João Luís Araújo > TELLES > Oporto, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
TELLES Offices
Av. Marechal Gomes da Costa, 1131
4150-360 Oporto
Portugal
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João Luís Araújo
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
- Partner at TELLES (2019)
- Associate at TELLES (2015 – 2018)
- Senior Manager, Financial Services Tax, at PwC, London, UK (2014 – 2015)
- Senior Manager in International Taxation and Transfer Pricing at the Oil & Gas Centre of Excellence, Deloitte, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2013 – 2014)
- Head of Transfer Pricing in Latin America at HSBC Bank PLC, Curitiba, Brazil (2011 – 2013)
- Senior Manager Tax at HSBC Bank PLC, Curitiba, Brazil (2011 – 2013)
- International Tax and M&A Manager at HSBC Bank PLC, London, UK (2008 – 2011)
- International Tax and M&A Consultant at Deloitte, London, UK (2005 – 2008)
- Associate at Deloitte, Porto, Portugal (2003 – 2004)
- Trainee at AYRES PEREIRA and at Araujo & Associados, Porto (2002 – 2003)
Languages
Portuguese, English, German, Spanish and French
Memberships
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association as a Lawyer (2005)
Education
- Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT), Chartered Institute of Taxation (2007)
- Affiliate Member, Association of Taxation Technicians, Chartered Institute of Taxation (2006)
- LL.M in International Taxation, Queen Mary, University of London (2005)
- Law Degree, Faculty of Law, University of Porto – Erasmus, University of Heidelberg, Germany (2002)
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Tax
TELLES attracts considerable praise for its ‘client-centric approach’ and ‘specialised knowledge’. The team possesses notable strength in handling the tax aspects of corporate restructurings, M&A, private equity deals and debt workouts. Noted for his extensive experience in tax litigation and tax advisory matters, practice head Miguel Torres is retained by both domestic and international clients, including banking and financial institutions. João Luís Araújo is the name to note for private clients and wealth management mandates. André Gonçalves and Abílio Rodrigues, who caters to clients operating in the private equity, heavy manufacturing, construction, real estate, and infrastructure sectors, focus on non-contentious tax issues. The team has been strengthened by the arrival of José Maria Cabral Sacadura from Linklaters in April 2023; he brings a wealth of experience in transactional, litigation and assets restructuring matters. João Magalhães Ramalho left the firm in February 2024.