How we help

Insurance contract
Civil liability
Claims handling and litigation
Reinsurance
Insurance brokerage
Regulation (ARSEG)

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Contract Law

Design, negotiation and auditing of civil and commercial contracts, with contractual engineering geared to dispute prevention. It includes Public Procurement Law — support to public entities and bidders throughout contract-award procedures (open and restricted tenders and simplified procurement), drafting of procedural documents, applications and bids, administrative and judicial challenges, and the performance and amendment of public contracts under the Public Contracts Law.

How we help

Contract drafting and negotiation
Contract auditing
Warranty and penalty clauses
Public procurement (tenders)
Bids and challenges
Performance of public contracts
Dispute resolution

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International Trade Law

Structuring of international trade operations: international sale of goods, international distribution, agency and franchise; INCOTERMS, documentary credit and international means of payment; customs and import/export regimes; foreign investment and the establishment of foreign companies in Angola; and dispute resolution through international commercial arbitration.

How we help

International sale of goods
INCOTERMS and documentary credit
Distribution, agency and franchise
Customs regimes
Foreign investment
International commercial arbitration

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Tax Law

Tax advice to companies and individuals: framing under Industrial Tax, VAT, Employment Income Tax, Stamp Duty and property taxation; lawful tax planning and the taxation of corporate and real estate transactions; compliance with filing obligations; tax benefits and private investment incentives; and representation in tax proceedings and litigation before the General Tax Administration (AGT).

How we help

Industrial Tax and VAT
Corporate and real estate taxation
Tax planning
Filing obligations
Investment tax incentives
Tax litigation (AGT)

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Real Estate Law

Structuring of real estate transactions (sale, exchange and dation); property and registry due diligence; land regularisation and titling; surface rights and urban and commercial leasing; subdivision, urban planning and development licensing; and horizontal property and condominium management.

How we help

Purchase, sale and exchange
Land registry
Real estate due diligence
Land regularisation
Urban and commercial leasing
Urban planning and licensing
Horizontal property

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Who we serve

Counsel and advocacy for those who decide.

Lawyers and law firms

Specialised technical support and opinions on registry, notarial and corporate law matters.

Commercial companies

From incorporation to governance, restructuring and the resolution of corporate disputes.

Banks and insurers

Contracts, guarantees, compliance and dispute management.

Public institutions

Consultancy on process reform, registries and legal frameworks.

At your service

For matters that demand rigour.

Present your matter. Every enquiry is handled with discretion and answered personally.

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