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Alexandra Courela
Work Department
Position
Partner
Career
Alexandra Courela joined Abreu Advogados in 2000 and is a Partner since 2014, working primarily on operations related to the financing, acquisitions and restructuring of national and multinational groups, advising on both legal and financial matters.
She mainly focuses particularly on tax consultancy for several national and international companies in areas as diverse as stock options, transfer prices, the implementation or revision of treasury centres, tax benefits or application of double taxation treaties.
She has extensive experience in providing legal assistance to private clients in the context of tax planning associated with their move to Portugal as residents and in the management and/or restructuring of their asset holding structures (with a special focus on Trusts and Foundations).
Her experience also covers digital tax matters, specifically in the areas of online gambling tax and crypto-currencies tax.
Additionally, she has experience in corporate restructuring (acquired during her time at Baker & McKenzie, in London) and in the finance area (during the period she spent at the English law firm Wragge & Co).
Alexandra Courela is the Partner responsible for the pro bono programme at Abreu Advogados.
Languages
Portuguese, English, spanish
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
International Bar Association
International Fiscal Association
Portuguese Fiscal Asscociation
Education
Law degree from the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law, 2000.
Postgraduate degree in Tax, ISG – Business & Economics School, 2003.
Master’s degree in Law (LLM) from London School of Economics, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Tax
(Leading individuals)Abreu Advogados
is noted for its ability to combine ‘extreme technical knowledge’ with a ‘commercial approach‘.The team is regularly instructed to advise on the tax aspects of significant transactions, and notably excels in green taxation – including renewable energy taxation – digital assets and blockchain technology taxation. Tax law has been central to the firm’s core since its inception, with founding partner Miguel Teixeira de Abreu 
specialising in international tax affairs. Alexandra Courela advises both national and international clients on a range of tax matters and co-leads the team with Nuno Da Cunha Barnabé. Barnabé is a key contact for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals, family offices, private banking and asset manager businesses in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking nations. Mariana Gouveia de Oliveira is a seasoned tax practitioner whose experience covers income tax, transfer pricing, indirect tax and cross-border mandates, the latter of which is a core area of activity for Maria Inês Assis. With extensive experience in both transactional and contentious tax matters, Maria Dulce Soares leads the Porto-based tax practice, where Susana Duarte is a name to note for corporate income tax and international matters.
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