The team at Dentons LEAD leverages its ‘extensive international experience’ and is equipped to assist with the gamut of matters in Angola, regularly advising major multinational financial institutions, administrative authorities and corporations. Djamila Pinto de Andrade leads the corporate and banking teams and is experienced in handling complex financial transactions, while Emanuela Vunge runs the administrative and tax practice. António Caxito Marques is qualified as both a litigator and arbitrator and has experience working for public and private sector clients. Raquel Lourenço is experienced at handling commercial matters and is very active in the real estate sector. Together alongside employment law specialist João Manuel Lourenço they form the firm’s leadership structure.
L’éditorial du Legal 500
Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
- 'The partners are all very assertive, available and quick to respond.'
- 'The partners are excellent lawyers. We recognise them for their technical competence and commercial sensitivity.'
- 'The partners manage to pass on all their expertise to the younger lawyers.'
- 'The team have extensive international experience and detailed knowledge.'
- 'It is looking to recruit young lawyers with a solid background and an appetite for international law, to whom they provide with appropriate training, particularly through the opportunities made available by their partnership with Dentons.'
Clients clés
- Africa Finance Corporation
- Sonangol Group
- Ministério das Finanças de Angola
- UNITEL
- ETU ENERGIAS, S.A. (former SOMOIL)
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Azule Energy
- Interoil International DMCC
- Banco Económico
- Hemera Capital Partners
Points forts
- Acting as a local counsel for Africa Finance Corporation, advising on the Lobito II project, a rail initiative aimed at connecting north-western Zambia with the Lobito railway in Angola.
- Assisting CACIB and UKEF regarding a facility agreement with the Republic of Angola, represented by its Ministry of Finance.
- Acting as local counsel for MASDAR Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, conducting negotiations with main local regulators for the conclusion of a concession agreement for the construction and operation of a solar power plant in the Huila Province and a PPA.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
António Caxito Marques; Djamila Pinto de Andrade; Emanuela Vunge; João Manuel Lourenço; Raquel Lourenço