PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados > Luanda, Angola > Firm Profile
PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados Offices
EDIFÍCIO ESCOM, RUA MARECHAL BRÓS TITO, N 35-37,
PISO 13, FRACÇÃO B
LUANDA
Angola
PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados > The Legal 500 Rankings
Angola > Foreign firms Tier 1
PLMJ is experienced in advising clients across a variety of sectors, including banking, energy, oil and gas, and sports. Inês Pinto da Costa and Gonçalo dos Reis Martins oversee the practice, and Pinto da Costa boasts deep-rooted experience in infrastructure, energy, and project development. dos Reis Martins often advises both international and local banks, financial entities and asset managers, on debt capital markets. Additionally, Ruben Brigolas is knowledgeable of foreign investment, corporate, and natural resources matters.Practice head(s):
Inês Pinto da Costa; Gonçalo dos Reis Martins
Other key lawyers:
Rúben Brigolas; Renata Valenti; Nádia da Costa Ribeiro
Testimonials
‘The PLMJ team has been working with our company for almost 4 years and the most important thing to me was their availability to attend our cases anytime. They have a very communicative team that will avail itself to guide us in our various business transactions.’
‘Our main collaborator Rúben Brigolas is a very experienced lawyer who understands Angolan business codes, laws, and regulations. He was very clear and precise in his responses.’
‘Excellent service over 2 years involving a number of partners and senior associates, there isn’t a weak link in the team. They supported us on two quite different investments in Angola and were responsive, detailed and efficient.’
‘Ruben Brigolas was the senior associate on the matter supervised by Renata Valenti. Ruben is excellent, always responsive and clear, with a phenomenal turnaround time. Ruben bore the brunt of the work and operates at partner level. Renata was excellent as well.’
Key clients
Huawei
BayQi
Unitransfer
Afentra PLC
SUEZ Group
Galp Energia
Jean Boulle Group
Recherche Exploitation Produits (REP)
Refriango Group
Sociedade Mineira do Kaixepa
Hipermáquinas
Be Water
Banco de Fomento Angola
Standard Bank Group
BAI Europa
Banco Atlântico Europa
Work highlights
- Advising Galp Energia on the sale of the group’s (i) 9% non-operated stake in Block 14, (ii) 4.5% non-operated stake in Block 14K and (iii) 5% non-operated stake in Block 32. The transaction has an overall value of USD 1 billion.
- Advising BayQi on an investment round with Integrated Solutions Angola, Lda. to acquire a 15% stake in BayQi.
- Assisting Recherche Exploitation Produits ON the implementation of its investment project in Angola.
Angola > Local firms Tier 3
A key contact for clients in the banking, finance, energy, and TMT sectors, PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados is knowledgeable of commercial law. Renata Valenti leads the Luanda branch and handles corporate, M&A, employment, real estate, and regulatory law matters, while Emmanuel da Silva is proficient in corporate, commercial, and employment law. Barros Gaspar Simão specialises in employment and civil litigation.Practice head(s):
Renata Valenti
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The PLMJ/RVA TMT team is very experienced and has solid knowledge in the Angolan telecommunications sector.’
‘Strengths include geographical presence, immediate response, deep knowledge and experience in market concepts and themes.’
‘They designate a project manager to manage the objectives set, establish specific monitoring rules, define the challenge schedule, communicate with the project audience and analyse performance.’
‘They invite the audience to participate in the project, segment the plan as desired, and tailor submitted ideas to emphasize what’s crucial. This approach enables the team to formulate tasks and allocate resources, ensuring the effective implementation of ideas both at the project level and within the organizational structure of the firm.’
Key clients
Galp Energia
Recherche Exploitation Produits (REP)
Afentra PLC
OLEA Insurance Solutions Africa
Be Water
Huawei
Unitransfer
BayQi
Sociedade Mineira do Kaixepa
Angola LNG
Samsung Electronics
SUEZ Group
Work highlights
- Advising Galp Energia on the sale of the group’s (i) 9% non-operated stake in Block 14, (ii) 4.5% non-operated stake in Block 14K and (iii) 5% non-operated stake in Block 32.
- Advising Afentra PLC on the acquisition of four non-operated stakes from: Sonangol P&P and INA d.d.
- Assisting Be Water in the Angolan province of Lunda Norte to rehabilitate a water supply chain.
PLMJ Colab Angola - RVA Advogados > Firm Profile
About us:
From Angola, for Angola and for the world. We are a full-service firm with recognised local experience.
Our mission is to blaze a trail with our clients, to mitigate risks and to help them grow their businesses.
The team at PLMJ Colab Angola – RVA Advogados has a unique capacity to provide legal assistance in different areas of the law and different economic sectors. It is widely recognised for the quality of the services it provides while always maintaining the highest standards of rigour, ethics and professionalism.
We are a young, determined team from different academic and professional backgrounds, and this enables us to provide innovative and precise solutions. Joining PLMJ Colab allows us to form multidisciplinary teams with different levels of seniority capable of designing tailor-made solutions for our clients. We are also perfectly positioned to support our clients in Angola and in other countries where they wish to invest.
We know our clients and have a clear vision of their goals. We support their decisions with strategic solutions that add value to routine legal advice.
This is our commitment and mission.
PLMJ Colab Angola – RVA Advogados is a member of PLMJ Colab, an international network for cooperation between PLMJ’s offices across Portugal and law firms located in countries with cultural and strategic ties to Portugal. This enables us to provide Angolan businesses and entrepreneurs, and global clients, with legal services in various countries of the world. Belonging to PLMJ Colab also allows us to always ensure the highest international quality standards.
PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a concerted response to the international challenges of our clients, wherever they are.
Services:
Angola has unique potential and is one of Africa’s engines for growth.
Companies continue to look to Angola as a key growth market and the complexity of operations carried out in the country, often involving international investments, requires high quality legal support.
The team at PLMJ Colab Angola – RVA Advogados offers expertise in the country’s key sectors and advises domestic and international clients on all areas of the law, including M&A, project finance, finance, tax and other transactional matters. We have a special vocation for complex and sophisticated projects and support clients whatever their legal needs.
Practice areas:
• Administrative and Public Procurement
• Arbitration and Litigation
• Capital Markets
• Commercial and International Contracts
• Competition
• Corporate M&A
• Criminal Law and Compliance
• Employment and Labour
• Energy and Natural Resources
• Foreign Investment
• Oil and Gas
• Projects and Infrastructures
• Public-private Partnerships
• Real Estate and Construction
• Tax
• Telecommunications and IT
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Founding partner | Renata Valenti | geral@rvaangola.com | +244 935 147 570 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Renata Valenti | Partner | View Profile | |
Emmanuel da Silva | Senior Associate | View Profile |
Staff Figures
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